Reviews

Growing up is a time of discovery – for better or worse. Adolescents are trying to figure out who they are, while confronting life’s complexities and harsher realities. Lost Words: Beyond The Page dives into this confusing time by allowing…

Outriders is an explosively chaotic looter shooter that pulls from the best of the best of People Can Fly's previous games while offering a new tale that takes some seriously wild turns. Despite launch day connection issues, I couldn't…

Narita Boy's slick presentation hooked me before I even picked up my digitized sword. 1980s homages are nearly played out, but Studio Koba’s action title manages to reinvent that retro style of cool with an imaginative presentation that…

Disco Elysium’s launch back in 2019 may not have been preceded by an awful lot of fanfare, but it didn’t take long after it released for everyone to realize what a special game it was. Widespread acclaim, truckloads of awards and accolades,…

I wish I could play Disco Elysium for the first time again. This unconventional RPG from developer ZA/UM casts a spell unlike any other game; its surprising narrative, complex world, and flawed characters have the power to transport your…

Playing Balan Wonderworld is a lot less entertaining than it should be. On paper, and even in the run up to its release, it seemed like there are a lot of things about it that should give it a jolt of enjoyability, catharsis, and nostalgia…

Evil Genius 2 sounds zany and clever in concept: You control a maniacal overlord who tries to take over the world by building a sprawling base full of disposable minions and devious traps. Plus, it’s all wrapped in stylish audio and visual…

When, after almost a decade of toiling, Capcom finally managed to make Monster Hunter break through in the west with 2018’s superlative Monster Hunter World, you would have been forgiven for assuming that they would try to play it safe with…

The criticism that a game is too similar to something that came out before it can often fall flat. In games, like in any entertainment medium, it’s impossible to do something that is wholly, entirely original. Everything’s been done before,…

In the last few years, games have started to use complex issues – depression, loss, examinations of violence, the nature of choice, grief, and so on – as major mechanics and ideas in their gameplay systems. But I think It Takes Two might be…