Action-Adventure RPG
Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii (PC) Review
What do pirates and yakuza have in common? Nothing. Absolutely nothing. Yet, Ryu Ga Gotoku reached deep to make these two disparate thematics work in ...[Read More]
Metaphor: ReFantazio Review
“Humans are the real monsters.” The thought resonated with me early into Metaphor: ReFantazio‘s narrative, one that not so subtly wo...[Read More]
Fate/Samurai Remnant Review
Fate/Samurai Remnant has a pedigree that I am completely unaware of. Often a blind approach can be the best one when reviewing games in a long-running...[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 ...[Read More]
Looping Back to Loop Hero
In March, our resident racing aficionado and all-around fantabulous human Benjamine Branscum wrote a glowing review of Loop Hero. In short, Ben argues...[Read More]
Yakuza: Like a Dragon (PS5)
Last year, we reviewed Yakuza: Like a Dragon when it splashed onto “next-gen” on the Xbox Series X. After a few months of semi-exclusivity...[Read More]
Loop Hero – Review
I’ve had days where it just feels like I’m going in a complete circle. Constantly running back and forth: at work, between places, going back to work,...[Read More]
Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire Ultimate Edition
It took me nearly two hours to create my character in Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire Ultimate Edition. A sliver of that time was devoted towards det...[Read More]
NieR: Automata Become As Gods Edition
In 2010, Yoko Taro’s NieR was not particularly well received by most, but garned quite a cult following. Senior Editor Eric Layman reviewed it w...[Read More]
Final Fantasy XIV Stormblood
Final Fantasy XIV: Stormblood Stormblood is the second expansion pack release for the popular MMORPG Final Fantasy XIV. Two new jobs, a whole new stor...[Read More]
Mass Effect: Andromeda
As a disclaimer, this review was based on the Playstation 4 version of Mass Effect; Andromeda, Deluxe Edition. Mass Effect has been one of my favorite...[Read More]