Humankind Review — Culture War
Ambitious in the scope and meticulous in the detail of its genre reinvention, Humankind is a 4X strategy game that steps out from the shadow of Sid Meier’s Civilization series. In parts,…
Fight Crab Review – Battle Of The Bisque
Fight Crab, a game about crustaceans fighting other crustaceans, begins innocently enough. You start as a plucky young snow crab, defending his rock pool from other, invading crabs. The next…
Spelunky 2 Review – Snakes On A 2D Plane
In Spelunky 2, the turkey’s fate is in your hands. You could hop on the bird’s back, making use of its double jump and Yoshi-like glide to flap your way through…
Kena: Bridge Of Spirits Review – Don’t Fear The Reaper
In Kena: Bridge of Spirits, everyday items are imbued with new, unseen emotional significance. A wooden mask is a link to the spirit of the person for whom it was made.…
Nier: Automata Review
The post-apocalyptic world of Nier: Automata thrives on its mysteries. Its ruined Earth setting is a playground of mayhem where fashionable androids lay waste to less sophisticated looking robots. Its…
Potion Permit Review – An Engaging Elixir
We all know the story. You’re overworked and in desperate need of a change when your grandfather coincidentally passes away and bestows upon you a cherished relic from your childhood:…
Serious Sam 4 Review – The Fourth Encounter
In Serious Sam 4, the long-running FPS series may have finally found a workable identity. Through each entry, developer Croteam has held onto the core gameplay loop that defined Sam’s initial…
Resident Evil Village Review — Shapeshifter
Over its 25-year history, the Resident Evil series has continually changed and evolved, like a mad scientist who injects himself with a questionable bio-weapon, mutating into something new every time he shows…
Hood: Outlaws & Legends Review – Petty Theft
On paper, Hood: Outlaws and Legends has a lot going for it. It’s a competitive riff on the co-op multiplayer heist game where two teams of four merry men and…
Tales Of Arise Review — Wake Me Up Inside
As the first major original JRPG on new consoles and the latest installment of a very long-running series, Tales of Arise comes with a lot of expectations attached. Arise sets…