Light Apprentice - The Comic Book RPG is a charming package on the surface. Its approach to potential customers is spearheaded by its comic-book-like aesthetic, which admittedly has its appeal. The…
November 11, 2017 | 09:00 EST
I've kept it no secret that Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy: The Telltale Series has floundered. Unable to really figure out what it wants to be, the series has only really managed to tie together…
October 20, 2017 | 09:00 EDT
The first episode of Batman: The Enemy Within caught me by surprise. I wasn't surprised that it was good, I was expecting that after the general quality of the first season. Rather, I felt surprised…
October 18, 2017 | 01:00 EDT
A few weeks ago I previewed Zillion Whales' Mushroom Wars 2 at Play NYC 2017. I sat down with the developers and played a couple of rounds of the game using a controller and learning how things…
October 11, 2017 | 09:00 EDT
Great puzzle games often straddle the razor-thin line between frustration and challenge. They must be just hard enough to make a player pause but not so obtuse that quitting feels like a relief.…
October 6, 2017 | 11:00 EDT
Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy: The Telltale Series has been off to a noticeably rocky start so far. The first two episodes have been unable to provide the usual interesting characters and plots…
September 9, 2017 | 09:00 EDT
Last year saw the release of Batman: The Telltale Series, a game that was eager to stray from established lore and provide a fresh take on Batman. By the end of the season I found myself left with an…
August 15, 2017 | 09:00 EDT
I am a huge fan of Harvest Moon. Harvest Moon: Back To Nature is one of my favorite games, and I sank a worryingly large amount of time into it. Harvest Moon 64 was the cause of many a late night in…
June 29, 2017 | 09:00 EDT
While I thought Telltale's first episode in Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy: The Telltale Series wasn't the best note to start on, it still held some promise of ideas that could be explored. While…
June 26, 2017 | 11:00 EDT
It's been a wild ride for The Walking Dead: A New Frontier. It may not have recaptured that magic the original series had, but I have found it to be a genuinely solid season that does a great job at…
June 7, 2017 | 01:00 EDT
I have a strange love for spelling games, especially ones that mix in some RPG elements. About a year ago, I gave Letter Quest a shot but ultimately found it kind of lacking. However, the itch to…
May 23, 2017 | 08:00 EDT
As we come to the penultimate episode of The Walking Dead: A New Frontier we find the characters of Javier and David to be stuck in a tight spot. With the town of Richmond turning itself inside out…
May 13, 2017 | 09:00 EDT
I've always had mixed feelings about the Syberia series. The tone-building and environmental design always stood out as the work of a master auteur, but the first two games fell apart due to their…
May 1, 2017 | 09:00 EDT
Telltale's continued objective of making a game with every single IP available is going strong, and their latest grab is Guardians of the Galaxy. This is one IP that I always thought would be the…
April 23, 2017 | 11:00 EDT
After the explosive two episode premiere of The Walking Dead: A New Frontier, I was wondering where the series would go next. The twist at the end of the second episode really had me excited, and now…
April 2, 2017 | 09:00 EDT
The Walking Dead was the game that kickstarted Telltale's new direction of episodic games that were heavy on story and light on traditional adventure. Whether you agree with the direction the company…
January 3, 2017 | 01:00 EST
The first season of Batman: The Telltale Series is over, with Telltale's unique take on Batman, and more importantly Bruce Wayne, finishing off with a bang. Telltale has put out great games, and…
December 26, 2016 | 01:00 EST
We finally reach the final episode of another one of Telltale's episodic adventures. I've continued to insist that Batman: The Telltale Series has been one of the best that Telltale has given us, but…
December 22, 2016 | 01:00 EST
1984 (the book, not the year) is one of those classics of modern literature that is often referenced outside of its original context. The dystopian society that Orwell described was the extremization…
December 20, 2016 | 01:00 EST
I've always insisted that Telltale has had a fourth episode curse. Every Telltale series I've played, I've found the fourth episode to be the weakest of the bunch, with The Wolf Among Us being a…
December 11, 2016 | 11:00 EST
Telltale has gotten through two episodes of Batman: The Telltale Series without any major stumbles so far. The plot keeps advancing in unexpected and exciting ways as the new and still unnamed…
November 4, 2016 | 02:00 EDT
Telltale's first episode of Batman: The Telltale Series was a pleasant surprise that took a hard look at the man behind the mask. Bruce Wayne's time in the limelight led to an interesting take on…
September 29, 2016 | 11:00 EDT
Batman has been written and used many different ways over the years, and he has been in many video games in that time as well. Telltale has always been big with their story games, and now they're…
August 7, 2016 | 09:00 EDT
The main screen and map that you'll walk around in You could go up to any Pokémon fan and ask them, "Would you want Pokémon in real life?" and the answer would be an emphatic yes. That's exactly…
