Eric Layman’s Top Ten Games for 2021
Hi, these are ten of the best video games that released in 2021. All screenshots captured in-game. BOWSER’S FURY Nintendo EPD Open World Mario seemed like an idea too radical for Nintendo to take seriously. In three dimensional space, Mario has either been coupled to meticulously designed courses or, when allowed some level agency and exploration, confined to themed levels masquerading as larger ...[Read More]
Eric Layman’s Top Ten Games for 2020
Hello. Here are the best videogames from 2020 MOON Love-de-Lic, Onion Games Moon’s commentary on the nature of its hero, expressed not only through its narrative but also its entire suite of mechanics, is its toolbox for deconstructing the template of the JRPG. Learning it’s a long-lost game from 1997, operating with the inescapable sentimentality and eccentricity of the modern indie scene, unders...[Read More]
Eric Layman’s Top Ten Games for 2019
Hello. Here are the best videogames from 2019. SAYONARA WILD HEARTS Simogo Sayonara Wild Hearts features a sequence where a skull-faced opponent belches an ocean of neon teal vomit that must be surfed with a motorcycle and improvised as pathway to fight a rapidly evolving demon succubus. This will be the most amazing thing you have ever seen. Sayonara Wild Hearts’ rapid fire d...[Read More]
Eric Layman’s Top Ten Games for 2018
Hi. Here are the best videogames from 2018. CELESTE Matt Makes Games Celeste succeeds by how effectively it mirrors and scales the relationship between player and its protagonist. Madeline’s resolve to ascend and conquer an intolerable mountain neatly overlaps with the hazards the player must endure across Celeste’s basic challenges and extremely harsh (and mostly optional) content. M...[Read More]
Eric Layman’s Top Ten Games for 2017
Hi. Here are the ten best videogames from 2017 (these unofficially serve as DigitalChumps’ official picks until someone else on staff decides to do this): YAKUZA 0 Sega Yakuza 0 is an arena where young men test the limits of conformity by beating the living shit out of anyone standing near its boundaries. It’s a circuitous Japanese drama and an evolutionary branch of the beat ’em...[Read More]
Fallout 4 – Game of the Year Edition now available
We’re pleased to announce that Fallout 4 Game of the Year Edition is now available on PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC. The ultimate way to experience the award-winning post-nuclear adventure from Bethesda Game Studios, Fallout 4 Game of the Year Edition includes the fully updated original game (including Survival mode), graphical enhancements, the ability to play Mods for free on PC and consoles, a...[Read More]