Reviews

A game like Gloomy Eyes should’ve been reviewed in October, right? Not the holiday season in December? Well, here we are, anyway. Consider it a Nightmare Before Christmas kind of thing, which makes sense considering the Burton-inspired visuals.
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I had a pretty good college experience overall. I met some great people. Got better on bass. Was introduced to my favorite book. Totally worth the decade of debt. I’m not sure the…survivors of Demonschool will be able to say the same.
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It’s time to party like it’s 1989, with Elvira and the Party Monsters. It’s a year I look back on fondly, even if I was too young to appreciate it …
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Although I’ve played a lot of pinball in my time, I have no recollection of ever playing Scared Stiff. I therefore entered Pinball FX – Williams Pinball: Scared Stiff with no preconceived notions, and I’m enjoying it enough to seek out the actual machine.
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Truck Driving is a title developed by Tap Nation and published by Ultimate Games. It’s marketed as an action game, according to its Nintendo page, but it’s a driving simulation …
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Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment raises a similar thought I had with its predecessor, Age of Calamity. While the latter’s enjoyment depended, in part, on having played Breath of the …
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A companion game to 2023’s Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget movie, Chicken Run: Eggstraction launches you into the heart of the Aardman action. The game follows on from the …
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Mandragora: Whispers of the Witch Tree was released for Switch nearly three months ago, so it’s been wading in our review pool for quite some time. That ended up being to my benefit, as I don’t have to say I overlooked this compelling action RPG.
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I didn’t expect a simple game like Love, Ghostie to keep my attention as long as it did. The only matchmaking I’ve ever done was in Harvest Moon or The …
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Welcome to the other side of the veil. I’m your host, and I’m so happy to see you here. I know it may not be so happy for you, but take heart—I have a mission for you, so I’ll be sending you back to the land of the living…at least for a while.
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Ball X Pit is a roguelite shooter involving a weaponized bouncing ball. It features rows of advancing enemies trying to push past your line of defence while you attempt to …
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Loosely inspired by the earliest era of cartoons, Bad Cheese is a psychological horror game that explores the lingering terror of childhood trauma. Almost the entire story takes place within …
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Of all the Atelier games, the Ryza series is easily my favorite. It’s therefore quite easy for me to recommend the Atelier Ryza Secret Trilogy Deluxe Edition. Before I do, though, I should address the colossus golem in the room.
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The Cabin Factory is not a game that was meant to be played, it was meant to be streamed. You’re not meant to enjoy it, you’re meant to react to it, and that’s what I did. But how do I review a game I simply reacted to?
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Despite taking place almost entirely within a single shop, Strange Antiquities draws you thoroughly into its mysterious and intriguing world. You play as the apprentice of a store that trades …
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Everybody’s Golf Hot Shots is the first entry I’ve played in the long-running, if sporadic series. I do remember reading reviews of the original, which was developed by Camelot, later …
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Lumiose City awaits new and returning trainers in Pokémon Legends: Z-A. As somebody who started playing Pokémon games relatively late, with 2013’s Pokémon Y, I was excited to revisit and …
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I’m not sure why Full Metal Schoolgirls is set in 2089. A powerful mega-corporation forces its employees to work unreasonable hours so its executives can acquire even more power in an already corrupt world? You think that’s 65 years off, do you, Yuke’s?
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