In most cases, life doesn’t really turn out the way we think it will. We set a goal or an image in our heads of what our life will look like in 5 or 10 years, and when that time comes, it…
Before the fall of the Tokugawa Shogunate, the Boshin war, and the end of Japan’s Edo Period, Rise of the Ronin highlights a fractured Japan. A country mostly of isolation (ignoring the Japanese Empire and the Meiji Reform), the Bakumatsu period sparked…
Warning: The subject of this review contains references and depictions of violence, use and abuse of recreational drugs, and other mature themes. Reader discretion is advised. Some games have titles that perfectly describe what you’re in for when you play them. A…
The platformer is one of the fundamentals of gaming, right up there with shooting and playing tennis. However, Assoupi and The Arcade Crew’s MainFrames is a colorful, “retro” PC aesthetic-inspired platformer where you play as Floppy, a “rogue” adventurous program controlled by…
Warning: This review contains depictions and descriptions of pixelated gore, death, and other subjects that might be disturbing. Reader discretion is advised. I tried to review Infernax when it was first released back in early 2022. What quickly stopped that endeavor was…
As Dyslexia would have me believe, the title was “invisible.” Written by Den E Fesman, this is the second of his three-episode run, previously writing the teleplay for “Alienated.” While director Michael Grossman is known for doing a lot of work, little…
Between the 2K PGA Tour games, I think I’ve seen some of the best golfing available. It is too bad that PGA Tour 2K25 (much like its prior titles) doesn’t include the G4D Tour. Nonetheless, 2K has returned two years on from…
After playing the demo for Grimoire Groves a week or so ago, I was eager to experience more. I saw the potential that Stardust’s Roguelike had and couldn’t help but want more. After spending more time with it, I’m glad Stardust kept…
Now officially the six-billionth piece of entertainment with the title “Spider-Man 2,” Insomniac Games’ Nixxes Software’s Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 blends a number of modern interpretations of the neighborhood web-slinger into one. Following on from the events of Marvel’s Spider-Man and Marvel’s Spider-Man:…
I knew the government was full of aliens, and (depending on who you are) pirating movies before they are released is OK as long as you’re funded by the DOD. Directed by Marita Grabiak, there is a reason Grabiak is best known…