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Lies of P
I love it when a musical artist remixes a familiar song in new and unexpected ways. You know, like playing Green Day’s American Idiot as a guitar folk ballad. Sometimes these things work, sometimes not so much. When they hit, though, they can reveal hidden aspects or fresh perspectives. I...
Gunbrella
At times, separate entities combine to create something special. Like a sweet and savory bite of a peanut butter and jelly sandwich, there’s a wonderful contrast of opposing elements that merge to make Gunbrella unique. The fusion of a shotgun and umbrella may sound absurd, but the multifunction device is...
Eternights
Eternights is a game that wears many hats. Sort of. You get quick glimpses into several different subgenres, little bites of many pies. I was kept on my toes, yes. But the game never quite commits to any one idea. On the other hand, what I saw of the dating...
Everspace 2
No foolin’, back in April of this year I reviewed the PC release of Everspace 2. Spoiler: It was a great sequel to one of my favorite games. The original Everspace in 2017 was a roguelike and had a fair amount of procedural generation. Everspace 2 jettisons that formula for...
Starfield
Announced during E3 2018, Starfield finally makes its release 5 years later, and it’s Bethesda’s first new IP in the last 25 years. Expectations are high and Bethesda hasn’t revealed all that much about the game prior to launch.
RPG stories tend to feel pretty cut-and-dried in a lot of ways. A group of plucky youths get together and kill a god, or someone who thinks they’re a god. There’s an even pluckier companion with mascot potential tagging along. You’re on a walking tour through a series of fantastic...
Sea of Stars
If you ask someone who grew up in the nineties what the best game ever made is, there’s a good chance they’ll confidently say Chrono Trigger. And for good reason: the game was made by a dream team composed of the key figures behind both Final Fantasy and Dragon Quest...
Madden NFL 24
While I am enjoying my return to the Madden-verse, I have to admit, I expected a little more. Most of the modes from the past few years are here and they play out largely the same. Franchise, MUT, and Superstar are all back. It’s clear EA Sports is all about...
Fort Solis
The notion of what defines a game is constantly in flux. A decade or two ago, games as narrative vehicles were very much in their infancy. Today, the so-called Walking Simulator is an undeniable part of the story of gaming. Are they ‘games’? Yes. Not in the same way Baldur’s...
FPS games don’t have nearly enough magic, I’ve always said. Why not swap out that AR-15 for a trusty fireball? Train your soldiers in the mystical arts! Anyways, Immortals of Aveum solves that problem for me. It’s a first-person shooter with 1000% more magic beams, bolts, and missiles. The spells...
Ride 5
Many of us could probably imagine — and perhaps have actually experienced (legally or not) — the thrill of high speed auto racing. We’ve all been there, on an empty stretch of highway, giving it a little more gas than the situation strictly requires. While high-end Formula 1 cars are...
