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.”…
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,…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
I’ve had a lot going on the past two weeks. I won’t get into details, but along with the site having some long-overdue maintenance, I’ve had some things to take care of. In my downtime, though, I’ve done what I love doing:…
There’s only so much that you can learn about the world in school, as World History classes can’t touch upon every region and every significant event within the wide reaches of the globe. While video games are typically a medium where players…
When I first heard the idea of “Diablo 2 in space”, my attention was immediately caught. That’s how Star Vortex was pitched to me, and it’s how the game is advertised in the very first sentence on its Steam page. The action-RPG formula has…
I feel old, and not just because I remember when money wasn’t plastic or digital dogs. The aesthetic of Cash Cleaner Simulator is that of the youth with their hips and hops, spray paint, generative AI, and cryptocurrencies. You play as someone…