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Amid Evil
We don’t exactly live in a time where retro-styled shooters are rare, and New Blood Interactive is one of the reasons for that. The publisher is basically focused on delivering games that look, feel and play like natural evolutions of the franchises released by iD Software in the mid-90s. Dusk...
Tron: Identity
Have you ever had Iced Cucumber Pepsi? Of course you haven’t, it’s a maddening idea that shouldn’t even be considered by someone entrusted to operate a car. Yet, back in 2007, it was all I wanted to drink for two glorious months. Cool, refreshing, sweet but not saccharine, this seemingly...
Walk into a gathering anywhere in North America. See who’s there. Do you recognize anyone? If so, abandon the plan. Is it clear of familiar faces? Then assess the age range. If they’re under twenty, I can’t promise that it will work, but you’re welcome to try. If you’ve got...
BPM: Bullets per Minute and Metal: Hellsinger were two games released in recent times which mixed two of my favorite gaming genres into one: music-based rhythm and neanderthal, balls-to-the-wall first-person shooting (or, as the kids like to call them, “boomer shooters”). Naturally, any other game featuring said hybridization of elements...
Frogwares came back into the spotlight a couple years ago with a brand-new adventure, Sherlock Holmes: Chapter One. It focused on the infamous sleuth in his younger days, filled with sass and swagger, before attaining his notoriety. Despite some flaws, I rather enjoyed my time with Sherlock Holmes: Chapter One,...
OTXO
Walk into Devolver Digital‘s social media pages and you’ll always see people claiming for a new Hotline Miami. Though not my favorite game released by the magnificent indie publisher, I’d say it is the franchise that put them on the map in the first place. Well, if more Hotline Miami...
Ravenbound
Ravenbound takes the entire concept of a roguelike/lite experience and branches it out into an epically large open world. Clearly, this is in an attempt to make the open-world and rogue genres much more compelling. Especially since the vast variety of them blending together at times. That’s not to say...
Dredge
There is something so alluring about the Lovecraftian Eldritch horror themes in video games. The blend of insanity and the manifestation of crazy cosmic horror is such a great theme to play with in games. Mostly due to the freedom a developer has to really play with the players minds...
There’s probably never going to be catching the PlayStation 2 in terms of console sales and impact. Purchased by families who cared nothing for video games and everything for a DVD player, the PS2 played host to more titles than I care to list here. Many are well known and...
WWE 2K23
I’m ecstatic to have the opportunity to combine two of my passions. Growing up, I was a wrestling dweeb, drenching myself with the melodrama of sports entertainment. It’s my Young and the Restless, a soap opera with a healthy dose of slams, punches, and throws that enamored me as a teenager....
Hunt the Night
In worlds of fantasy creations, there are so many approaches to the balance of good and evil. In some cases, the evil seems to lurk in the shadows, a creeping dread that all feel but only a select few have to face. There are some where darkness operates with the...
The original Everspace was a quirky and daring game in a genre that has remained stagnant since the 90’s. It was a looter shooter / roguelike space simulator. A hodgepodge of genres, but it worked. I really enjoyed it and played it across multiple platforms. It was my love for...
