Review: Viewfinder is a wonderfully inventive puzzle game with an incredibly satisfying hook
Viewfinder might not be a particularly long experience, but I never stopped loving its unique photographic magic trick.
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Review: Do Not Feed the Monkeys 2099 takes micromanagement to the macro level
Do Not Feed the Monkeys 2099 skews rather too close to simply redoing the original game again but in a futuristic setting.
Review: System Shock is a satisfying, faithful, and memorable remake of the 1994 classic
System Shock is an excellent example of a remake done right.
Review: Liva’s Story is an excellent prologue to Gerda: A Flame in Winter
Liva’s Story expertly expands Gerda: A Flame in Winter, bringing this seldom examined area of history to life.
Review: Redfall is at best a perfunctory shooter, at worst an aggressively average one
If you lower your expectations, Redfall is decent, mindless fun. But as a game from Arkane Studios, it’s a disappointment.
Review: Bramble: The Mountain King is a pretty but sinister Limbo-like
Although there’s nothing to find off the beaten path, the set-pieces and environments of Bramble: The Mountain King are definitely worth seeing.
Review: Clash: Artifacts of Chaos has oodles of style, but a punishing difficulty
Clash: Artifacts of Chaos has a dazzlingly beautiful art style, but struggles to make the moment to moment gameplay feel fun.
Review: Drop – System Breach is a frenetic and tense speed-hacking game
Drop – System Breach is an excellent speed hacker, continually holding you on the edge of chaos as you try to juggle half a dozen different tasks simultaneously.
Review: Like a Dragon: Ishin! spins a thrilling tale of shōgun and samurai
It doesn’t reinvent the formula, but Like a Dragon: Ishin! successfully spins off from mainline Yakuza in the 19th Century yarn.
Review: Atomic Heart is a beautiful, interestingly flawed shooter
If you can ignore the dreadful writing and dialogue, Atomic Heart is an engaging and atmospheric shooter.