NieR: Automata
Nier was a demanding and ambitious game undermined by the reality that it wasn’t much fun to sit down and play. Seven years later, Nier: Automat...[Read More]
Trove
When Minecraft meets an MMO structure you get Trove. Trove is an interesting concept. It takes all the great building and crafting of a Minecraft game...[Read More]
Just Dance 2017
As one gets older, it’s tougher to be hip. It’s easier to hurt one’s hip, but it’s tougher to BE hip. Not even sure ‘hip’ is a thing now. Doesn’t matt...[Read More]
WRC 6
It seems like rally racing in videogames seems to be gaining in popularity. I’m not sure that the sport as a whole is, but there are now at leas...[Read More]
I Am Setsuna
Last July, Tokyo RPG Factory released their debut JRPG on the PS4 and PC with I Am Setsuna. I missed out on it back then, but was pleased to get a sec...[Read More]
Shovel Knight: Specter of Torment
Control the agile Specter Knight in a prequel to 2014’s popular indie hit Shovel Knight, that was released on about as many platforms as the ori...[Read More]
Super Bomberman R
Bomberman has been out of action for a half decade or more depending on how you count, but as a franchise, it’s been around for over thirty year...[Read More]
Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon Wildlands
Ghost Recon Wildlands offers an interesting juxtaposition of tactical shooter and almost arcade-like sandbox action that’s best played with frie...[Read More]
Shardlight (iOS)
A year ago, Wadjet Eye Games’ point and click adventure Shardlight came out on PC. I wrote a preview and a review at the time, with the gist bei...[Read More]
Atelier Firis: The Alchemist and the Mysterious Journey
The Atelier series has been around for a long time, and I have played several of them over the years. With Atelier Firis, Gust takes the series in a m...[Read More]
LIT review
In LIT, the player takes control of Jake, a teenager who is searching for his girlfriend, Rachel. Jake must travel through darkened rooms and literall...[Read More]
Skylanders Imaginators (Switch)
Last October, the latest entry in the annual Skylander series was released — Imaginators. This year, the only console Skylanders we’re lik...[Read More]