Super Monkey Ball: Banana Rumble Review (Nintendo Switch)
My time with the Monkey Ball series is minimal. Part of the reason is that I haven’t realized how many of these games have graced mobile. I’ve been out of the Monkey Ball loop with the series’ releases. The other reason is that I just stink at the games, and I am easily frustrated with rolling off the edges repeatedly. Pretty much the same reason I politely pass on FromSoftware games. Minus the r...[Read More]
TSUKIHIME – A piece of blue glass moon Review (PS4)
If you want a visual novel, this is a visual novel. TSUKIHIME – A piece of blue glass moon from developer Type-Moon is a deep and well-written monster and mayhem-driven story. It’s quite a journey. While I would certainly like a bit more interactivity in my visual novel, as you’re often making dialogue choices rather than action-based ones, having a good story with hard turns and twists make...[Read More]
#BLUD Review (PC)
#BLUD is a game that lives with the heart of the Powerpuff Girls while maintaining the personality of Buffy the Vampire Slayer. That is one helluva combination for a game to contain, especially when the visuals back it all up. And believe me, this is a visually stunning game on so many levels. The game doesn’t live solely on its prettiness and powerful edginess, it also contains a wonderful backbo...[Read More]
ASKA launches into Early Access
Check it out, folks. Enjoy the official announcement below. Gothenburg, Sweden — June 20, 2024 — ASKA, the third-person Viking survival builder from Thunderful Games and Sand Sailor Studio, is now available in Early Access on PC via Steam. In ASKA, players find themselves shipwrecked on a mysterious island where they must tame an uncharted land and build a Viking empire worthy of Odin’...[Read More]
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Splintered Fate set to launch July 17th
TMNT lives on! Check out the official details below. SAN FRANCISCO – June 20, 2024 – Super Evil Megacorp’s award-winning Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Splintered Fate – which received over 22,000 5/5 radical player reviews on mobile — will make its console debut on July 17 when it lands on Nintendo Switch. The crime-fighting, pizza-loving Turtle brothers are back and better than ...[Read More]
Stray Gods: Orpheus set to release on June 27th
If you have not tried this game, this is the perfect moment to jump in. It’s really quite good. Anyway, enjoy the official release below. Last month, Humble Games and Summerfall Studios’ revealed that their brand new DLC, Stray Gods: Orpheus will release for PC on June 27, 2024. Today, they surprised console fans with the announcement that the DLC will launch for Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, P...[Read More]
Megabit and Tiny Roar release a first-look at Lou’s Lagoon
Enjoy those official details below. Hamburg, Germany – June 20, 2024 – Today, Megabit, the new publishing arm launched by Aonic to support the company’s first and third-party video game studios, in partnership with German publisher rokaplay and developer Tiny Roar, revealed a first look at brand new gameplay for adventure-exploration game Lou’s Lagoon at the Games Made in Germany Steam event...[Read More]
Ghost of Tsushima: Director’s Cut Review (PC)
I don’t really care how many versions of Ghost of Tsushima: Director’s Cut Sony Interactive Entertainment publishes on another platform because I’m still going to play the hell out of it before reviewing it. Every single time. Let me clarify, the main reason for doing that repeatedly is that GoT is a fantastic, replayable game that features a compelling story and set of well-developed characters. ...[Read More]
Zet Zillions Review (PC)
When I first had Zet Zillions drop on my desk I didn’t know what to think about it. The only roguelike deckbuilder I had really dug into prior to this experience was Balatro. I still can’t play that game because of how addictive it is and because I don’t have the time right now. Anyway, that was the last game of this type I played and it set the bar for how good a deckbuilder could truly be. Where...[Read More]
Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II Review (PC)
Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II is a masterpiece of storytelling and character development. There is no other way to put it. It is the perfect example of developers concentrating so hard on telling the story of a character’s journey that they build the gameplay around it instead of vice-versa. Rarely do you find that type of dedication in a video game, as that development structure typically is reserve...[Read More]
The Crow – Steelbook 4K UHD (Review)
The Crow has a special place in my heart out of all the 90s movies for a couple of reasons. The first is that it echoed a darker time and a grungy representation of a rule-less generation that was dying to right the wrongs of previous generational standards. All these metaphorical assumptions wrapped into a tragic, Gothier telling of Romeo & Juliet, if Romeo had come back from the dead and tak...[Read More]
Lorelei and the Laser Eyes Review (Nintendo Switch)
Everything that you have heard and read about this game is absolutely true. It’s another hit from publisher Annapurna Interactive, and a refreshing direction from Simogo, the company that brought you Sayonara Wild Hearts. Lorelei and the Laser Eyes is a Twin Peaks-esque journey that is narratively and visually surrounded by oddity and mystery. It features some truly mind-bending puzzles that encou...[Read More]