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SNW “Lift Us Where Suffering Cannot Reach” – Review

This is the first Strange New Worlds episode with two returning writers, Bill Wolkoff of “Ghosts of Illyria,” and Robin Wasserman with “Spock Amok.” The two are joined by Arrowverse director Andi Armaganian, who also did some work with Discovery, but those are seasons 4…

Dave the Diver (PC) Review

Sometimes a game will sneak up on the Indie gaming scene and take it by storm. Vampire Survivors was the last one back in 2022, but recently Dave the Diver has been all over my social media feeds and my Steam front…

Sclash (PC) Review

When I first saw the trailer for Sclash, I was given a warning by one of my co-workers that this game was intended to be extremely difficult. The exact quote that my co-worker gave was from the store page stating “Sclash is…

Viewfinder (PS5) Review

Since the release of Portal, there have been a lot of First-Person Puzzle games that have been released to various levels of success. Games like Manifold Garden, The Entropy Centre, The Turing Test, Superliminal, and other similar games have all tried to…

Lakeburg Legacies (PC) Review

When the premise of Lakeburg Legacies was introduced, I knew I had to get my hands on it. While strategy games tend to be an involved timesink, I was willing to give my full attention to one where the foundation of success relied on…

Hammer of Virtue (PC) Review

Hammer of Virtue isn’t normal when it comes to the convention of modern-day games, nor would I say is the Just Cause series. Both aim for style over substance but I’d also liken No Pest Productions’ latest title to the Earth Defense Force series. This is…

Venba (PC) Review

Food is a part of any culture. What people eat, how they cook, and how they share their recipes is something that can be unique between cultures, and even between families within a culture. From the moment I saw a trailer for…

Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning Part 1 (Film) Review

Mission Impossible is one of those rare franchises that has actually managed to improve through subsequent entries. The first film, while certainly not bad was nonetheless quite flawed, with an especially confusing plot that made the action less meaningful. Later entries managed…

SNW “Spock Amok” – Review

Think of an awkward comedian, like David O’Doherty. Now spread that out like nails on a chalkboard for an hour. Only then do I think you’ve got Henry Alonso Myers & Robin Wasserman’s “Spock Amok.” Directed by Rachel Leiterman, the mostly second…

Flutter Away (PC) Review

One particular type of game that has swept gamers by storm is the “cozy” variety. This genre aims to eliminate the stress and urgency that most games possess making for a relaxing way to simmer down or remove the anxiety that the…