My Reviews

Brothers is about two boys who travel across their land to find a magic sap from a very special tree. They need this sap to heal their father who has come down with a life-threatening illness. That’s pretty much all there is to the story. However, that’s not the touching

It goes to show that a smaller focus can create a great story and atmosphere. You don’t need a multi-million dollar budget to create something great. Gone Home starts out oddly because you are given no direction, but after about 15 minutes you realize what you are supposed to do.

2D platformers have had a huge comeback in the past 5 years, but none of them really offer a great challenge. Rogue Legacy offers a lot of replay value thanks to the randomly generated dungeons and characters. I love Rogue’s character selection system. You get to pick between three different

Forget about the last Shadowrun FPS. That game was a disaster. This HD remake of Shadowrun returns with a great story, but the combat is lacking just a bit. You are basically a runner who watches a tape of your best friend before he died. You suddenly become his insurance

Being on a strange alien planet, you are tasked with the mission of using a device called The Swapper to escape, you must free yourself from this foreign alien race. The problem is, these aliens aren’t alive, they are a gathered mass conscious. The space station you are on is

Note: This review was written in April of 2013 and reflects the state of the game up to that point. While everyone is playing Black Ops II and Battlefield 3 there is a little multiplayer game called Chivalry: Medieval Warfare. This knight-in-shining-armor online only game pits players against each other and

Scribblenauts is one of those games that is just fun no matter what age you are. Solving puzzles by using your imagination just spells fun for anyone. Unlimited tries to throw in an open world feel, which doesn’t feel so open, and has almost every item you can imagine in

If you loved Super Meat Boy you should check this game out. Will love it as much? Probably not. TBP is all about a little girl who picks up some mysterious cursed book that turns her into a demon in her dreams. The game has a Lovecraftian are style, but

Binary Domain is a Japanese made third-person shooter from Sega all about advanced robots. The story is actually the best part of the game as well as the characters and voice acting. Most Japanese shooters tend to suck, for some reason, or have a lot of major flaws. Binary Domain

Good ‘ol South Park. One of the granddaddies of television backlash. Before Family Guy was South Park. An adult cartoon featuring four children living in a rural town of South Park, Colorado who run into various antics and adventures. The series is still ongoing and started in 1997. I remember

I have actually never heard of this game before seeing the remastered release make some noise. It's an arcade game from the mid-90s that is basically frisbee with tennis rules. You pick your character based on their speed and power and toss a disc around a court. It sounds way

Video games that are considered moving art are rare and don't happen as often as they used to. Games like Shadow of the Colossus, Okami, Journey, Monument Valley, Echochrome, and various games from large to the small budget would be among that crowd. Lost in Random takes visual and character

Even if you aren't a fan of the movies I want to say right now that the game is based more off of the comics and original takes on the characters. I'm actually glad Eidos Montreal went this route. The game features a new story and even if you don't

I'm not the biggest Postal fan as I didn't grow up with it. With Postal 4 being another t(urd in the series, I can easily say this is the best game in the whole series despite being a spin-off. It takes the meta-humor, gore, and whacky character designs of the

Metroid has finally returned with a 2D game after almost two decades. With various spin-offs and portable outings, everyone wondered when Samus would return to her roots. The team behind the excellent Castlevania: Lords of Shadow series tackled this entry and did a fantastic job. There are some major additions

I love cyberpunk settings. There's so much darkness and imagination that can go into the setting. It's also a setting we could possibly be heading into ourselves with the way technology is advancing and how much we rely on it. Stray is all about exactly this issue. You play as

Ratchet & Clank was a series I never got into growing up. My youngest sister was a diehard R&C fan and played every game as they came out, but they seemed "kiddie" for me at the time. While I knew they were good they seemed too easy and straightforward. Fast

I really like the Persona and Shin Megami Tensei series, but they are insanely long and challenging. These are hardcore JRPGs not meant for casual players. Most won't have the stamina needed to sit through 150+ hour games and the PlayStation trophy data shows that. Less than half of all

The Yakuza series had massive success with its spinoff Like a Dragon. While it had flaws it was entertaining and had great characters and a detailed story. The entire Yakuza franchise excels in the storytelling and character development department. Judgment is no different. You play as the lawyer turned-detective Tavo

A Plague Tale: Innocence was a massive surprise hit for me. I didn't expect much from it coming from an unknown indie studio. It seemed pretty and that's about it. I was shocked at the fantastic acting, gripping story, well-designed enemy encounters, and unique combat system. Requiem does what sequels