Working at a coffee shop can be stressful. I’ve worked at one for five years now, and there have definitely been days where I question why I still work this job (it’s money — money and benefits are always the answer). Sometimes, the stress is warranted, and sometimes things happen out of your control. I
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Kentucky Route Zero is probably the most intellectual game I have ever played. It’s a five-episode title that made me feel dumber and dumber the more I played through it. It doesn’t do it on purpose (I think), but it made me realize that I should try and better myself when it comes to my
From Resident Evil to the upcoming The Last of Us Part II, zombies have been featured in video games for as long as I can remember. It’s a tried-and-true formula that just works. I think the zombies and video games relationship can be best summed up by paraphrasing Forrest Gump; they belong together like peas
The Turing Test is a first-person puzzle game by Bulkhead Interactive that first released for current systems and PC in 2016. The game’s design draws heavy inspiration from Valve’s Portal series, while the narrative is an original mind-boggling adventure. The puzzles don’t develop into a worthy challenge until late into the game; however, the story
On January 29, House House announced on Twitter that they will be paying at least 1% of their income to Indigenous Groups. The Melbourne-based Australian company developed the 2019 hit Untitled Goose Game; which received many nominations for indie game of the year. The tweet can be seen below. Our videogames are made on stolen
It’s been a year since the release of Kingdom Hearts 3 — a game that bitterly divided the hardcore fanbase thanks to both unmanageable expectations and constant setbacks. Given a year to mull over the various complaints and criticisms, Kingdom Hearts Director Tetsuya Nomura took his best swing at clearing up the confusion and getting
Obsidian is finally making its isometric return to consoles with Pillars of Eternity 2: Deadfire Ultimate Edition. Deadfire, originally released on PC in May of 2018, sees you back in the role of the Watcher, your character from the first game. A few years have passed and you rejoin your character in the aftermath of
It’s tough to put a label on Journey to the Savage Planet. The first-person adventure wears the hats of many genres while channeling its inner No Man’s Sky, Portal, Metroid Prime, and Ratchet and Clank. Very often, a game with multi-genre ambitions and influences can lose its own identity, but Journey to the Savage Planet
About 20 years ago, I used to come home from school to watch Cartoon Network’s programming block Toonami. This is where I was introduced to anime. More importantly, this is where I first watched Dragon Ball Z. Although it took numerous episodes for one person to conjure up enough energy for an attack, I always
“I need this…to survive.” These are the words that capture Stranger’s timidity that is masked by his menacing complexion and gruff sounding, exhausted voice. Words that show a sense of desperation hungering deep within the protagonist of Oddworld: Stranger’s Wrath HD. For me, I’ve been reunited with Stranger after nearly 15 years since it originally
Certain genres can be missed out by entire generations; having grown up in an era defined by first-person shooters and action-adventure games, the beat-em-up has always been a blind spot for me. While brawler games may still be around these days, many of them have come across as nostalgic throwbacks to me. Not to disparage
Playing To the Moon again in 2020 is a peculiar experience. It still holds up, but the industry around it has evolved quite a bit. At the time of To the Moon’s release, games focusing almost entirely on a story with minimal gameplay mechanics were a rarity. Since 2011, an entire genre of “walking simulators” has
When it comes to the Wii U, a majority of people found it to be the ugly stepsister of Nintendo’s hardware lineup, but it cannot be denied that the system boasted a great number of exclusive titles, one of which included the criminally underplayed Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE. In my opinion, the JRPG was the
Since the release of the series’ first episode in fall 2018, from the get-go Life is Strange 2 has made it clear that this series wouldn’t be afraid of being a “political” game. Throughout its five episodes, the series has delved into heavy topics that are all too familiar in today’s headlines, from race relations
For the past six years, Yacht Club Games has been working on the same type of game: An NES-inspired platformer with unique characters for the player to control. Each expansion after the initial release of Shovel Knight has been a remix or reimagining of the mechanics to keep the game feeling fresh for each new
