9 Years of Shadows Review (Nintendo Switch)
Metroid Fusion is one of my most favorite and cherished metroidvanias from my childhood. It’s not the perfect metroidvania by any means, but it’s memorable because of how it told a mysterious and intriguing story set in the Metroid universe alongside tight platforming combat and rewarding exploration. That said, it’s a short game – the last time I replayed Metroid Fusion, I was able to complete it...[Read More]
Nacon Revolution X Pro Controller Camo Review
Pro controllers are a luxury for most players since their price points are well above the normal asking price of a first-party default controller. Despite their higher-than-usual price point, pro controllers are literally built different, containing better-quality parts and having additional features for more specialized gaming needs. If you’re afraid of the omnipresent concern of stick drift that...[Read More]
Wizordum (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 definitive 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 room for improvement, some bugginess/incompleteness, and ot...[Read More]
Spirittea Review (Switch)
Hayao Miyazaki’s Spirited Away is one of my most favorite animated films. Miyazaki’s Studio Ghibli has excelled in creating bite-sized worlds of charm, fantasy, and mystery that are worth rewatching over and over again because they’re literally for all viewers. You need not be a child to enjoy any of Miyazaki’s work, but you’ll appreciate his films’ finer details each time you rewatch them. Yet, v...[Read More]
The Last Faith Review (PC)
One of my biggest issues that emerge when reading video game reviews occurs when a reviewer will express disliking a genre, reviewing a game of that genre, and then holding genre-defining gameplay elements as reasons to complain about the game being reviewed. I get it, we can’t expect every reviewer to love every genre, but we should attempt to be fair and as unbiased as possible when assessing a ...[Read More]
Astral Ascent Review (PC)
This year, I’ve had the pleasure of reviewing and previewing multiple roguelites. 30XX excelled in creating an arcade-y casual experience great for those needing a Mega Man X fix. Get to the Orange Door’s (GTTOD) first-person gameplay blending gunplay and parkour excelled in its boomer-shooter-y goodness while lacking something of a narrative hook and deeper weapon variance. Rightfully, Beary Arms...[Read More]
Blasphemous 2 Review (PS4 | PS5)
When I think of Soulslike games, I often think of FromSoftware titles that are punishing for the sake of being punishing, encouraging players to share their stories of pain and suffering with others around the water cooler at work or sharing clips on TikTok. Players are often exposed to dark fantasy-themed tales through environmental storytelling and inconsistent save points that only add to the s...[Read More]
Kill It With Fire VR Review (PSVR2)
Kill It With Fire VR is a very simple game that utilizes puzzle game secrets and arcade-title mechanics to create bite-sized levels where the player’s sole purpose is to enact mayhem on spiders. It’s in the title – kill it (the spider) with fire! Each level contains a general “main” quest of simply killing a set number of spiders while additional side quests and secrets encourage the player to ful...[Read More]
Ebenezer and the Invisible World (PC)
When most of you think of Ebenezer Scrooge, you most often think of the phrase of “BAH HUMBUG.” Or, if you’re a goose/duck expert like me, you think of Scrooge McDuck diving into a sea of gold coins. For those who think of the man behind the Bah Humbug, your experience with Dickens’ A Christmas Carol may cause you to think of the ghosts of Christmas’ past, present, and future attempting to change ...[Read More]
Headbangers: Rhythm Royale Review (PS5)
If you’re a goose expert like me, you’re probably very interested in any game starring anything remotely connected to geese. This can include, but not limited to, blue jays, robins, doves, geese (honk!), swans, peacocks, ducks, and pigeons. Now imagine I told you that a rhythm battle royale was released…and it’s all about pigeons. P I G E O N S. WITH FLOPPY NECKS. AND THEY SAY SILLY THINGS. That’s...[Read More]
Song of Nunu: A League of Legends Story is now available!
Today’s the day! Super excited for other players to get their hands on Song of Nunu. Check out our review while you’re at it! 🙂 Los Angeles, CA – November 1, 2023 – Today, Riot Forge and Tequila Works are proud to announce that Song of Nunu: A League of Legends Story™, a story-driven adventure game starring beloved League of Legends champions Nunu and Willump, is now available o...[Read More]
Dave the Diver Review (Nintendo Switch)
Dave the Diver is now available on the Nintendo Switch. That’s it. Go play it. If you already own it, perhaps you should buy it again so you can play it whilst on the go. If you don’t yet own it, stop reading. The rest of this review is just fluff. Let this ~five sentence review give you the permission you need to pull the trigger on one of my most favorite games of 2023 and perhaps the 2020s thus...[Read More]