Review by Matt C. In Retsnom, pressing L1 will cause your character to commit suicide in a brutal, graphic fashion. This is noteworthy, and not just because it’s a useful reset button when you inevitably dig yourself into a whole, or because it carries some heavy narrative consequences. It’s noteworthy…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. Do you know what I love so much about the Atelier games? The thing that elevates the series well beyond almost any other JRPG out there, in my estimation? It’s not the combat, though I have witnessed that go from being functional in the Atelier Arland…
Read MoreReview by Jim S. Bowling is a fun game to play in both real life and in video game from, so I thought this would be a fun game to give a shot. It’s not so bad, though there are better examples of the genre out there, and nothing about…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. In Plague Inc: Evolved, you can name a disease, and your task is to have that disease wipe out the entire human population. Naturally, I named my disease Donald Trump, and at first that was hilarious… until it became chilling. Trump started out infecting just a…
Read MoreReview by Brad L. I am yet to talk to a person who hasn’t had the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles as a part of their lives at some point or another. Capitalising on that, various publishers over the years have released a tonne of merchandise (including video games). No, really,…
Read MoreReview by Clark A. Shoot ‘em ups have earned a permanent spot in the annals of video game history, but it’s no secret that the genre evades many conventions that characterise the current state of the industry. For most shooters, that’s fine and dandy because they have competent mechanics or…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. Ahhh, Dungeon Keeper. That venerable Bullfrog classic that, like with stablemates Magic Carpet and Theme Park, has faded into obscurity since EA took over Peter Molyneux’s groundbreaking company. If a Bullfrog IP hasn’t been simply left to die, its fate has been even worse, as it…
Read MoreReview by Nick H. Vanillaware has a well-earned reputation for making some very pretty and memorable games. I still recall when Odin Sphere first arrived on the PlayStation 2 almost nine years ago. If this was simply a matter of bringing that game to modern consoles with touched-up visuals, I…
Read MoreReviews by Matt S. Welcome to this week’s short ‘n sweet reviews, where I look at a number of games that I’ve been playing that I just haven’t got the time to do give full reviews to. These aren’t necessarily bad games – not at all! But rather they are…
Read MoreReview by Brad L. I have always had a love/hate relationship with even the simplest of serious racing games. Oftentimes I take corners on too fast, or I start spinning out because I dared touch the brake at some point. This frustration of racing games has applied to games like…
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