My Reviews

The original Stasis is one of my favorite point-and-click adventure games. The atmosphere, the raw, gory imagery, the soundscape, and the overall tone were just fantastic. While the story and characters themselves were forgettable, you really got pulled into the alien world. Bone Totem continues this path but does a

Well, here we are again. Nearly 40 years later, we are, surprisingly, only at number sixteen. Of course, there have been spin-offs, remakes, and remasters all strewn throughout the timeline. The games have gotten bigger, more epic, and more cinematic, and they have started to abandon the traditional JRPG formula

1518 is the year of Pentiment's main plot. You play Andreas Maler. An art apprentice works for the church at Kiersau Abbey near Tassing. This is solely an adventure game with no spoken dialogue, so there is a lot of early plot development, and it's very slow to start. I

One of the scariest things to me is being alone on a planet. I've had a recent fascination with this, especially after reading The Martian by Andy Weir. It's a different form of psychological horror. The human mind is a vast pit of emotions and an endless imagination. The fear

P.T. started the trend of subtle horror games. No scary music, looping hallways and rooms, or needing to notice any changes to move on. Exit 8 is exactly this. A single white hallway in a subway tunnel has a couple of turns, and it loops endlessly unless you notice changes.

Telltale is mostly known for licensed adventure games such as The Wolf Among Us and The Walking Dead. They shut down and started back up, and now they probably don't have the money to license these franchises anymore. I actually prefer this. Telltale has created their first original IP in

Simulator games that mimic mundane, everyday jobs can be surprisingly cathartic and relaxing. The zen-like repetitive tasks that give you the seratonin boost of progress over time, orgainzation, or customization flood Steam and are eeking out onto consoles if they become popular enough. Sadly, most aren't done very well and

We all played with our imaginations as children. Pretending to go on adventures, or actually going on adventures against our parents chagrin, was what made up our most precious childhood memories. Whether it was spending long summer days playing with friends or staying inside with your siblings playing the latest

Have you ever wondered what it's like to play a game as the actual code or program inside the game? Well, now you can! TING is a game in which you embark on an adventure with the game's code. You start out at the title screen and must dismantle the

Final Fantasy VII is one of the most influential video game and pop culture icons of all time. It was revolutionary in its day in storytelling, graphics, and scope. I never got around to playing the original PS1 game. When the game came out, I just wasn't into JRPGs and

Back in the mid-2000s, there were many G(od of War clones, and that trend continues with the 2018 reboot. Banishers is essentially a G(od of War clone, almost to a T, barrowing many elements such as combat, exploration, storytelling, and the upgrade system. However, there's a hint of "Eurojank" present

The original Alan Wake DLC wasn't anything special. It felt forced, with more questions than answers. I was hoping the original game would let us play episodes of Night Springs. This is a fictional TV show that plays on TVs in the game and is reminiscent of The Twilight Zone.

I wouldn't call Indika a surreal game. Stepping into this adventure, I got a sense of the game being a bit odd, but it's a lot more normal than initially perceived. You play the role of Indika, a nun who hears the devil in her head. One of the numerous

Here we are 30 years later, and the series has literally made a full circle. Mortal Kombat is my favorite video game series, and it was the first game I ever played as a toddler on the Sega Genesis back in 1992/93. While this game is technically a reboot, it's

The quality of minimalist games varies greatly. Games like Gris, Planet Lana, Inside, Little Nightmares, etc. are sidescrolling titles that have a focus on one or two things. Visuals alone typically tell the story, which can be challenging to master. Neva seems to nail the story, which is rare for

Some of the best storytelling comes from the least expected places. Nobody anticipated that DONTNOD would become a masterclass in storytelling. Square Enix’s publishing of DONTNOD was a risk, and no one anticipated such a feat from a publisher arm of such stature. I played the original back in 2014

Contra is the blueprint for side-scrolling action games. They need to be tough as nails, have insane bosses, and usually have a lot of gore or some sort of inspiration from biomechanical art. Moreover, the Earth is under the control of a vast and formidable alien race. Iron Meat nails

When you think of Tomb Raider, Uncharted, or most treasure hunters, you think of Indiana Jones. Harrison Ford's iconic character is considered the grandfather of all video-game spelunkers. It's only puzzling when you realize nearly every Indiana Jones game was mediocre to terrible at best, and none got the fancy

Call of Duty has culminated in becoming a standard yearly event with the series alternating between Black Ops and the mainline Modern Warfare series. While some entries try to incorporate new ideas into each new game in the series, more obvious now than ever, it needs a long break and

Whether you like Tarot, believe in it, don't, or are somewhere in between, it's an interesting topic for a game. The Cosmic Wheel's main gameplay loop is focused around creating Tarot cards and using them to change the fate of those around you. You play as Fortuna, an exiled witch