I feel like this is the same old song and dance I get myself into every year. A Souls-like with an interesting premise catches my eye, I get excited, then I find out on release that the game just isn’t for me…
Lately, when I’m feeling a little low on energy, or I’m just generally not interested in anything else in my library, I slip back into an old favorite. PowerWash Simulator is one of my comfort, cozy games when I need a break,…
While I have been recovering from a recent surgery, I got pulled back into my Survivor-like addiction via Megabonk. I’ll have a review for it at some point, but for now, I’m enjoying just indulging in the fun of the “just one…
Under my reviewing microscope today is Bionic Bay, a sci-fi puzzle platformer developed by Psychoflow Studio and published by Kepler Interactive. Bionic Bay certainly subscribes to the “show, don’t tell” philosophy of game design in that it doesn’t outright tell you anything…
I have been playing Nihon Falcom’s Trails franchise for over 10 years. From the Trails in the Sky series, to Trails of Cold Steel, eventually working my way to the current Trails Through Daybreak set. Now, we return to where it began…
The Atelier franchise has seen international success in recent years. Since the release of the Atelier Ryza games (known as the “Secret” trilogy), the franchise has branched out from a cult classic, niche experience to something more mainstream. As a fan of…
An art style can sell me on a game in a heartbeat. Just look at my Steam wishlist that has amassed to 830+ games, and continues to grow on a daily basis. There’s just something about video games as an art form…
Strap in for this one, y’all. If you know anything about Hotel Barcelona prior to this, you already know why I’m giving you this warning, but this game is a marriage of two wild and insane (in a good way?) minds. The…
On September 24, Sony hosted a State of Play to give updates on third-party partners’ games as well as their own projects. There are always plenty of guesses ahead of one of these events, but one of the most popular predictions for…
The story of Agatha Christie’s Death on the Nile is iconic. It is one of her more famous works, spawning numerous films and adaptations. It is fairly obvious that Microids’ Studio Lyon would adapt it in one of their games in the…