NERF Legends Review
As a brand, NERF is a notable throwback to my childhood. Harmless target shooting with an array of exotic weaponry (to my younger eyes) could take up hours of my time. Now imagine the aptly-titled…
December 27, 2021 | 11:00 EST
After The Fall Review
After The Fall is a frustrating experience to discuss. On the one hand, the game is a marked improvement for Vertigo Games over their last VR experience, Arizona Sunshine. It eschews a serious single…
December 18, 2021 | 11:00 EST
Solar Ash Review
There are some developers who remain steadfastly in their comfort zones throughout their careers. Heart Machine cannot be said to be one of them. After 2016's Hyper Light Drifter used Zelda-style top…
December 9, 2021 | 11:00 EST
Rubber Bandits Review
Who would have thought that hitting a wayward banana with a plastic fish would be so satisfying? Rubber Bandits wastes no time in putting you in your place as soon as the game starts, where you'll…
December 8, 2021 | 11:00 EST
Rune Factory 4: Special Review
Farming sims used to be a bit of a rare breed. If you wanted to plant virtual corn you basically could only turn to Harvest Moon. Of course, if you had some sort of brain hemorrhage you could have…
December 6, 2021 | 10:00 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
First Class Trouble Review
With COVID-19 and subsequent limitations on travel, various occupations, and so on, total game-streaming viewers and hours recorded reached new heights in 2020. One of the biggest draws wasn't the…
November 22, 2021 | 01:00 EST
DEEEER Simulator Review
Sometimes it’s necessary to explore the weirdest of the weird just to get a sense of perspective on how normal everything else may seem. When it comes to games that go completely off the wall, a…
November 22, 2021 | 10:00 EST
Jurassic World Evolution 2 Review
There's something primally fun about carefully building up to something and working on it to nurture it into a thriving business/city/mars base, and then watching it all comes crashing down beneath…
November 19, 2021 | 10:30 EST
Battlefield 2042 Review
Battlefield 2042 marks the return of EA Dice's military first-person shooter franchise in a near-future setting. Whether it can live up to its predecessors, however, is a question with no clear…
November 19, 2021 | 10:00 EST
The Last Stand: Aftermath Review
In the early days of the internet, back when Facebook was only on college campuses and video quality was still at 360p, there were flash games. Massive websites like Newgrounds and Kongregate would…
November 16, 2021 | 10:00 EST
Sherlock Holmes Chapter One Review
The detective genre is an odd one. Many games purporting to be detective thrillers simply lead you by the nose down a linear series of clues and narrative beats, occasionally stopping to let you…
November 15, 2021 | 12:00 EST
Mobile Suit Gundam Battle Operation Code Fairy - Volume 1 Review
It feels like it's been ages since a Gundam game with an original story has been released, especially in the West. For years it's been one arena fighter after another, but Mobile Suit Gundam Battle…
November 15, 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
Blue Reflection: Second Light Review
It’s a shame when a game that you enjoy doesn’t do that well. Any hopes of a sequel seem dashed when the game underperforms both in terms of sales and scores. There is a rare occasion where, despite…
November 8, 2021 | 06:00 EST
Energy Cycle Edge Review
I'll admit: I wasn't kind to Sometimes You's Energy Cycle. Even by the diminished standards this developer/publisher set for itself, its puzzle ambitions went nowhere. But the great thing about…
November 8, 2021 | 11:00 EST
Conway: Disappearance at Dahlia View Review
Alfred Hitchcock’s 1954 classic thriller film Rear Window follows an injured photojournalist stuck in a wheelchair as he spies on his neighbors and uncovers a murder mystery. Famously, this film has…
November 6, 2021 | 11:00 EDT
Demon Turf Review
Platformers are infamously hard games to get right. They need to be challenging enough to be replayable without artificially injecting difficulty. You have to feel some sense of ownership over your…
November 3, 2021 | 09:00 EDT
Energy Cycle Review
Developer/Publisher combo Sometimes You sprang up in the mid-2010s to carve a niche in the "discount indie" space. As most mainline indies are climbing up towards the $15-$25 range, it's nice to have…
November 2, 2021 | 11:00 EDT
Resident Evil 4 VR Review
New ports of fan-favorite Resident Evil 4 are nothing new, but Resident Evil 4 VR, out now on Oculus Quest 2, is the definitive survival horror experience that fans of this classic have been waiting…
October 27, 2021 | 11:30 EDT
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
Disciples: Liberation Review
Morality is a weird thing in video games. When morality first became a concept that games felt capable of tackling most developers tried to gamify it, turning it into a mechanic that measures good…
October 21, 2021 | 05:00 EDT
Jett: The Far Shore Review
Jett: The Far Shore is an ambitious game. I respect that. You step into the moon boots of Mei, an 'anchorite' tasked with taking the first steps on the alien planet humanity is seeking to colonize.…
October 20, 2021 | 10:30 EDT
Doctor Who: The Edge of Reality Review
Doctor Who is the longest-running sci-fi franchise in the world and has been to some pretty strange places, but Maze Theory and Just Add Water’s video game is the first to take the Doctor to The Edge…
