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Brotato (PC) Review

The Bullet Heaven genre was all the rage last year, with Vampire Survivors leading the pack and several others following suit. There’s just something about watching your character grow massively powerful each run that makes these games beyond addictive. One such game that entered…

The Odd Entertainment of AI-Generated SpongeBob

AI is a lot of things currently. It’s scary that it can replace jobs, but also captivating in how advanced it has become thanks to machine learning, training, and the ever-present question of sentience. That’s why I was skeptical when I first…

Harmony: The Fall of Reverie (PC) Review

DONTNOD has delivered some of my favorite stories in gaming over the span of more than a decade. Aside from the oft-forgotten Remember Me, they’re best known for Life is Strange 1 and 2. The latter title earned an emphatic 10 out of 10 from…

Gravity Rush: What Could Have Been

Sony’s Japan Studio is responsible for some of PlayStation’s biggest dark-horse, underrated gem games. While they’re most known for their Ico/Shadow of the Colossus/Last Guardian games, they’re also home to classics like Ape Escape, LocoRoco, and Patapon. This talented studio got the heave-ho in 2021,…

Protodroid DeLTA (PC) Review

Mega Man fans have had a bit of a rollercoaster in recent decades. The series tried a reboot with modest success in Mega Man 11, whereas Mighty Number 9 was one of Kickstarter’s first non-success stories. Developer Adam Kareem decided to try his hand at his…

TT Isle of Man: Ride on the Edge 3 (PS5) Review

Recently, I revisited the classic racing title Midnight Club II. While it’s a car-heavy game, you’re also given the option to choose a motorcycle. I found this vehicle immensely more fun as I navigated its twists and turns with ease and felt an…

Metal Mutation Early Access Preview

When two genres come together, they can truly captivate their target audience. So when I saw the words “cyberpunk” and “Roguelike” put together to market Metal Mutation, I knew I had to get my hands on it. The hyper-futuristic setting coupled with…

Tape to Tape Early Access Preview

Sports fans that play games on PC have had a rough go of it the past few decades. When PC gaming shifted to Steam and other proprietary game clients, the EA Sports series didn’t make a seamless transition. It’s only in recent…

Ravenlok (PC) Review

The fairy tale subgenre doesn’t get much spotlight in video games, but I’ve had a fair bit of nostalgia over the years. As an example, Alice: Madness Returns is high on my list of favorite games from the Xbox 360 generation. Ravenlok aims to capture…

The Fascinating Draw of Vampire Survivors-Like Bullet Heavens

When Vampire Survivors got its explosion in popularity last year, I couldn’t help but play it until I got sick of it. This, incidentally, took quite a long while thanks to its rewarding and enthralling nature. It may not have been the first “Bullet…