GTFO 1.0 Hands On Experience
10 Chambers isn’t new to game development. The company is comprised partially of founding members of Overkill Software and the game designer behind the PAYDAY franchise. For some time now, the team at 10 Chambers has been hard at work on a new experience, GTFO. A while ago, I got an early build of GTFO and spent a few hours in it. At the time, it was clearly a game still in development, full...[Read More]
Everhood (Switch) Review
A few years ago, Undertale took the world by storm with its unconventional approach to gameplay and storytelling within the RPG genre. Since then, other games have tried to capture that same magic but have been, at best, mildly successful at capturing the original spirit of the game. Until perhaps now… I hadn’t even heard of Everhood until about three days before its release on March 4th. Lo...[Read More]
Peril on Gorgon – The Outer Worlds DLC (PS4) Review
Last year in the wake of the disappointing Fallout 76 release Obisidian came onto the scene with a promise to fill in the gap with their brand new IP, The Outer Worlds. As the makers of the highly celebrated Fallout: New Vegas this promise was believable. Upon release, I had the privilege of reviewing The Outer Worlds and came to the conclusion that they were mostly successful and I enjoyed my exp...[Read More]
Yakuza: Like a Dragon (Steam) Review
In the last few years, the Yakuza series and the saga of Kazuma Kiryu has risen from hidden gem to arguably Sega’s strongest franchise. Known for its over-the-top drama blended with wacky, extreme comedy and larger-than-life personalities, the Yakuza series has over time risen above the initial false assumption that it is “GTA Japan”. The game series is actually more of a slice-of-life braw...[Read More]
Yakuza: Like A Dragon Release Date
Yakuza is a unique series of games with numerous entries into its ever growing saga and known for its excellent cinematography, dramatic storytelling, dynamic characters, and over the top brawler action. Filling in that strange void left by Shenmue for so many years. Combination of action and daily life appealed to many gamers and lived on with the Yakuza franchise. So while a new game in the fran...[Read More]
Summer in Mara (PC) Review
As an avid gamer and father, I always keep an eye out for games that would be appealing for more than just myself. After all, it’s easier to get away with playing and buying a bunch of video games if it is “for the family”. When I first saw the trailer for Summer in Mara I was struck with two thoughts. The first was “This is adorable!” and the second was “My daughter will love this!” After all, du...[Read More]
Trials of Mana (Remake, PS4) Review
Trials of Mana, for a long while only known as Seiken Densetsu 3, reached somewhat legendary status among fans of Super Nintendo JRPGs as the sequel to the highly celebrated Secret of Mana and one that never left Japan. Unfortunately for players outside of Japan, Seiken Densetsu 3 was reported to be even better in almost every aspect. For years, the only option to play the game was to either know ...[Read More]
Yakuza Remastered Collection (PS4) Review
Having a series span generations of consoles is not unusual. After all, why wouldn’t a successful game series want to push onward into the next iteration of hardware? We’ve seen this happen for decades now. There’s the current trend of remaking, remastering, or releasing modern console ports of older games that are making developers and publishers take a long hard look at their libraries. This is ...[Read More]
Exit the Gungeon (Switch) Review
Exit the Gungeon should seem pretty obvious after the success of Devolver Digital’s first entry, Enter the Gungeon. Enter the Gungeon came onto the scene as this mishmash of as many genres someone can pack into a single package, a roguelike-bullet-hell-shooter-looter-dungeon-crawler. After struggling through entering the dungeon, it’s time to get out and of course, it’s just as big of a pain...[Read More]
The Longing (Steam) Review
I love experimental, high concept games. They are a great way to break up the flow of my gaming hobby by introducing an interesting concept, design, or storytelling mechanism. These sort of games typically try to expand the meaning of what a game can be. Walk across the continental United States collecting stories, investigate strange occurrences on an island with a strong sense of deja vu, go on ...[Read More]
Luna The Shadow Dust (PC) Review
A few years ago, Cuphead changed the game when it came to what games could look like. The hard work of Studio MDHR showed what could be done with modern tools available to game designers to create beautiful 2D animation in any style they wanted. Since then, other games have strived for capturing the magic and unique visual fidelity that 2D animation can offer. One of the latest of these is Luna Th...[Read More]
Baldur’s Gate 3 Gameplay Reveal
At PAX East Larian studios took to the stage to reveal the gameplay for the upcoming third installment in the Baldur’s Gate series. Back when I heard that Larian had gotten this opportunity I was stoked that the makers of Divinity Original Sin II were making a new game in a series I didn’t think would get another. Who better to adapt Dungeons and Dragons 5e into a video game than the makers of Div...[Read More]