Moonlit streets shudder as I walk, fascination lingering in windowpanes and the eyes of strangers. Dreams haunt me for weeks, maybe months, before I finally learn how to go beyond…
Recently there’s been a lot of discussion around Sekiro, From Software’s latest mysterious and beautiful action epic in (mostly, kinda) the lineage of the now seemingly ubiquitous Souls games before…
Better known as ????? (Seiken Densetsu 2) in its native country of Japan, Secret of Mana is a 1993 Super Nintendo release fondly remembered by many across the globe as…
Nintendo delivered its Switch console presentation in Tokyo Thursday evening (Friday in Japan), and it’s since become the subject of more than a little controversy. Some people were excited by…
2016 may not have been the best year, all things considered. It was a year of social upheaval, political frustration, and environmental catastrophe. Of unchecked corporate irresponsibility and the prospect…
There are certainly some exceptions, such as cult Atlus favorite Catherine or largely unknown indie tale Cibele, and some that straddle the line a bit by being lighthearted but real-feeling, such as Emma Kidwell’s Well This is Awkward, but One Night Stand is one of the best representations of the maturation of sex in games to date.
Leviathans and the Heinlein patch offer UI improvements and a host of others upgrades to the base game. Stellaris was a brilliant, if flawed, combination of 4X gameplay and grand…
Darkest Dungeon isn’t exactly new news at this point. The game was originally Kickstarted for the PC back in February of 2014, and it entered a long period of Early Access…
Project Highrise is, in several ways, the fulfillment of a dream. If, like me, you’ve been waiting years for a true successor to Sim Tower and Yoot Tower, having a…
Many of us grew up on Japanese video games. We remember fondly the colorful worlds brought to us via now-classic game consoles born from the East, and as developers of…
“Yes, as everyone knows, meditation and water are wedded forever.” – Herman Melville, Moby Dick Games can be many different things. Action-focused exercises in speed and combat are everywhere, as…
I had a chance to chat with competitive Catherine world champion David “Dacidbro” Broweleit about his involvement in the scene and the future of the game. It was a lengthy…
I had the good fortune to ask a few questions of Hugh Monahan from Stellar Jockeys, co-creators of the stylish and action-packed Brigador, and these are his revelations about the game’s past, future, and the…
Evo 2016 is over, garnering more attention than ever since its official inception in 2002. With a record attendance of more than 10,000 competitors, a new venue, and coverage from…
Right from the start, Brigador oozes style and atmosphere. Everything bleeds gritty, low sci-fi atmosphere with cyberpunk undertones, from the overall themes of the story and world, to the art,…
Sometimes games do things you don’t expect. Sometimes they have a great combination of ideas that surprise and delight, that fit together in a way that makes a game more…
I got the chance to ask a few questions of Matt Viglione of SomaSim about his and Rob Zubek’s upcoming simulation strategy game Project Highrise, and he was kind enough to…
Hearts of Iron IV Developed by Paradox Development Studio Published by Paradox Interactive Available on PC (via Steam) It’s hard to figure out where to start reviewing a game…
Interesting crossover games always intrigue me. I was incredibly curious (and briefly addicted to) Puzzle Quest when it first came out, which combined match-three puzzle gameplay with RPG mechanics and character…
I hated Overwatch. I really did. Right from the start. From the release of the CG trailer that showed off the characters with the visual style and even comedic timing…