Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Splintered Fate (Nintendo Switch) Review
In Ryan K. Rigney’s 16th edition of Push to Talk, he began with the following statement: “Approximately 8 million games released on Steam last week. Tragically, 7.9 million of them were roguelikes. (The remaining 0.1 milli were roguelites.) That’s PC gaming for you, folks.” While that intro gave me a good chuckle (as someone who has reviewed quite a few roguelikes in the past two years), I couldn’...[Read More]
SCHiM (Nintendo Switch) Review
I remember a time when I was young enough to believe that my shadow was chasing me around as I ran across the playground. Everyone went through that phase, ya know? We had those periods of lonely creativity where our young minds wandered and created an imaginary world where ethereal beings manifested all around us. It was a simpler time, less burdened with day-to-day concerns like what to eat for ...[Read More]
Gestalt: Steam & Cinder (PC) Review
Metroidvanias should employ unique thematics, be it religious Castilian-inspired worlds, East-Asian taoism, to steampunk. Too many metroidvanias utilize grit and dark worlds in an attempt to set the player on an odyssey out of the depths of Tartarus. I can understand that familiarity breeds nostalgia, which in turn breeds happy players, but breaking the trend can lead to just as many happy players...[Read More]
Teamfight Tactics Set 12: Magic n’ Mayhem (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]
Anger Foot (PC) Review
A short while ago, I was lucky to preview Anger Foot’s first few levels to get a taste of its foot-fueled mayhem. In my initial preview (which I recommend that you read), I mentioned that we would be treated to “a shitstorm of kicking, shooting, and everything in between.” Usually, shitstorm is equated to something negative, like a dumpster fire of catastrophic proportions where the shit has hit t...[Read More]
Spin Rhythm XD (PSVR 2) Review
In the past few months, nearly every single gaming VR advertisement I have seen has referenced Beat Saber in some capacity. Nothing against the Beat Games (or is it the Oculus Development Team?), but there has to be more rhythm game goodness in the VR space. There has to be. A quick Google search may yield the likes of Synth Riders, Pistol Whip, and Audio Trip, but…it’s so hard to deny the star po...[Read More]
Cerakey Ceramic Keycaps V2 Review
When I review a keyboard, I often have very little to say about its keycaps because of how uniform keycaps have become. More often than not, they’re made of PBT material and have a standard Cherry profile for good ergonomics and ease-of-use. Occasionally, I’ll review something that with SA (high profile) or XDA (low profile) keycaps, but materials are never the star of the show. Cerakey, a passion...[Read More]
GoblinTechKeys 60% Custom Mechanical Keyboard Review
When undergoing a journey into the land of mechanical keyboards, most folks get their feet wet by selecting a prebuilt keyboard and calling it a day. The next step to fully customizing one’s desk involves selecting a case, switches, and keycaps. These types of decisions tend to be difficult because of the sheer number options available on the market. On my own journey, I got lost attempting to fin...[Read More]
Noreya: The Gold Project (PC) Review
Dreamirl’s Noreya: The Gold Project turned out to surprise me the longer I stuck with it. This 2D-platforming metroidvania reminded me of Astral Ascent in terms of its fluidity while masquerading as an exploration-focused adventure through beautifully designed biomes full of enemies. It functions like a normal metroidvania but transforms into something relatively unique, albeit not fully reaching ...[Read More]
MARS 2120 (PC) 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]
Epomaker RT100 Mechanical Keyboard Review
As I’ve reviewed mechanical keyboards, I’ve come to appreciate big swings on the form factor front. By big swings, I mean adding things like volume knobs, screens, and other things that can transform a mechanical keyboard into a unique centerpiece to one’s office and/or gaming space. As someone who loves all things classic tech, I want a combination of new-school LED-fueled accoutrements with trad...[Read More]
Nine Sols (PC) Review
When I was younger, I was very interested in Eastern religions despite my Orthodox Christian upbringing. Things like Hinduism, Buddhism, Shintoism, and Taoism all piqued my interests in reassessing the world and what it meant to survive in a world of strife. Perhaps this stemmed from my familiarity and comfort with the notion of death, a conversation topic my now late father and I regularly discus...[Read More]