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We have reviewed a handful of games by tinyBuild in the past, and for the most part, they were duds. The company is doing a Herculean job trying to become yet another Devolver in the market (as in, a bigger indie publisher with style and attitude), but their output of...
Yars’ Revenge is the best-selling original Atari 2600 game of all time. It is also one of the best Atari 2600 games of all time. I want to remind you all of that because of the idiotic stigma created by the its developer’s (Howard Scott Warshaw) follow-up title, the infamous...
They say you shouldn’t judge a book by its cover. The brand new reboot of the Saints Row franchise is a perfect example of this statement. Back when it was first announced, I cringed at its reveal trailer. It looked like a ton of things, EXCEPT the Saints Row I...
When you look at The Godfather III from a purely subjective space, you can easily see that the derision it received was unfounded, particularly as time went on. The story of Michael Corleone is encapsulated well in the first two movies, and the third, while interesting and expansive on the...
It’s been eighteen years since the original release of Baldur’s Gate: Dark Alliance II. Not only is this obvious from looking at it, but being set in the Dungeons & Dragons 3rd Edition version of Forgotten Realms dates it even further, being the most recent edition at the time. Baldur’s...
Over the past few weeks, I have received two review codes for two titles sharing a few similarities: Switch ports of mobile puzzle games. One of them is called Please Touch the Artwork, the other one is called Understand. Upon playing both of them, I realized how similar they were...
Thymesia
Over the years we’ve had many attempts to recapture the magic that FromSoft’s genre defining Dark Souls started way back in 2009 with Demon Souls. Some like Nioh 2 and Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin are great, whilst games like Dolmen were not so great. Could Thymesia fill that...
Fun fact – because of the roaring success of the initial entry in the Blossom Tales franchise, financial stability was given to Castle Pixel LLC. It sold gang busters due to paying homage to The Legend of Zelda. That alone isn’t enough to sell a game, but being a delightful...
Lost in Play
Speaking as a curmudgeonly adult, who doesn’t wish they were a little kid again? No bills, little to no responsibilities, and hardly a care in the world. For most children, the biggest stressors are hastily slapping together homework before it’s due, and returning home from playing outside before the streetlights...
Two Point Hospital was a great first step from the aptly named Two Point Studios, a studio founded by former Bullfrog developers, basically reviving their cult classic simulator Theme Hospital for a modern audience. Despite some issues, the game was really fun, and even managed to work perfectly on a...
Since its first announcement in 2018, I’ve been excited for Digimon Survive. As you can imagine, the incessant delays that followed were like daggers penetrating my heart. Signs pointed to this title being relegated to development hell. Then, the pandemic hit, and that only perpetuated my fears. The world began...
Many people look to video games as a way to blow off some steam or unwind through a casual, cathartic experience. This is one of the reasons why games like Animal Crossing, Stardew Valley, and Spiritfarer are so popular. Strange Horticulture from Bad Viking is an occult puzzle game that...
