Years ago, a rumor about a supposed arcade machine created by the government began to circulate. Polybius was a game, supposedly designed for mind control purposes, that had somehow ended up in front of the general public. The machine disappeared and was never seen again. The story, while interesting, was false and helped to inspire … Continue reading
Tarsier Studios is certainly not a household name in the video game world, and for good reason. A lot of the work they’ve done has been on other companies IPs, namely working on things like the PS4 remake of Tearaway or the Vita version of Littlebigplanet. So when not one, but two of their games, … Continue reading
When the PlayStation VR first launched, the demo for GNOG was released alongside it. The demo, from KO_OP and Double Fine, was a weird little diorama puzzle that was pretty vague with what exactly you had to do. The art was cute, but there wasn’t any real sense of why you were doing what you were … Continue reading
One of the major issues with how the PlayStation VR works is how the PlayStation Camera forces you to use a limited space. Unlike the Vive, or even the Oculus, the space where the PlayStation Camera can see is the only space you can really use. If your headset goes outside this limited space, the … Continue reading
The original Outlast, came out at the perfect time. Horror was starting to make a return after Amnesia: The Dark Descent, and it launched on consoles right around the start of the latest generation. It was creepy and stressful and the story went to a lot of weird places, especially near the end. So, what … Continue reading
In the pantheon of the classic computer RPG’s, there are a ton of recognizable names. Baldur’s Gate, Icewind Dale, Wasteland. These games were considered some of the best games of their time. Then, there was Planescape Torment, a game that I certainly don’t remember people talking much about at the time. Almost 20 years later, … Continue reading
Hotline Miami 2 was a disappointment to say the least. The larger levels, where you could not see anything coming at you, were frustrating and the emphasis on gun combat was not what you would have wanted from a sequel to Hotline Miami. So, we’re stuck with this dilemma where Hotline Miami is really great, … Continue reading
I absolutely hate that I dislike Yooka-Laylee as much as I do. For the sake of disclosure, I backed the game on Kickstarter and enjoyed the little bit shown off in the Toybox demo. Sadly, stretching out that experience over the course of a far-too-large-for-its-own-good game makes the entire experience utterly unenjoyable, with moments of … Continue reading
The world of VR is still in a state of flux. Some games like Resident Evil 7 try to mold traditional full size games to accommodate VR. Still others like Batman Arkham VR create experiences with minimal gameplay that are designed to immerse you in the world. These types of experiences, while novel, feel like … Continue reading
The term “Rogue-Like” is often thrown around, but rarely do games actually try to replicate the actual game Rogue. But then again, Rogue is an old game from 1980, with turn based combat and ASCII art. Brut@l tries to modernize rogue by adding in a 3D camera and fully animated characters, but often times this dedication … Continue reading
