Man, 2018 was a year. I got married, I had a serious psychological breakdown, I got to be in the second row of the biggest independent wrestling show in the US, I got taken off of work for a period of time, and all the while living in hell world. So, I guess I should … Continue reading
Jackbox games have been a yearly staple for the past five years. They are fun games to play with people who don’t normally play video games and the ability to play the games using your phone makes them incredibly simple to get into. The formula has had mixed results over the years. The second Party … Continue reading
Why is it so difficult to make a game adaptation of H.P. Lovecraft’s works? The 2005 release Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth is probably the best adaptation to date of The Shadow Over Innsmouth. And while games such as Amnesia: The Dark Descent and Eternal Darkness use the themes of Lovecraft to … Continue reading
The Forza Horizon series has been a personal favorite racing game series for a number of years. The original showed that Forza, which was traditionally simulation style racing, could do arcade style racing just as well. Forza Horizon 2, was far more ambitious, using a larger open world. Horizon 3 had largely perfected the racing … Continue reading
The Yakuza revolution is soon coming to a close, in the west at least. Starting last year with Sega’s major push of Yakuza 0, we’ve seen four games from the franchise released state-side in the last two years. Last years remake of the original Yakuza, Yakuza Kiwami, didn’t set the world on fire, with the … Continue reading
I’ve been ready for a good mech game for a while. So, looking at Battletech, I was excited but somewhat hesitant. It looked super complex and in a way that I normally have issues getting into. However, as I played more and more, I found that the systems, while complex, provided an incredibly satisfying and … Continue reading
There’s little getting around the controversy that surrounded Dragon’s Crown when it first released. After initial screenshots and videos revealed the exaggerated character style, there was some criticism that the game was exclusionary towards females, as the female models were generally more sexualized than their male counterparts. That art style is still there, but if … Continue reading
Last year was the Year of Yakuza, with Yakuza 0 and Yakuza Kiwami both releasing in the west. Yakuza 0 felt like a turning point for the series in the west, where the series generally didn’t get much attention. While Yakuza 0 was the beginning of series protagonist Kazuma Kiryu’s story, Yakuza 6 is supposed … Continue reading
When The Fall released in 2014, there were few games that had attempted to handle the concept of artificial intelligence seeking self realization. The idea of an AI eventually achieving consciousness by subverting its own rules was a novel one and certainly made the game memorable. Four years later, The Fall Part 2: Unbound seeks … Continue reading
Unless you’ve not been paying attention to the gaming world over the past few years, you’ve no doubt heard all of the controversy surrounding Konami and the Metal Gear franchise. As a longtime fan, it was a massive bummer to see how the franchise was handled and to hear the various reports about the poor … Continue reading
There’s this really bad time to be a games writer if you aren’t working on big features constantly. Basically, between Game of the Year and usually sometime in late January, there’s tragically little to talk about, as it’s the best time to catch up on games. As this is stuff that doesn’t make a ton … Continue reading
This last year was the mystical year of too many games. Narrowing the list down to just 10 games was always going to be impossible. So, I’ve divided my top ten into games that I need to play more of but what I’ve played is good, honorable mentions, and an Official Top Ten. These are … Continue reading
The original Hand of Fate was a fantastic concept that failed when it got to executing the concepts. The idea of having randomized encounters laid out in a card game style, while using Arkham-style combat worked decent enough, but ultimately everything felt repetitive. While Hand of Fate 2 changes many of the encounters, it often … Continue reading
ELEX is definitely something unique. An open-world game, with multiple completely distinctive settings and tribes to interact with. There can be trolls, mechs and dinosaurs, all in the same area, providing something truly different. It’s also a technical disaster that will appeal to a hardcore crowd, but few else. ELEX takes place on the planet of … Continue reading
The Jackbox games have always served as a great tool for breaking the ice with a group of friends. The Jackbox Party Pack 4 is the latest release of their yearly party game franchise and contains an absolutely brilliant group of titles. Fibbage 3 is the big returning game for this pack and it is … Continue reading