The Assassin’s Creed series has relatively recently undergone a seismic shift in both what the game is and how it is played; both Origins and Odyssey have been game-changers in moving the gameplay goalposts from incremental annual improvements to more radical change. Yet, for gamers that have grown up with the series, there is something
It is no real secret that I love Shovel Knight. I’ve bought five copies just for myself and three more as gifts. I’ve got each soundtrack on vinyl, I’ve bought magazines with special interviews with studio, Yacht Club Games. Heck, I even did my own interview with some of the developers back in 2017 and
You ever play through an entire video game and look back on your time wondering “what the heck did I just play?” If you haven’t, Wattam might be worth a playthrough just to experience one of the oddest games out there. Granted, that’s kind of what designer Keita Takahashi is known for, but even games
Killbrite Studio, Norwegian developers behind titles such as the first-person horror game Among the Sleep, have entered the video games arena with their third game, Mosaic. Not afraid to deliver a hard-hitting message, Killbrite has crafted an atmospheric point and click world where the player is forced to challenge their thoughts and find a way
I really don’t know how to start this review. Typically, I like to give some background on my history with the property I’m reviewing, if I have any, and then tell you what I think of the game in a short few sentences. But with Disney Tsum Tsum Festival, even with my well-known, copious knowledge
Espire 1: VR Operative is what Metal Gear Solid might have been like without Hideo Kojima dripping his personal brand of eccentricity into each element of the project. As a result, the final product is a bit bland and lacking in much character or eccentricity at all. But what lies at its core is a
Even though Square Enix’s Star Ocean has been an ongoing series since the early 1990s, it has failed to catch on in the west like Final Fantasy, Dragon Quest or even Mana. That being said, the series may have a second chance to gain a western audience as Square Enix has been paying a bit
Arise: A Simple Story is a tale about love and loss. Told through the memories of an unnamed old man, traversing through the many dreamscapes not only tells his story, but is a direct reflection of his feelings during those moments. While Piccolo Studio tells its tale well, there was never a moment where I
Pokemon Sword and Shield feel like the middle evolution of most Pokemon lines. It’s pretty charming and has a solid base but looks and feels a bit off in some way, like Quilladin or Drizzile. This has been a title rife with pre-release controversy and shows the clear growing plains Game Freak has experienced in
There were two ways that Yu Suzuki and Ys Net could have gone with the development of Shenmue 3. They could have made a modern-playing game that continued the story of Shenmue, or actually create a new Shenmue game in the year of our lord 2019. For better or worse, they wound up doing the latter. The Kickstarter-backed title
I can’t think of any other game I have played in recent years that has left me more divisive in my final verdict than Death Stranding. Hideo Kojima’s first game in his post-Metal Gear Solid life has been in the public consciousness since 2016 and it’s been a game that I’ve been enraptured with since
I have a firm belief that lightsaber battles should not be fast and flashy. Jedi Knights are not all-powerful invincible superheroes, and fights are more fun to watch and experience when every move has a purpose, weight, and strategic value. I can only imagine that wielding such a weapon would be hard. And boy, is
The Need for Speed franchise has had its share of great titles over the years. The original Hot Pursuit was an incredible showcase for the PS1. Most Wanted brought cop chases back to the franchise in a fun open world. And Underground 2 remains one of my personal favorite racing games of all time. Unfortunately,
Truth be told, I’m not a great supporter of zoos. They are sometimes filled with depressed bears and suicidal tigers rocking back and forth in their painfully small enclosure surrounded by rubbish with an expression of “Get me out of here!” etched across their little furry faces. Fortunately, the good folks at Frontier Developments, who
John Blacksad is a hard-boiled private eye who lives in the grimy streets of 1950s New York City. He is also an anthropomorphic cat. The comic book series is a gritty, noir-styled look at America in the 50s, with storylines covering racial segregation, nuclear war, Communism, and much more. On paper, the series is ripe
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