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Feline Forensics and the Meowseum Mystery (PC) Review

I love noir mysteries and puzzle games. The Agatha Christie games from Microids are solid examples of this, as are the Duck Detective games. Now, a new game has joined the roster of my regular mystery rotation. Feline Forensics and the Meowseum…

Ugly Betty “How Betty Got Her Grieve Back” – Review

Old gays, news gays, little gays, and little greys. Directed by James Hayman, we know this wonderful queen from directing all the big episodes of Ugly Betty, including “Queens for a Day,” “Sofia’s Choice,” “Derailed,” and, of course, “East Side Story.” While…

Wax Heads (PC) Review

You kids today have things so easy, with your music streaming platforms that pay artists a pittance. Back in my day, if we wanted to acquire music through the Internet, we had to buy songs in a proprietary format on iTunes. Or,…

Bus Bound (PC) – Review

A handful of years later, and I am still both positively and negatively talking about Stillalive Studios’ previous bus-based simulation game. It would seem like poor form to mention it by name in the opening line of the review of the new…

Aether & Iron (PC) – Review

I was almost a very sad man last month, as I looked forlornly at Seismic Squirrel and Chaos Theory Games’ Aether & Iron after not seeing a review copy land on my doorstep. However, that was simply a problem with our emails,…

Vampire Crawlers (PC) Review

Oh, my dearest poncle, what have you done to me? I swear, after spending hundreds of hours on Vampire Survivors (and its various DLCs), I knew that Vampire Crawlers was going to swallow me. As I suspected, Vampire Crawlers is a surprising…

SoulQuest (PC) Review

I love a good action game. In fact, Bayonetta and Okami are two of my favorite games of all time. SoulQuest is inspired by this sort of action, but the irony is that the soul of those games doesn’t quite reach this…

Ugly Betty “East Side Story” – Review

To borrow from Tim Gunn this season: A prison break, a high school musical, a sex dungeon, a birth certificate, a pregnancy, a car crash, three weddings, and a soon-to-be funeral – oh my! Directed by the man who makes more impact…

Constance (Nintendo Switch) Review

I believe Metroidvania games resonate so strongly with players because of their input-oriented design. Some games feel like they’re letting you steer the experience with safeguards, and others let you feel like you’re playing a supporting role in a movie. Games like Constance,…

Mouse: P.I. for Hire (PC) Review

Ah, now here’s a game I was really hoping I’d get to review. Given its reputation and “overwhelmingly positive” Steam reviews, I think this is a game that needs little (if any) introduction. What we’ve got here is Mouse: P.I. for Hire,…