It’s a funny thing to comment on repeated game design notions when it comes to reviewing games. Even more so when the same notion can be used to either compliment or criticize any particular game. I always feel like I’m repeating myself when I talk about how trial and error is used as a gameplay…
There are times when “throwing the kitchen sink in” works extremely well in games. Examples of that method of game design are aplenty, but the same can be said about the opposite, when putting too many systems into a game without honing any of them particularly well only makes it a bloated mess. Vampyr sits…
There shouldn’t be nothing more in life that pays off more than working hard, right? Wise people often say that regardless of how much work you put into something, if you don’t do it truthfully, it won’t matter in the end. But imagine yourself finding the line of work that you truly love and have…
Previously released on the Wii U and a host of other consoles in 2014, SnowCastle Games’ Earthlock: Festival of Magic is a love letter to the classical JRPGs of the 32-bit era which now makes its way to the Switch and PC (Steam). While not exactly a Japanese Role-playing Game per se, as it was…
If you have somehow let The Banner Saga pass by without giving it a play on PC in 2014, the first two entries in the series are now making its way to the Switch in preparation to the third and final volume’s release later this year. If the first game’s port quality is any indication,…
Are you the sort of person who easily gets anxious playing videogames? Do you hate to keep tabs on a lot of moving parts at all times while doing so? If your answer to both of these questions is yes, then Polish dev 11 bit Studio’s Frostpunk might have a thing or two to tell…
It’s a safe bet that if you own a mobile device, you probably played a racing game on it. With touch controls, keeping a tiny car on the road is a tough thing to pull off while gripping a portable device, but Brazilian developer Aquiris managed to make an extremely fun game out of that…
If videogames could be graded simply based on a list of features, Far Cry 5 would easily be one of the best games out there. As with its predecessors, its map is pretty big, there’s a ton of things to do and the story is as goofy as ever, but unfortunately, none of these things…
The sequel to Pillars of Eternity starts out as about as epic as a sequel can: it’s the aftermath of the events of the previous game, and the player character is on the brink of death after their ship got attacked at sea by the demonic god who you supposedly offed. Having had a little…
There are few games out there that manage to pay homage to classic retro titles without going out of their way to be too much like their inspiration. The Swords of Ditto is quite the opposite. It lovingly pays respect to Zelda, most especially A Link to the Past, but it manages to do so while…
