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I’ll be honest, I had never heard of the indie developer Cococucumber before seeing a trailer for Ravenlok. What surprised me even more was that this wasn’t the studio’s first title. In fact, Ravenlok is the third and supposedly final entry to their Voxel Trilogy franchise. Their first game was...
Respawn Entertainment shocked everyone in 2019, not just by releasing a new Star Wars game (something totally different for the company that made its reputation from first-person shooters), but by releasing an actual good Star Wars game. I would even go as far as to say that Star Wars Jedi:...
The Katamari games are so stupid. They are so dumb. They are so pointless. And that’s why I love them. Those are games which would never be greenlit by a major publisher like Bandai Namco nowadays if they were original ideas. It’s such a hard sell: a game where you...
When I reviewed MADiSON, just under a year ago I said that we are living in a new “golden age of horror”, and I still think that is true. For example, Signalis was my personal 2022 game of the year. Now, to top things off, Frictional Games is back with...
I’ve gone on record to say the Lunar franchise is one I treasure so dearly. It came into my life at a pivotal moment, capturing my imagination. So much so, in fact, that it’s the inspiration for three novels that I’ve penned. After the sequel, Eternal Blue was released, there...
I first reviewed Call of the Sea back when it released in 2020, and I absolutely loved it. It was a captivating journey from start to finish, largely thanks to its blending of first-person exploration and puzzles, set within a Lovecraftian mystery. When I heard it was being adapted...
Teslagrad 2
Teslagrad was originally released in late 2013, in a golden era for indie darlings, to relatively decent critical, but certainly impressive commercial success, becoming a cult hit for the next ten years. The reveal of a sequel, Teslagrad 2, coming out on the same day as the debut of its...
System Shock
Without System Shock, the immersive sim genre wouldn’t be here today. Great games like Dishonored and Prey wouldn’t have possibly existed. It’s a genre that puts player exploration and experimentation at the forefront. A genre that puts you into an immersive world that reacts in realistic ways coupled strong environmental...
Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun is the kind of game that just feels right. The way it controls, the way you move, everything just feels how you know it should. As someone who’s sunk hundreds of hours into classic DOOM titles, I KNOW how a boomer shooter should feel. While I’ve been...
Not even two months ago, I reviewed an environmentally-friendly game by Devolver Digital called Terra Nil. A game which, despite not being exactly one of the indie label’s most prolific hits in recent times, managed to come up with a neat gameplay loop while also managing to deliver its ecological...
Growing up, my only avenue for trying the newest and coolest video games was to head to Blockbuster. It was a magical place with an atmosphere that, to this day, nothing has come close to emulating. Even as I sit here writing, there’s a powerful sense of nostalgia in the...
DLCs can range in the amount content they offer players. Sometimes a DLC is nothing more than a few extra short missions and cosmetic offerings, while others offer fully fleshed out stories that are almost their own game. Some of the most noteworthy examples of remarkably beefy DLCs are Dragon...
