Ion Driver (PS4)
I have hope for the future of the sci-fi racing genre, although fewer and fewer games that would fall into that category are released every year. While I did not play any of the F-Zero games that nostalgic Nintendo fans rabidly discuss on Reddit, I did play my fair share of the WipEout franchise from the PSP onward. The idea of obtaining insanely high speeds and making tight maneuvers in futuristi...[Read More]
NEO: The World Ends with You (PlayStation 4)
Fourteen years ago, Square Enix and Jupiter released the World Ends with You for the Nintendo DS, an action-JRPG set in modern-day Shibuya that very quickly became a best-selling DS game in Japan and North America. In 2018, TWEWY was ported to the Nintendo Switch, reminding players of an incredible JRPG from before 2010. Now, fourteen years after the release of the original game, Square Enix has b...[Read More]
Paint the Town Red (PS5)
You find yourself in a bar packed from floor to ceiling with blockheads (not stupid people, mind you, but actual folks with blocks for heads). You’re here for a drink. At the far end of the room, a cover band is playing what you think is rock music, but their dreams of musicmaking need not leave the premises. You need a drink. The bartender is overwhelmed with unruly customers, and there is ...[Read More]
Mushihimesama (Nintendo Switch)
When I was in high school, I remember coming across a Youtube video of an expert Touhou player surviving what seemed like an impossible boss. I was surprised by how they were able to precisely navigate their character through a screen that was nearly full of bullets. I was enchanted by the possibility playing a game that looked so difficult yet so simple. This started my love for bullet hell games...[Read More]
Doom Eternal: The Ancient Gods Part 1 (Switch)
Doomguy, if you thought that your job as the Slayer of all demons was done after completing the campaign of Doom Eternal, you would be mistaken. The world needs you once again to save us from Hell! Now that Doom Eternal is out on the Switch, owners of the game should be pleased to know that its first expansion, The Ancient Gods Part I (TAG1), is available as well. If you’ve beaten Doom Etern...[Read More]
Doki Doki Literature Club Plus!
I am a good friend. Back in 2017, I came across Doki Doki Literature Club! (DDLC!) on happenstance; a popular Youtuber uploaded a spoiler-filled (and edited) playthrough. I jumped at the opportunity to see a benign literature-driven dating sim come to life and take an unsuspecting player by surprise. I recommended to all of my friends to play the game, since I am apparently sadistic. I even watche...[Read More]
Wildfire (Switch) Review
I am not good at video games. I sit before you a 29-year-old whose “peak” was either in 2010 when I was the 94th best Tekken 5: Dark Resurrection player (PSP) worldwide for a total of 3 weeks OR in June 2020 when I was ranked in the top 5% of all Team Fight Tactics players in North America for about a month. I mention this not as a way to humbly brag and tip my fedora, but instead to indicate that...[Read More]