TRIANGLE STRATEGY (PC)
There needs to be more turn-based tactical RPGs for the PC. There, I said it. Nintendo has created a name for itself with Fire Emblem, Square Enix dabbled in Final Fantasy Tactics (with varying degrees of success), Nippon Ichi’s Disgaea series have been mostly hits. But…so few of these titles are available on the PC, assuming they make their way to North America at all. When I think ba...[Read More]
Life is Strange Arcadia Bay Collection (Switch)
The Nintendo Switch (or any of Nintendo’s consoles, really) lacks story-driven games that change based on your choices. When you think of a deep and meaningful graphic adventure, you may immediately think of Batman: The Telltale Series, Deus Ex: Mankind Divided, or even Detroit: Become Human. All of these games have a home on the PC and other consoles. Sony, in particular, has succeeded in r...[Read More]
Ground Divers! (Nintendo Switch)
The world is a desolate wasteland with little energy sources. As part of a mining team called Studio Tsuruhashi, you’re tasked with directing a bunny-shaped mining frame mech to explore the depths of the world, dig up crystals and find rare matter. This is the crux of Ground Divers!, out now on the Nintendo Switch. If you were a fan of Dig Dug, this game is an interesting complement rather t...[Read More]
Ooblets (Nintendo Switch)
Have you felt that your life so far has been a giant toot? Have you been needing a change from the big city life? Does farming and monster collecting sound good to you? Can you bust a move? If you’ve answered at least one of these questions with YES, or perhaps a …maybe…, then I highly recommend you consider Ooblets, which…*checks notes*…IS ALSO ON THE NINTENDO SWITCH...[Read More]
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Cowabunga Collection (PS5)
We here at Digital Chumps are big fans of classic game collections, be it Street Fighter, Disney’s library, Ninja Gaiden, Command & Conquer, to even Space Invaders. Each of us here at Digital Chumps exist because of these “classic games” that pulled us to a console or computer and booted it up to play our nights away. All this considered, we become quite selfishly excited wh...[Read More]
Cult of the Lamb (PS5)
Several days had passed while I was out crusading in the name of The One Who Waits. My followers had patiently waited for my return, praying at my altar, tending to my crops, and keeping my land clean. As I returned with heretics, my cult rejoiced my successful crusade, praising me with gifts and well wishes. However, one little follower, a fish by the name of Hettle, drew my attention as he ran u...[Read More]
Tower of Fantasy (Chumps Preview)
Chumps Preview is a special kind of post where we unofficially preview games in Early Access, Beta, or are otherwise “unfinished.” This kind of preview is meant to be a first impression rather than a definite review where we provide a rating to determine a game’s value. As such, we fully expect a game covered in a Chumps Preview to have rome for improvement, some bugginess, and o...[Read More]
Arcadegeddon (PS5)
The days of loitering at my local arcade/pizza parlor, spending my parent’s spare change on the likes of Galaga, Teenage Mutant Turtles, and Street Fighter, may be numbered. As a 30-year-old, arcades are a relic of a bygone era of simpler, shorter, and more difficult gaming, one where the purpose of inserting quarters into a machine was to get a top score in the arcade cabinet’s leader...[Read More]
Witch Strandings (PC/Steam)
It feels really weird to recognize the existence of a genre that apparently began with Hideo Kojima’s most recent experiment. Whether or not you consider DEATH STRANDING the pinnacle “strand-type” game and a worthwhile experience is a test to what you value from gaming. Should you value making your way through a world of obstacles and connecting folks together, you may appreciate...[Read More]
Sonic Origins (PS5)
Childhood summers in Chicago were memorable for a few reasons, one of which was Sonic the Hedgehog. Every July/August I would visit my Grandmother for a week, and upon getting to her house I would take out her SEGA Genesis and hook it up in my bedroom, where I would spend every morning/evening of my Chicago vacation playing Sonic 2, 3, and Pinball. My cousins and I would pass the Genesis controlle...[Read More]
APICO (PC)
Farming simulations are fun games when done right–especially when the “chore” of maintaining a homestead becomes second-nature to the primary goal of something bigger. In Stardew Valley, all my hours spent on my (several) farms and in the mines were for the purpose of restoring the community center. During my summers off from grad school, I found solace in playing games that reli...[Read More]
Conan Chop Chop (PC)
Not enough roguelites are co-op friendly, although they should be. While some of you armchair gameplay developers may argue that this is by design for the genre, there are two examples that do co-op well and are recent releases: Returnal and Conan Chop Chop. The difference between these two games is that Returnal is locked to the PS5 and has a ridiculously steep difficulty curve. Conan Chop Chop, ...[Read More]