July 11, 2016 | 09:00 EDT
If you took an old-school JRPG, gave it a fresh 2D aesthetic, and optimized it for mobile then you would have Kobojo’s latest title Zodiac: Orcanon Odyssey. Zodiac is a unique premium RPG that is…
December 5, 2015 | 09:00 EST
Super Barista is a food service-tower defense hybrid of a game for iOS from Appnormals. This indie title is a multitasker's dream, combining the hectic time-management of food service games with the…
October 31, 2015 | 09:00 EDT
Goat Simulator: Mmore Goatz Edition has just arrived for the Xbox One and Xbox 360 and includes the Goat MMO Simulator and Goatz expansion, obviously spoofing massively multiplayer online games and…
August 26, 2015 | 09:00 EDT
Guild of Dungeoneering is a game by Gambrinous, purchasable here at GOG for $15 or from other outlets seen on their website. It's a turn-based dungeon crawler that gets its originality by building…
July 26, 2015 | 09:00 EDT
Bethesda’s debut at E3 was impressive, with video footage of upcoming games, and announcements on the titles that fans love such as Doom, and Fallout 4. When they announced Fallout Shelter for iOS…
June 22, 2015 | 09:00 EDT
Last year we saw the release of Goat Simulator for Steam and iOS as part of the simulator craze. Coffee Stain Studios managed to capture a simulator that appeals to everyone, and last week they…
April 28, 2015 | 09:00 EDT
Usually when you think of rhythm games, the first thing that comes to mind are games like Guitar Hero or DDR, but most likely you don’t associate it with fighting hordes of enemies and unlocking…
April 22, 2015 | 04:38 EDT
Are you tired of immaculately designed graphics engines presenting you with the newest levels of graphic fidelity? Would you rather use your *own* graphics engine, the most powerful engine of them…
February 3, 2015 | 09:00 EST
Mobile games tend to love having Free to Play puzzle games that kill a few minutes of your time, bit by bit. Many use the idea of Bejeweled and work on improving that formula, but Puzzle Forge 2…
January 26, 2015 | 09:00 EST
Mighty Smighties by Herotrainment is, at first glance, an extremely colorful game that is obviously designed for children to enjoy something simple on a mobile device. It takes the concept of a…
January 20, 2015 | 09:00 EST
ArcaneSoul is the quest for a bigger combo. Big, flashy, glorious damage numbers splash out as you juggle groups of monsters in your crusade for gold, gear, and glory. The stages play out quickly in…
January 5, 2015 | 09:00 EST
There's a reason why This War of Mine has gotten the hype and attention that it has gotten since its launch. In the world of video games, taking a view on some of the different elements of war isn't…
December 25, 2014 | 10:00 EST
Crusaders Quest is a real-time action RPG and matching game from TOAST for iOS and Android. Released on Dec. 11, 2014, the game is now available worldwide. Tens of thousands of players pre-…
December 21, 2014 | 09:00 EST
Get Off My Lawn! is not the type of game that I would have ever expected to find myself playing, given the stigma of ‘cell phone style’ titles. However, I decided to give the game a chance for as…
November 18, 2014 | 03:00 EST
Take control of an Archmage who is building a tower in a duel against his fiercest rival. Summon the power to construct rooms from your lair, bind dwarves to your service, and launch destructive…
November 18, 2014 | 01:00 EST
The price may have gone up, but I bought the game through in-game purchasing (it starts out free, then you can buy the full game whenever) for 4 dollars. I think the original price is about 8$,…
October 10, 2014 | 09:00 EDT
The horror genre has been pretty sparse as of late, with one of the only science fiction horror series recently turning more towards action adventure than survival, along with the Resident Evil…
September 15, 2014 | 11:00 EDT
The Walking Dead Season 2 Episode 4 has a lot of the ingredients for something truly impressive but never quite coalesces into anything of that sort. There are a number of good moments, and it ends…
August 29, 2014 | 09:00 EDT
There are two words I would use to describe my total experience throughout The Wolf Among Us’ five episodes: rushed and deceiving. Being a big fan of the Fables comics and Telltale’s The Walking Dead…
July 11, 2014 | 09:00 EDT
In the review of the previous episode of The Wolf Among Us, I mentioned that it was setting up many questions to be answered. While most questions do get answered in this episode, they are answered…
July 10, 2014 | 09:00 EDT
In the review of The Wolf Among Us' previous episode, one of my major criticisms had to do with a feeling of separation from the game. That it felt much more like I was just an observer and not a…
May 28, 2014 | 09:00 EDT
With episode three of The Walking Dead Season Two (entitled, ‘In Harm’s Way’), TellTale continues to impress. Though the first episode was somewhat underwhelming, the second was excellent, and this…
May 23, 2014 | 09:00 EDT
Transistor is Supergiant Games' second game following the wildly successful and critically acclaimed Bastion. Transistor has similar hallmarks as Bastion, what we may now consider the signature…
May 21, 2014 | 09:00 EDT
I don’t play collectible card games, and I have no real connection with the Warcraft universe. These are just two things I have never really dabbled with, not out of any dislike but out of a lack of…
May 12, 2014 | 09:00 EDT