October 19, 2021 | 10:00 EDT
Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl Review
In the age of day-one patches and promised roadmaps, Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl is a stellar example of a game that could someday be really good – possibly even great. Someday being the operant word…
October 18, 2021 | 01:37 EDT
Crysis Remastered Trilogy Review
No longer the bastion of PC gaming; the heavyweight that brought consumer hardware to its knees with its kitchen-sink approach to rendering, spawning the veritable "but can it run Crysis?" meme:…
October 15, 2021 | 04:00 EDT
The Good Life Review
Hidetaka ‘SWERY’ Suehiro is a strange man. His surreal style of writing has been the object of ire and admiration in equal measure and games like his Twin-Peaks’ em up Deadly Premonition or the ill-…
October 14, 2021 | 04:19 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
Insurgency: Sandstorm Review
While the iron was still hot on current-era FPS titles, New World Interactive put their name on the map with Insurgency. Despite having a lot of the same modern military accouterments of Battlefield…
October 13, 2021 | 11:30 EDT
Rainbow Billy: The Curse of the Leviathan Review
The world can be an intimidating and scary place, but having friends and family can give you the strength to make your way through it. Bonding with people is not always easy and is filled with ups…
October 5, 2021 | 03:00 EDT
Alan Wake Remastered Review
Alan Wake Remastered has been a long time coming. Remedy Entertainment's strange yet deeply engrossing psychological thriller has endured as one of gaming's high-profile cult classics. It's a game…
October 4, 2021 | 09:00 EDT
Rogue Lords Review
The fight between good and evil is a tale much older than we can fathom. Having somewhere to fight against and something to work towards has kept us motivated - it has kept us alive. This being said…
September 30, 2021 | 05:00 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
Hot Wheels Unleashed Review
The metallic little racecars and plastic orange tracks of my childhood have come back to haunt me once more in the form of a video game: Hot Wheels Unleashed. Milestone, the Italy-based racing game…
September 27, 2021 | 11:00 EDT
UnMetal Review
It's very rare to find a comedy game that actually makes you laugh. Comedy is a really subjective genre, which is why comedy movies have this tendency to not review so well unless they having…
September 27, 2021 | 10:00 EDT
Astria Ascending Review
As a JRPG aficionado, I’ve played my fair share of pickings from what the genre has to offer. Astria Ascending caught my eye and seemed like a painting that had come to life. It had some big names…
September 27, 2021 | 08:00 EDT
Lost Judgment Review
With the Judgment franchise carrying the 3D brawler torch while Yakuza continues down the turn-based path, Lost Judgment has major shoes to fill. While still suffering from a case of franchise…
September 16, 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
Life is Strange: True Colors Review
Ever since the first Life is Strange game release back in 2015 I've been waiting for a proper follow-up to the time-bending adventures of Max and Chloe. While Life is Strange 2 and Before The Storm …
September 8, 2021 | 12:00 EDT
Tales of Arise Review
There’s a simple, intrinsic satisfaction that comes with savoring a delicious, filling meal. Even when one bite tastes more acidic or bitter than expected, the next one more than makes up for it,…
September 8, 2021 | 10:00 EDT
Kitaria Fables Review
Over the course of almost a decade playing video games, only two have ever reduced me to tears. The first was Dark Souls 2 when my third attempt to try and navigate the infamous Black Gulch after…
September 3, 2021 | 10:00 EDT
Rustler Review
Humans have come a long way from sleeping in barns and riding horses to the market. Despite all our advances, we often look back at the way things used to be and wonder how different society was.…
August 30, 2021 | 09:00 EDT
Necrobarista - Final Pour Review
With a name as exciting as Necrobarista, I expected a lot. Does it involve a barista that makes coffee and raises the dead? Perhaps there's a lot of fantasy elements, and heck, maybe zombies.…
August 26, 2021 | 11:00 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
Hoa Review
Can you Be-Leaf It? Hoa is the game equivalent of a children’s bedtime story: a light narrative that serves as a vehicle for a comfortable atmosphere, memorable magical episodes, and an easy moral…
August 23, 2021 | 09:30 EDT
Psychonauts 2 Review
We were long overdue for a Psychonauts sequel.16 years ago, Tim Schafer and the developers at Double Fine Productions released the first Psychonauts: a colorful platformer game on the PlayStation 2…
August 23, 2021 | 09:00 EDT
The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles Review
Since the Japanese release of The Great Ace Attorney: Adventures back in 2015 on the 3DS and the arrival of its sequel The Great Ace Attorney 2: Resolve two years later, series fans have been eagerly…
August 18, 2021 | 11:00 EDT
Foreclosed Review
The year is 21XX. Roving gangs of cyberpunk video games roam the wasteland, traveling from city to city and trying to entice gamers to try them out. They're dime a dozen, but some of them manage to…
August 12, 2021 | 09:00 EDT