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Serious Sam 4 (PC) Review

As a connoisseur of the FPS genre, I welcome all variations of the genre, but still enjoy ones that are basic to the core. Whether it’s the looting frenzy that is Borderlands, the rhythm spin of BPM: Bullets Per Minute, or the…

Giraffe And Annika (PS4) – Review

Sometimes a game isn’t always aimed directly at you, though nonetheless, you enjoy it. I’m specifically talking about games aimed at kids, the likes of your Spyro, Crash Bandicoot, and if we’re going for dark kids games, Oddworld: Abe’s Oddysee and 40 Winks. Those were the…

Lovecraft Country Episode 5 Review: “Strange Case”

Warning: This article contains discussions of rape and transphobia, images of gore, and spoilers for Lovecraft Country. My feelings about Lovecraft Country’s fifth episode, “Strange Case,” can best be summed up in one word: complicated. For what it’s worth, I think that’s…

The Strangers: Prey At Night Review

I finally started playing Dead By Daylight. I’m not very good at it — though I did throw myself a little private celebration the first time I pipped — but I’m working on it. This article isn’t about that, or at least…

The Orville Season 2 – Ep 12 Review

Warning: The following review contains spoilers for The Orville episode titled “Sanctuary.” Instead of my usual open for these reviews, I decided to change things up a little this week. I’ve been talking a lot about how much I love the art…

Doctor Who Series 3 “42” – Review

How well do you think the BBC’s prop department/This Planet Earth build their TARDIS’? Can we stick a writer in there and fling it off a building to see how well the craftsmanship holds up? Preferably a really big building, something like the…

Minoria (PS4) Review

Jumping into a long-running series might feel like a leap, but I took the initiative to try out Minoria with no prior knowledge. A new fan of 2D Metroidvanias thanks to Rogue Legacy, I wanted to expand into a non-roguelike format and this…

Is It Wrong… Infinite Combate (Switch) Review

The full title of this game couldn’t even fit in our header. Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? Infinite Combate, which I’ll be politely calling Dungeon – IC for this review, is a mouthful. It’s also a full-fledged…

Lovecraft Country Episode 4 Review: “A History of Violence”

Warning: This article contains mentions of colonialism, anti-Indigenous violence, homophobia, transphobia, and spoilers for Lovecraft Country. Lovecraft Country has a well-established trajectory of utilizing, playing with, and subverting familiar entries into various (white) literary and cinematic canons. Lovecraft Country’s fourth episode moves…

Samurai Jack: Battle Through Time (PC) Review

Full disclosure: I completely forgot Samurai Jack: Battle Through Time released until release week when ads started showing up in my social media feeds. It was hard to gauge just what kind of game it would be based on the cinematic footage in these…