Review by Matt S. We’re nine days into 2018, but I am already completely comfortable in calling this: Briks 2 is the worst game of the year. There’s nothing about this Breakout clone it that isn’t broken at a fundamental level, and to add insult to injury this game is…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. Stikbold! A Dodgeball Adventure Deluxe is the kind of game that you play for a while, enjoy it while it lasts, and then, a few weeks later, forget that you’ve ever played it. It’s a game that commits no crime against game development, but neither does…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. South Korea’s high performance culture has some unfortunate side effects; the expectations placed on its people leads to exceptionally high levels of pressure and stress on individuals, and when things go wrong, they go really, really wrong. Nowhere is this more evident than in the nation’s…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. Plague Road frustrates me, because it is so good, and yet there should be so much more to it. It’s plays beautifully, looks superb, is a lot of fun, and offers just the right balance of challenge. It’s good enough that after playing it a great…
Read MoreReview by Brad L. WWE2K18 cover star Seth Rollins has a new catchphrase in WWE: “burn it down”. This could not be a more apt saying for WWE2K18 on the Switch. It should be acknowledged that pro-wrestling, just like video games and anime, is a form of art, and when…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. Tactical Mind is an inexpensive, basic, and highly abstract strategy board game. With its Tron-like neon aesthetic, it’s certainly stylish enough, but as a massive (massive) Tron fan I can say that that’s the least interesting thing about the game. I came for the aesthetic, but…
Read MoreReview by Harvard L. Gorogoa is one of the most beautiful puzzle games ever made, and it’s an experience which would enrich the lives of anyone who played it. It’s part picture book, part adventure game, reminiscent of Loveshack’s Framed and Nyamyam’s Tengami, and yet predating both those games. Developed…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. There’s a first for everything. I never thought that a poor translation would ruin a game. There are certainly poor translations of Japanese games out there; I grew up in those heady days with Square before it became Square Enix and I remember what Final Fantasy…
Read MoreReview by Harvard L. Enter the Gungeon is a top-down procedurally generated shooter which asks the age-old question of “what if everything was more like a gun?” It’s an irreverent and lighthearted game which is one of the most kinetic of its ilk, merging danmaku mechanics with interactive environments to…
Read MoreReview by Harvard L. Feral Fury is a violent top down shooter featuring militaristic pandas in a post-apocalyptic environment, and it’s a pretty good game. I feel like that’s all the description a game like this needs – it’s made by Skandivania Games out of Norway, a two person team…
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