2D Action Platformer
Aeterna Noctis (PS5)
The first game I played on my shiny new PS5 (on release day, no less) was not Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales or Astro’s Playroom. I pl...[Read More]
Death’s Gambit: Afterlife Review
When a game has the words ‘challenging’ and ‘deep RPG elements’ in the description, you know you’re in for a ride. As is the case with Death’s Gambit:...[Read More]
Flynn: Son of Crimson (PlayStation 5)
I love dogs, but I am sadly allergic (making my dream of owning a gigantic fluffy canine one that might never come to fruition). I recently followed a...[Read More]
Sir Lovelot
Sir Lovelot wears inspiration heavily on its sleeve. In less that a few screens players may confuse the titular knight with Meat Boy or Mario. His goa...[Read More]
Cyber Shadow
I’m always up for a new ninja game. As far back as I have played video games, with Shinobi on the Sega Master System, Shinobi III on Genesis, Le...[Read More]
Olija
After I wrapped credits on Olija I was a touch saddened that there was no option to continue, merely start a new game. It wasn’t that I felt rob...[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 play...[Read More]
Firework Review
Firework is an 8-bit action platformer designed by Fantastico Studios that may be small in size but huge in gameplay. You begin the game as a Yan, a c...[Read More]
Cuphead – PlayStation 4 Review
My love for classic cartoons began early. While I am the 90s kid that we all know and blame for the world’s problems, classic television has been infl...[Read More]
Huntdown
Huntdown‘s near-impeccable distillation of classic arcade shooting is a thunderous endorsement of a seemingly bygone era, one where raw skill wa...[Read More]
Fury Unleashed
Despite the roguelike genre’s tendency to recycle many of the same elements, I rarely tire of its structure. There’s an eagerness to dive ...[Read More]
Door Kickers: Action Squad
Don’t let the simple execution of Door Kickers: Action Squad fool you… too much. On the surface, the game is very much a 2D platformer and...[Read More]