Category: Reviews
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The Good Life: Boldly Bizarre & Beautiful Yet Boring – PC Review
I’m a huge proponent of life sim games. Some of my all-time favourite games – Lake and The friends of Ringo Ishikawa – are, or contain elements of, life sims. There is something wonderfully soothing about immersing yourself in a world that is so distinctly familiar yet dreamlike all the same. The Good Life takes…
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Airborne Kingdom: A Wonderful Bite-Sized City-Builder – PS4 Review
I’ve always struggled with city builders as a genre. I never get more than a few hours in before my whole infrastructure falls apart, and I decide to give up. They can be complicated, with a multitude of menus and tech trees, along with long and dull tutorials. Like grand strategy games, they can be…
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Back 4 Blood: A Great Game to Fill The Void – PS4 Review
Zombies have been at the forefront of mainstream media for almost 20 years. Similarly, zombies have been the cannon fodder for our bloodied bats in video games for quite some time. One of the biggest zombie-based video games is Left 4 Dead, and one that I have played for many hours. That’s why when Turtle…
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Bloodshore: A Big Step Forward For FMV – PC Review
Until Dawn made a mark on me that I often feel can never be replaced. I have played through it countless times, and it even wore off on my girlfriend as well. With the Dark Pictures Anthology series not doing too well, I’m always looking for another game to fill the void. While Bloodshore is…
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To The Rescue!: A Fantastic Sim With A Lot Of Heart – PC Review
I was not particularly fond of my dog Bobby when my family and I first adopted him from a shelter. He was aggressive, constantly barking, humped my leg one too many times and tended to prefer peeing inside the house than in the garden. Shamefully, I ignored him. I let him be my mother’s problem…
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Sunshine Manor: For The 80s Horror-Film Fans – PC Review
I first learned of Sunshine Manor while writing a news article about its release date. The game is a prequel to Camp Sunshine, which admittedly, I have not played. However, upon researching the indie, I found a ton of things I liked about it: pixel art, story-driven narrative, inspiration from classic horror games, and 80s…
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Knockout Home Fitness: A Gateway to Staying Active – Switch Review
In April 2018, I got my hand caught in a machine at work and was immediately admitted to the hospital. After two operations, six months of recovery, and learning to reuse my hand, I was finally able to go back to work. Unfortunately, after being cooped up, eating nothing but takeaway and junk food, I…
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Far Cry 6: A Typical Ubisoft Game – PC Review
I haven’t played any of the previous games in the Far Cry series, but I’d be lying if I said I hadn’t heard of them. I’m sure you’ve heard of the saying, “too much of a good thing can be bad”. And if you’re familiar with any of Ubisoft’s series, you know they make a…
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Chasing Static: A Lo-Fi Sci-Fi Story – PC Review
There’s been a resurgent of PS1-style horrors lately: Murder House, Lost in Vivo, and Gates of Ivory, just to name a few. Something about chunky, low poly visuals is more terrifying than modern graphics will ever be. My little 90s heart grows more nostalgic and excited each time I find a new title. Chasing Static…
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Moonglow Bay: Treading Familiar Waters – PC Review
I’ve played quite a few life sim games lately. From the immersive but broken Book of Travels to the arduously boring Monster Harvest, the latest offerings in the genre have failed to inspire me. So, when I came across the trailer for the stunning and vibrant Moonglow Bay, I hoped that it would revive my…
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Stilstand: An Interactive Comic for Adults – Switch Review
From titles such as Steins;Gate on the PS Vita to excellent adventures like Henchman Story on the Nintendo Switch, over the past decade, visual novels have become quite popular. A number of these interactive stories have huge playtimes, with a few decisions thrown in to break up the idea that you are just reading. Whilst…
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My Beautiful Paper Smile: Dystopian Point-and-Click – PC Review
I remember when We Happy Few was announced. The creepy forced happiness in the trailer had me throwing money at my monitor. Then a few years later, the game finally came out. How could such a cool premise be bungled so badly? Even after its changes, the game just didn’t seem to cut the mustard.…