Jusant Preview (Xbox Series X)
I have very weak arms, but legit legs. It has been that way forever, and we’re talking about 40-plus years. While I will occasionally get baby-bulging triceps thanks to moving lights in class, for the most part, I’m noodle arms and unable to truly put them to good use. I know what you’re thinking, “Thanks for the update, Nathan. Did we really need that?” Nah, but it was a great introduction to my ...[Read More]
UFO: Unidentified Falling Objects Review
Puzzle games are like comedy, where planning requires meticulous care and know-how, while also remembering to make it fun and not torturous. If you haven’t guessed from that sentence, comedy is brutal to come up with. So are good puzzle games. Of course, some developers make it look very easy when they hide their complicated backbone of gameplay within a Baku-Baku-like chaotic wrapper that deliver...[Read More]
Star Trek Adventures: Captain’s Logo – Solo Roleplaying Game (Tabletop)
Occasionally, I break from playing video games and go back to some traditional forms of entertainment, mainly tabletop role-playing experiences. The tabletop review revolved around the Blade Runner universe. That DnD game provided more context and depth to the Blade Runner lore than any of the movies with the same name. It certainly helped me to visualize the full scope of what that universe had t...[Read More]
SPRAWL Review
Way back in the day, somewhere around 2008, a game came out from DICE and EA called Mirror’s Edge. There was a considerable amount of hoopla for it when it was announced and shown off at the Electronic Entertainment Expo (RIP) two years prior. The gimmick for Mirror’s Edge was wall-running from a first-person perspective. At times, the game was frustrating and downright unplayable, and the story w...[Read More]
Madden NFL 24 Review
Through the years, Madden NFL has had a varying personality when it comes to progress in its gameplay. In the early days, it rode its success on stats, highlighting really good players, and delivering some fun co-op gameplay. Those were the 90s, and they were simple/fun. When the world of 3D gameplay arrived, things began to change dramatically. Madden did its best to adjust, sometimes not its bes...[Read More]
Kentucky Route Zero: TV Edition – Xbox Series X – Review
Visual novels and branching narratives come in a variety of sizes and flavors. Some of them are heavy on dialogue and are more focused on delivering a good storytelling experience, while others lean towards a more interactive journey with a good portion of storytelling on the side. Regardless of what you run into with these types of games, you’re almost always guaranteed an experience that will st...[Read More]
Dust & Neon Review
Isometric twin-stick shooters have been around for decades. The concept of a high-octane action experience mixed with simplistic mechanics is easy enough for anyone to pick up and go. The additional elements to make it more than just a point/shoot experience, such as a role-playing game backbone and interesting enemies are what makes this type of game more engaging. And that’s where Rogue Games Du...[Read More]
Quantum: Recharged Review
The days of taking dollars from my dad, putting them in a quarter machine, and then living the dream of spending hours upon hours playing short arcade experiences might be long gone, but games like Quantum: Recharged from developer SneakyBox are keeping the memories alive. Quantum: Recharged is a reimagined 1982 arcade classic called Quantum that borrows the concept of creating connections by form...[Read More]
Stray Review (Xbox Series X)
Last year, Alex Tudor reviewed Stray for the PlayStation 5 and found an intriguing adventure that was mainly driven by playing a cat in a larger-than-normal cat video game experience. It’s a sentiment that most of us can agree on wholeheartedly. Playing as a cat is something you don’t get to do too often with a story-driven game. Don’t get me wrong, I love playing Catlateral Damage from Manekoware...[Read More]
Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny heads home to Digital on August 29th
I was wondering when that was going to hit home. It’s a pretty decent movie, folks. Anyway, check out the release details below. BURBANK, CA (August 14, 2023) – From Academy Award®–nominated writer-director James Mangold (Logan, Walk the Line) comes the final chapter in the saga of one of cinema’s greatest heroes. Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny sees Harrison Ford reprise his iconic ro...[Read More]
Astronaut: The Best Review
There’s nothing quite like screwing up so badly that you are rewarded for it. I’m sure it’s akin to working in the United States government, where you are flooded with money by doing absolutely nothing correctly. Well, Universal Happymaker has decided to make that sentiment into a video game with Astronaut: The Best. Astronaut: The Best puts the player in the driver’s seat of director for the FRSA...[Read More]
Library of Babel releases on iOS
Sseekers, it’s time to begin your murder investigation in the dystopic and post-human world of Babylon… In case you didn’t hear, Southeast Asian indie game publisher Neon Doctrine has announced that The Library of Babel is now available on iOS devices via the Apple App Store. Inspired by Jorge Luis Borges’ short story of the same name, The Library of Babel welcomes you to a world 20,000 year...[Read More]