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Card Shark (Switch) Review

Back in February, you may recall that another Steam Next Fest was held on Valve’s venerable digital distribution platform. During that event, among all the various game demos I downloaded, one demo stood out to me. You might also be aware that…

Eiyuden Chronicle Rising (PS5) Review

2020’s most highly funded Kickstarter excited me greatly. It was for a game called Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes. It is inspired by games like Suikoden from the PS1 and PS2 eras and brings back mechanics close to my heart. While Hundred Heroes…

Doctor Who “Hell Bent” – Review

The truth of “Hell Bent” is that there are a few moments that are fan service, and even my cold dead heart(s?) flutter into higher rhythms at them. The moment where Peter is sitting outside the shack, surrounded by the proles of…

No Man’s Sky (PS4) – Review

I’m reasonably confident that this was said before, though it bears repeatings. Hello Games’ 2016 release of No Man’s Sky is possibly the most remarkable redemption arc we’ve seen in gaming for at least 10-years. Upon the launch of Sean Murray putting the…

Sniper Elite 5 (PS5) Review

The modern shooter has become something drastically different than when I started playing the genre with Halo in the early 2000s. With a hyper-focus on lax trigger-fingers and a need for peak reflexes, the pace in any first or third-person shooter is at…

Uncharted 2: Among Thieves (PS4) – Review

It has been a while, though I think it is obvious why. The last time I spoke about Nathan Drake, I made it quite clear I would rather feed that man through a wood chipper than put up with him for a moment…

Just Cause 4 (XBO) – Review

The Just Cause series is a strange beast within the world of video games. As I’ll soon describe for a video, it is often a sandbox crammed into being a game first instead of a game built around that sandbox. I think that…

Ghostbusters: The Video Game Remastered (PC) Review

To paraphrase Roky Erickson, whose lyrics would later be rather fittingly covered by the Swedish heavy metal band Ghost, “If you bust ghosts, you have everything. You can bust any ghost you want, and you can do anything you want to do.…

Dolmen (PC) Review

Venturing into a Souls-like is an experience like no other in gaming. You know that failure is inevitable, and a grind to victory is necessary to overcome gargantuan obstacles in the form of titanic enemies. Some forego this grind and stay away…

Itorah (PC) Review

I love seeing visually striking games that take inspiration from locales and cultures not often seen in gaming. As a result, I found myself drawn to Itorah, a game that uses South American and Central American landscapes for its setting. However, sometimes…