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Monster Train 2 (PC) Review

Trying to knock out some of my review backlog is a challenge this time of year. As we get closer to Summer Game Fest, the importance of clearing things out so I’m not juggling deadlines along with conference coverage gets higher and…

StarVaders (PC) Review

For the past few weeks, I’ve been deep in a few RPGs. I went directly from Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (my GOTY so far) to Trails Through Daybreak II, along with the new DLC for Sea of Stars, “Throes of the Watchmaker.”…

Sea of Stars – Throes of the Watchmaker DLC (PC) Review

Admittedly, I was a little behind on playing Sea of Stars. It came out in August 2023, right around the time I was dealing with a health issue, and right before the death of my mother in October of that year. However,…

Sugardew Island (Nintendo Switch) Review

The core appeal of games like Harvest Moon has persisted in countless farming and easy-going life sims for decades. Since the release of Stardew Valley, an entire new generation of gamers has fallen in love with the slower, more casual experience of these cozy…

Deliver At All Costs (PC) – Review

Back when you could click your fingers, do finger guns, and say “Daddio” without getting funny looks. Ah, the late 1950s, such a horrible time for half the population. Set deep in Americana, the island town of St Monique is a somewhat…

Into the Restless Ruins (PC) Review

If you’ve ever spent time in a level editor, boy, do I have a new game for you. Into the Restless Ruins is a roguelike deckbuilder that has you create the level systematically throughout your run. This includes deciding power-up rooms, twists and turns,…

Doctor Who “Lucky Day” – Review

Why do we need a conventionally attractive Clive? It’s about now that I’d have made myself look stupid, assuming Pete McTighe is also Australian, which is easy to understand given his writing credits. Alongside writing the 6000th episode of Neighbours, McTighe would…

Thunderbolts* (Movie) Review

At this point, many of my friends with whom I watched the Marvel Cinematic Universe films have bailed out. A few are willing to hang in there with me, but I have often been the only one willing to believe in the…

Duck Detective: The Ghost of Glamping (PC) – Review

I won’t lie, I love Eugene McQuacklin, I’m maybe his number-one fan. Happy Broccoli Games’ Duck Detective: The Secret Salami last year left me wanting so much more. It even climbed to the second spot on my list of games of the…

The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered (PC) – Review

A few years ago, out of curiosity more than anything, I downloaded The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion through Game Pass and almost immediately stopped. The nearly 20-year-old release is not only showing its age by this point. Comparing it to Bethesda’s “Can…