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]
Young Souls (PC)
Young Souls is a promising indie 2D brawler/dungeon crawler featuring RPG elements that break up your average beat-em-up gameplay loop and subtly push you toward revisiting and replaying content as you become stronger. At first glance, Young Souls seems like a simple brawler, but the deeper you delve into the dungeons, the more details you’ll find tucked away in between waves of goblins and ...[Read More]
Death Stranding Director’s Cut (PC)
“Hideo Kojima is a GENIUS!” My friends, B and Y, would often yell that to each other whenever we would play League of Legends or Heroes of the Storm. The origin story of this phrase is nonessential, but the sentiment and meaning behind praising Mr. Kojima for seemingly benign minutia is important. Death Stranding: Director’s Cut (DSDC) is out on the PC, and it is in every way GEN...[Read More]
Grand Theft Auto V (PS5)
Update 4/30/2022: A prior version of this review mentioned my difficulties with playing the campaign and restoring my save from the PS4 version. This was because I had not uploaded my PS4 save to Rockstar’s Social Club. I downloaded the PS4 version onto the PS5, downloaded my save from PS+, opened the PS4 version, uploaded the save to the Social Club, and was successfully able to resume my P...[Read More]
30XX – Abyssal Armory Update (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, and...[Read More]