About Jesse Taylor

It’s fair to say the Sonic the Hedgehog series has seen something of a resurgence over the last few years. From the well-loved Sonic Mania, Sonic movies, and even the …
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If you aren’t familiar with Atari’s Quantum, no one will blame you; it certainly isn’t a very well known classic from the early Atari era. If you’re like me, you …
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I’ll be the first to admit I’m not the biggest League of Legends fan. I’ve made many attempts over the years to get into the franchise, but just couldn’t. To …
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By now, you’ve heard all about deckbuilders. It’s that genre that continues to see new games get released at an almost weekly pace. I’m a fan of deckbuilder games but …
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I’ll admit I’m not the biggest Sherlock Holmes fan. From the books, movies, TV shows, and games, I’ve never clicked with it and been into the famous detective. The Sherlock …
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If there was ever a crossover that made perfect sense from the moment you said it, Dead Cells and Castlevania would be that perfection. When I originally played Dead Cells …
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Let me see if you’ve heard this one before: it’s a lot like Dark Souls. Heard that? Over the last few years, many games have taken the Dark Souls-like gameplay …
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Ib is one of those few games that captures the phrase “don’t judge a book by its cover.” On the surface, Ib looks like your run-of-the-mill pixel-art game. Yet Ib …
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We’ve reached the point of the Nintendo Switch lifecycle where just about anything can make it onto the platform. This can be a great thing, as it allows a wide …
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Have you ever played a game and asked yourself why? Why does this exist? Why did someone make a game on Switch that doesn’t work? Why am I so angry …
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The Nintendo Switch has been a truly special console for Nintendo fans. Who could have guessed when the console was announced that we would see not only stand out new …
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Licensed video games have had a spotty track record over the years. During the GameCube era, getting a licensed video game (especially 3D platformers) was an almost monthly occurrence. Now …
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Sometimes the most fun games are the simplest games. They don’t need fancy graphics, super in-depth controls, or fancy IP’s (like Mario, FIFA, etc…) attached to them. The fun is …
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Orbital Bullet has all the trappings of a game that can pull you in for an addictively good time, while also having the curse of being an annoying, frustrating mess. …
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For some reason when starting this review, I think of a line found in the movie Mad Max: Fury Road. As the film’s villain tries to catch the heroes, one …
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Sometimes the core concept of a game is solid and appealing, like attempting to work together in an ever-increasingly chaotic situation to survive and thrive. The concept in theory works, …
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Sonic the Hedgehog has had a pretty rough life. He’s had bright spots (original Genesis and Dreamcast games) to pretty horrible failures (Sonic 06, Sonic Boom: Rise of Lyric, Sonic …
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You remember that one scene in the original Jurassic Park, where the two kids needed to hide from the velociraptors in the kitchen? The cat-and-mouse nature of needing to move …
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