Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia
Fire Emblem. Cool name, very long-running and heralded series — but one I have always avoided. I knew these games were special, and some colleagues at Digital Chumps enjoy them. Unfortunately, none of them were available to take on this latest entry for review which is actually a remake of one of the very first in the storied franchise. Fire Emblem: Gaiden was first released in 1992 and only...[Read More]
NBA Playgrounds
A couple of console generations ago, EA had a label, EA BIG, that produced some fun sports games with an arcade twist. From NFL, NBA, and FIFA Street titles to Freekstyle, there was a lot of niche fun to be had. Arcade-like games based on pro sports have come and gone a couple of times over the decades, with the latest such game released for PS4, Xbox One, Switch, and PC. I was provided a review c...[Read More]
Minecraft: Switch Edition
So I’m that one guy that has never played Minecraft before until receiving a review code from Nintendo for the latest iteration of the nearly decade-old phenomenon. That’s right, Minecraft: Switch Edition has arrived, and for a game that many play on mobile devices like tablets, the Switch seems like an excellent place to mine your craft. There’s still a tutorial mode for people ...[Read More]
Warhammer 40000: Dawn of War III
I can remember when the Warhammer 40000 Dawn of War series was new and it was quite successful. A sequel and several standalone expansions later further proved Relic’s prowess at the RTS genre and their expertise in Warhammer 40k, but alas, I never really took an interest in Warhammer or the games. When tasked with reviewing Warhammer 40k Dawn of War III, I knew I was behind the curve but wa...[Read More]
Dungeon Chess
Someday I may learn the rules and problems of chess, at that point, I will get a lot more out of Dungeon Chess from Experiment 7. As is, there’s not much for me to do in Dungeon Chess other than to enjoy the sites and sounds. It’s a basic game in most respects, but that does not mean it’s bad, especially with a fair asking price of just $10. Dungeon Chess can be played from a sit...[Read More]
Prey
Prey did something for me no game has in a long time, and that’s make me feel like I was almost back aboard the Von Braun, the starship in System Shock 2. Prey’s story takes place in 2032, aboard a space station that was jointly created by the United States and Russia in the late 20th century. A private company, TranStar, took over the space station decades later after it was abandoned...[Read More]
Sniper: Ghost Warrior 3
Sniper: Ghost Warrior 3 takes the series into open-world territory, but at this time, the technical issues of the game put a damper on an intriguing, if even fairly standard, experience. Many of the technical issues with SGW3 on the PS4 can likely be fixed with patches, and while a smaller developer, CI Games likely does have the resources and time to keep applying fixes. Very long load times (int...[Read More]
Full Throttle Remastered
The Polecats are back! Full Throttle is, personally, one of my top ten favorite games of all time. I probably played through it at least three or four times in my youth and memorized many of the lines of dialog, locations, puzzles, and the story. When I first heard about a remaster in the works, I was excited — I had not played this game in probably twenty years. We received a review code fo...[Read More]
Voodoo Vince Remastered
Deep in recesses of my backlog is Voodoo Vince, a 2003 title for the Xbox that has not been playable on any other platform since its original release. This one missed backwards compatibility on the Xbox 360, due to custom code used in the game. Anyhow, few years ago, I got about halfway through it and I still have that savegame, but I’ll likely never return to it. Reason being, Beep Games ha...[Read More]
BYE-BYE BOXBOY!
Rather than Bye-Bye Boxboy!, I said ‘hello!’ to BoxBoy for the first time when I got a chance to review this new 3DS eShop title this past week. The third game in the BoxBoy series may be its last, but like any HAL Laboratory game I have played, I found it addictive and fun and its made me curious to explore its prequels. Being new to the series, I read a little about Qbby and his adve...[Read More]
Bulletstorm: Full Clip Editon
One of the most over-the-top FPS games of last-gen — hell, of all time — comes to current gen thanks to the magic of remastering. Enter Bulletstorm: Full Clip Edition from People Can Fly and Gearbox. The foul-mouthed, gore-filled shoot’em up puts you in the boots of Grayson Hunt, a disgraced merc on a quest for blood and redemption. If you missed out on this simultaneously unique...[Read More]
Drop Dead
Last October, the GearVR got an arcade shooter from Pixel Toys called Drop Dead. It looks and plays a lot like a House of the Dead clone, which isn’t a bad thing. Just a few days ago, the game made its way to the Oculus Rift with several new features. These include remastered visuals, Touch Support, fourteen more single player levels (making a total of forty-one), and multiplayer support for...[Read More]