Let me take you all on a journey to a whimsical time known as the noughties. This was the decade where gaming would morph from the nefarious fad blamed for school shootings and kids’ low attention spans to a financially successful global behemoth, which is still blamed for school shootings and kids’ low attention spans. …
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I first learned about Star Citizen when its Kickstarter campaign was complete. Then, the game had spectacular graphics, an ambitious campaign with A-list Hollywood stars, and an unheard-of scale. The excitement was palpable in the gaming world. However, the game is still in Alpha in 2022, with no sign of a release date. Development is …
I’ll confess. Even though I’m of an age where dial-up internet was a thing, and I would have to intermittently play my Game Boy on car rides in time with the passing streetlights, I can’t claim to be someone that was all too familiar with the phenomenon of late-night radio. I speak about it as …
Ever since I first picked up Castlevania: Symphony of the Night, I have loved Metroidvanias. They’re incredibly challenging at times, but they’re not impossible to beat. Once you’ve figured out enemy patterns and have convinced yourself to have the patience to not charge in head first, you can make a lot of progress in Metroidvanias. …
There has been a recent trend emerging in the world of indie gaming. I have seen a slew of indie developers release Halloween-themed games about as far away from Halloween as possible where the calendar is concerned. Then to add the rotten cherry on top of this metaphorical cake, the games always seem to have …
Death or Treat Review – The Sweet Release of Death, Please Read More »
ArcRunner is a roguelike shooter skinned with cyberpunk-style graphics. On the first launch, the player learns that they are nothing more than a personality file onboard the ship’s computer system called the arc, supposedly one of the many wonders of the new universe. After this, you will be met by Chip, an Artificial Intelligence in …
Have you ever been in a position where you were at a loss with regard to what game you should play next, and you decide to let the name of a certain game act as the tractor beam that sucks you in. I’m one of those pretentious gamers that are damn near impossible to impress, …
Have A Nice Death, developed by the big brains over at Magic Design Studios and produced by Gearbox Games, is not a game I would typically play. It’s a roguelike. I hate roguelikes. I suck at timing and threading through enemy attacks with spontaneous precision. However, Have A Nice Death is a gorgeous-looking game. That’s …
RPG Maker games occupy a special place in my heart. From Undertale to Oneshot, these graphically minimalistic games with boundless creativity forever turn me into a crying mess or put me in a narrative stranglehold to know what happens next. Enter Mr. Saitou, a wacky RPG maker title following an accountant thrown into a wacky …
The game featured in this Storyteller review is a puzzle game. It gives players a prompt and requires them to build a storyboard until the desired solution has been reached. It starts you with a simple tutorial before the puzzles gradually get more complex and require more time to think about, applying previous knowledge and …
