Weird West Review
Weird West is one of the most absorbing experiences I've had this year so far. Wolfeye Studios has managed to push the immersive sim to new depths while mixing together complex interweaving stories,…
April 2, 2022 | 10:00 EDT
Ghostrunner: Project_Hel Review
2020 was a year stacked with tons of insanely popular games, and the holiday season saw an especially large avalanche of new titles. The next generation of consoles launched that November, and…
March 2, 2022 | 10:00 EST
Horizon Forbidden West Review
Horizon Forbidden West is a notably more confident sequel. It hits the ground running, picking up directly after the events of the last game, and expands the world in fascinating new directions. It…
March 1, 2022 | 11:00 EST
Pokemon Legends: Arceus Review
The World of Pokemon in movies, TV shows, and even music videos is one that we've seen teeming with life. Walking through a city various bird pokemon roosting on an antenna, Pichu and Glameow playing…
February 8, 2022 | 11:00 EST
Sifu Review
It's time to get good all over again. Sifu is hard, and only through mastery of this action game's fighting mechanics can one succeed. I was initially put off by the difficulty, even though I wrote a…
February 6, 2022 | 07:00 EST
Dying Light 2 Stay Human Review
Zombies are an interesting piece of horror history. With roots in voodoo and the slow, decaying zombies of early cinema what made them so horrific was their resilience and sheer number. As the…
February 2, 2022 | 10:00 EST
Gunvolt Chronicles: Luminous Avenger iX 2 Review
When it comes to sidescrolling run-and-gun action platformers, few games are as synonymous with the genre as Mega Man. Inti Creates' roots in the franchise shine strong in its current efforts in the…
January 27, 2022 | 09:00 EST
Chorus Review
A while back I got a chance to preview Chorus, a game I have been extremely excited about since it was first announced. How could I not be, after all? Space combat with some eldritch horrors that…
December 3, 2021 | 10:00 EST
Bright Memory: Infinite Review
A few years ago, you'd be hard-pressed to find more than a handful of readily available Chinese-developed games on the PC and consoles. With a boom in the industry spawning the likes of Genshin…
November 11, 2021 | 10:00 EST
Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy Review
Most people were first introduced to the Guardians of the Galaxy in the film from 2014, and many people fell in love with the group of misfits instantly. Eidos Montreal has a lot to live up to in…
October 25, 2021 | 09:00 EDT
Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Hinokami Chronicles Review
The immense popularity of the "Demon Slayer" anime cannot be understated. It took the animation world by storm and became insanely popular not just in Japan, but pretty much everywhere that anime…
October 13, 2021 | 12:00 EDT
Super Monkey Ball Banana Mania Review
Sometimes, a series will stay really niche even if it deserves to be more popular. That’s why no one will listen to me when I preach the gospel of Billy Hatcher and the Giant Egg anymore. It’s sort…
September 29, 2021 | 12:00 EDT
Severed Steel Review
I've played a lot of shooters this year. Some were released in 2021, while others launched in years passed. So, when I say that Severed Steel is the most fun I've had with an FPS in a long time, you…
September 27, 2021 | 10:30 EDT
In Sound Mind Review
I've had an eye on In Sound Mind for a while. Psychological horror is always my jam, and the game seemed to combine the right level of style, scares, and combat that I was seeking. So when the game…
September 27, 2021 | 09:00 EDT
BloodRayne Betrayal: Fresh Bites Review
In some ways, BloodRayne Betrayal: Fresh Bites is a step forward for the gaming industry. Preservation of older titles is something that goes underappreciated in this medium. While fans can enjoy…
September 9, 2021 | 09:00 EDT
El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron Review
If you haven't heard of El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron, I don't blame you. This seventh generation title launched on the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 ten years ago, and to call it a cult classic…
September 2, 2021 | 10:00 EDT
No More Heroes 3 Review
After eleven years, No More Heroes 3 finally arrives. Japanese superstar developer Suda51 finally continues the story of Travis Touchdown and his anarchic punk-inspired attitude both on video game…
August 27, 2021 | 12:00 EDT
Spookware Episode 1 Review
Sometimes a game will completely defy genre, and occasionally that means that the game ends up creating its own genre. Of course, just because the game has created a genre, that doesn’t mean other…
August 26, 2021 | 05:35 EDT
Aliens: Fireteam Elite Review
Whenever a movie makes a huge cultural impact, it’s normal for people to try and recreate it in other media. When Alien first appeared in 1979, it exploded in popularity due to its visual style and…
August 25, 2021 | 11:00 EDT
The Ascent Review
The Ascent doesn't seem like much first blush. It wears the trappings of a neon-drenched cyberpunk future and its gameplay is a mix of an action RPG and a twin-stick shooter. In the broadest strokes…
July 29, 2021 | 09:00 EDT
Scarlet Nexus Review
With talent like Kenji Anabuki onboard, who has worked on classic Tales titles like Tales of Vesperia in addition to the upcoming Tales of Arise, Scarlet Nexus has much to live up to. While never…
July 1, 2021 | 10:30 EDT
Assassin's Creed Valhalla: Wrath of the Druids Review
When I set down Assassin's Creed Valhalla after I finished it for review, my only real complaint was that the base game's main story was a bit too long, crowded by a few less interesting regions in…
May 12, 2021 | 06:00 EDT
Monster Hunter Rise Review
If only Monster Hunter Rise had come out a year ago when most of us were locked inside, bored, and without anything to do. Many looked to video games to fill in the void. For me, Animal Crossing: New…
April 9, 2021 | 10:30 EDT
Can't Drive This Review
If you’ve ever wanted to fulfill any fantasies about driving at top speed with reckless abandon as you let the road tell you where you need to go, well, this is NOT the game for that. In Can’t Drive…
