‘Cultist Simulator’ and Uniqueness of Narrative
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...
Author : Michael Riser
‘Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice’ and Difficulty: It Doesn’t Have to be For You
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...
Games That Changed Our Lives: ‘Secret of Mana’
Better known as ????? (Seiken Densetsu 2) in its native country of Japan, Secret of Mana is a 1993 Super Nintendo release fondly remembered by...
Goomba Stomp | Sordid Cinema
Region Free Nintendo Switch — the Best News of the Presentation
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....
Year in Review — The Best Indie Games of 2016
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...
‘One Night Stand’—Worth More Than One Night
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...
Behemoth Party—’Stellaris: Leviathans Story Pack’ Review
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...
‘Darkest Dungeon’ — The Torch is Still Lit
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...
Project Highrise — Tall Aspirations
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...
‘Branching Paths’ Explores Japan’s Indie Development Scene
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...
ABZÛ — Meditation and Water
“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...
The Future of Competitive ‘Catherine’: An Interview with “Dacidbro”
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...
Brigador Interview — Hugh Monahan of Stellar Jockeys
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...
Competitive ‘Catherine’ is One of the Best Things at Evo
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...
‘Brigador’ — A Robo-Moshpit Simulator
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...
‘Until I Have You’ — Cyberpunk Platforming Panic
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...
A Chat with SomaSim About ‘Project Highrise’
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...
‘Hearts of Iron IV’ — A War of Revisions
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...
‘Solitairica’ — Deftly Dealt
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...
A Prejudicial Approach to ‘Overwatch’
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...