Game Reviews

A few years ago, Kadokawa Games released Natural Doctrine for the PlayStation family of systems. The game, a strategy role-playing game, was not quite the success that they had hoped for, and critics and fans...

I've used a few game design software programs in the past. Usually, there's a steep learning curve, and it takes a while to build your first game. With the RPG Maker Fes, I made my...

Much of what we see in today’s gaming often depicts the future as being rather bleak, oppressive and joyless. But loading up Tokyo 42 gave me a burst of energy with its jazzy visuals, retro-inspired...

Sometimes, the world gets pretty dark. I've dreamed of leaving everything behind and moving to a deserted island or Northern wilderness cabin. World of One takes it a step further by putting our moody protagonist...

Released in 1991, Street Fighter II became the king of fighters and in many ways, opened up the genre for the likes of other fighters such as Mortal Kombat, Tekken, The King of Fighters and...

Pixel Heroes: Byte and Magic is an old-school-style RPG that combines questing and combat with Captain Underpants. Not only Captain Underpants, though. Small pop culture references surprise you along your journey. Are you a Doctor...

There was a time when good licensed games were rarely released. If you ever saw a Superman game or a Batman game chances are that buying it would end in disappointment. In the mid 2000's...

Before playing Perception, it had been a while since I encountered a truly unique gameplay experience in an indie horror game. Many of them follow a standard recipe for the genre. Jump scares. Pools of blood. Zombies...

Now I’ve not been on an MMO for quite some time. I was rather put off by the likes of World of Warcraft which seemed repetitive and focused more on leveling up rather than providing...

Developed by Rice Cooker Republic – a small development team from Paris, France – Bokida - Heartfelt Reunion is an abstract, adventure puzzle game where you explore a strange monochromatic open world with the sole...

The Town of Light is another indie game that has jumped ship from PC and landed on the major consoles. I'm a huge fan of this seeing as I don't have a good gaming PC...

Tekken 7 continues a winning formula of easy to pick up and play but hard to master gameplay and great graphics. However, for a genre that is so intrinsically tied to its online systems, this...

Many games have played with the idea of sanity. In the dark too long? Lose sanity. Frightened too often? Go insane. Generally, a sanity meter acts as an additional health bar and has little impact...

I’ve been a fan of the Hyperdimension Neptunia series for a long while now. Between its self-referential humor, the satire of the gaming industry, and the variety of genres and gameplay types across the series...

At first glance, I didn’t think much of Caveblazers. On the outside, it looks like a cross between Risk of Rain (which I didn’t care for all that much) and Spelunky. However, The Yogscast have...

A dystopia is like, the worst kind of "topia." They don't always start off terrible though. Typically, they're creation is grounded in creative ideas and good intentions that seem great on paper, but then just...

Growing up on the prairies, farming was a way of life for many people that I knew. I would often spend time over at friends, and help with assorted chores on their farms. Feeding animals,...

A few people could describe my approach to Telltale via the reviews of episodes as harsh to the point of taking them to the gallows for their crimes. It isn't as though I didn't have...

I think JRPGs have a bit of an unfair reputation. They are burdened in the West as anime-tropes strung together by unintuitive combat systems where numbers slap each other until one hits 0 and falls...

We gamers are an emotional bunch, aren’t we? I have found myself tearing up at some of gaming’s most famous polygons dealing with loss and endearing situations. Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons had me...

Akiba's Beat is a mix of running around the city of Akiba to the next location and mediocre combat that feels sluggish. It feels like a fossil in this day and age. The story presents...

I'd like to start off by being completely honest. Super Mario Bros. 3 was one of my first video games. It's what made me fall in love with video games to begin with. I have too many...

Every once in a while, the hillbilly way of life makes its way back into the pop culture spotlight. We seem to be reaching the end of this phase, as poor ratings result in the...

I admit, I'm a fan of campy horror movies. The cheesier, the better. For my most recent birthday, I dragged my significant other to a screening of the 1981 Troma classic, Graduation Day. Now, I...

Alwa's Awakning is a labor of love from a small development team with a lot of heart and it's reflected well in the game itself. It was developed by a very dedicated four-person team over...

Kickstarter campaigns are often a mixed bag of good and bad. Some games reach the pinnacle of success (like Pillars of Eternity) while others fizzle out before they have even been made, or they fail...