by Bella Lara | Nov 29, 2017 | 70s, Full Reviews, Reviews
Rat And Roll To set the tone of Tooth and Tail, an early cutscene involves a man sparking a revolution out of anger after watching his son get eaten. Also, the man is a rat. Also, the rat talks. You into Redwall, Secret of Nimh, or even Felidae? If so, this dark,...
by Bella Lara | Nov 13, 2017 | 60s, Features, Full Reviews, Reviews
Here We Go Again…Again The marketing for Call of Duty: WWII is strange, isn’t it? An affable, ragtag group of friends getting back together under the rallying cry of going “back to World War II.” Sure, it’s not as bad as Battlefield 1’s cringeworthy...
by Stan Claasen | Nov 3, 2017 | 90+, Features, Full Reviews, Gems, Reviews
Alt-right Place, Alt-right Time 2014’s Wolfenstein: The New Order was a masterpiece. It’s fluid and fast-paced Nazi killing gameplay is what reeled me in, but what kept me there was one of the most surprisingly heartfelt stories I’d seen in gaming. Fantastic writing...
by Stan Claasen | Oct 26, 2017 | 80s, Full Reviews, Gems, Reviews
Mind The Gap The surprise release of Subsurface Circular was, well, a surprise. It’s a short, narrative-driven experience developed in-between larger projects and designed to be played in one sitting. For me, these small scale indie efforts have provided some of the...
by Stan Claasen | Oct 18, 2017 | 20s, Full Reviews, Reviews, Steam Pile
For Fox Sake When I first started my play through of The First Tree, I was ready to love it. Everything about it seemed right up my alley. I was promised a visually gorgeous walking simulator, a passion project with an emotional story that would leave me in awe by the...
by Stan Claasen | Oct 9, 2017 | 80s, Features, Full Reviews, Gems, Reviews
Eye For An Eye Last year’s release of Dishonored 2 left something to be desired. A slew of technical issues and an unfocused story with a rushed opening chapter hampered a game that otherwise made some great improvements on the Dishonored formula. Death of the...
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