March 19, 2021 | 11:00 EDT
Blind Drive Review
Correction: The review states that the voice actor was the same as the one used in The Jackbox Party Pack. We have received a notice from the developer that it's not the same voice actor. We…
March 10, 2021 | 10:00 EST
Olija Review
Non-traditional methods of exploring a narrative are becoming pretty common these days. It makes you wonder at what point will these non-traditional methodologies become traditional and come full…
January 28, 2021 | 09:00 EST
Cyber Shadow Review
When it comes to retro action-platformers like Cyber Shadow, there's a lot going against them. Not only are there plenty of pixelated competition on the market, there are many different expectations…
January 25, 2021 | 09:00 EST
Skul: The Hero Slayer Review
What happens after the "good guys" win? Once the heroes are triumphant, the demon kings have been vanquished, and the land is restored, what then? Maybe some folks don't want the demon kings to be…
January 19, 2021 | 07:00 EST
Override 2: Super Mech League
There is nothing in the world that I love more than giant fighting robots. Anything related to Voltron, Gundam, or Transformers is right up my alley, I saw both Real Steel and Pacific Rim more than…
December 29, 2020 | 11:00 EST
Kingdom Hearts: Melody of Memory Review
Square Enix's Kingdom Hearts series is known for many things: complicated plots, titles that don't make a whole lot of sense, epic multi-stage boss fights, and characters whose designs involve a lot…
November 24, 2020 | 11:00 EST
Assassin's Creed Valhalla Review
When Assassin's Creed Origins dropped in 2017, many, such as myself, applauded Ubisoft's total reinvention of the franchise and felt the series come back from the brink of irrelevancy. Older fans…
November 9, 2020 | 06:05 EST
The Falconeer Review
The Falconeer is a game many have had their eyes on since its first announcement at last years XO19. With Next Gen around the corner, The Falconeer is one of the launch titles for the Xbox Series X,…
November 6, 2020 | 10:00 EST
Ghostrunner Review
From start to finish, you're in for a ride with Ghostrunner. It feels a lot like a Summer blockbuster—those movies that are just high octane action from start to finish. To me, what comes to mind is…
October 26, 2020 | 10:00 EDT
The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners Tourist Edition Review
The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners Tourist Edition is a really ambitious game, especially for the very limited power of the Oculus Quest. The PC version’s launch last year was met with…
October 23, 2020 | 12:00 EDT
GONNER2 Review
Back in the distant year of 2016, a developer known as Art in Heart (made up of a few folks, including Ditto on itch.io) released a side-scrolling roguelite called GONNER. This odd little game had…
October 23, 2020 | 09:00 EDT
Disc Room Review
Death in video games come in many forms, but the common consensus is that death is bad, obviously. In Dark Souls, you lose your hard-earned currency. In Super Mario 64, you have to retry the level…
October 22, 2020 | 09:00 EDT
The Walking Dead: Onslaught Review
The Walking Dead Onslaught has some big boots to fill after it’s sister Virtual Reality game, Saints And Sinners, ended up becoming a defining title for the potential of VR gaming. Whilst Saints and…
October 21, 2020 | 11:00 EDT
AquaNox: Deep Descent Review
The deep-sea is a terrifying place, so the idea of settings a post-apocalypse story in the deep sea makes a lot of sense. AquaNox: Deep Descent is one such game, a 6-degrees-of-freedom underwater…
October 16, 2020 | 11:00 EDT
Zoids Wild: Blast Unleashed Review
Zoids Wild: Blast Unleashed starts with two options: Battle and Missions. There is no tutorial, and the introduction to the game's setting is brief and obligatory. It expects, practically demands,…
October 16, 2020 | 05:00 EDT
Darksburg Review
Traveling through the zombie-infested world of Darksburg takes me back to the days of sitting on my cousin's worn out futon as we attempted to survive in Left 4 Dead. At first I assumed that…
October 11, 2020 | 11:00 EDT
Drake Hollow Review
I am a little on the fence about survival game Drake Hollow despite spending dozens of hours with it. On one hand, it's a beautiful looking experience with adorable creatures and fun crafting…
October 3, 2020 | 11:00 EDT
Cyber Hook Review
Consider, if you will, the humble grappling hook. It's an integral yet oft-overlooked part of vertical platforming in gaming. When it's used well, it adds a sense of momentum and joyful abandon to…
September 24, 2020 | 01:00 EDT
New Super Lucky's Tale Review
3D Platformers are a bit of a marmite genre. For some, they're an experiment that died when people realized that platforming in 3D wasn't good enough to carry a game on its own. For others, they're…
September 11, 2020 | 11:00 EDT
Remnant: From the Ashes - Subject 2923 Review
I put my fair share of time into Remnant: From the Ashes, and I found it to be a pretty good Soulsborne shooter when I reviewed it last year. It had some problems, like repetitive boss battles and…
August 20, 2020 | 10:00 EDT
Hellpoint Review
I stand in front of a hulking behemoth of a boss and wait for it to swing. At the very last moment I roll behind its back and use my heavy attack. I quickly dart out of the way before the next…
July 29, 2020 | 09:00 EDT
Carrion Review
Most horror games put players in the shoes of weak protagonists who cower and flee from the monstrous beasts that haunt them. In Carrion, players instead get to take on the role of the monstrous…
July 22, 2020 | 11:06 EDT
Panzer Paladin Review
I missed out on the NES era of gaming, and just barely made it in time to experience SNES platformers. Thankfully, there's developers such as Tribute Games who create games that emulate the style of…
July 21, 2020 | 09:00 EDT
Rocket Arena Review
The world of hero shooters is unquestionably very competitive, and not just in terms of gameplay. So many elements have to mesh together perfectly to deliver a good hero shooter experience, to the…
July 17, 2020 | 12:00 EDT