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The Outer Worlds (Switch) Review

I’ve never been a fan of first-person shooters. However, for some reason, I fell in love with Fallout 4 while watching my son play and had to give it a try myself. I loved it. My arthritis caused a problem though. It’s…

The Orville Season 1 – Ep 12 Review

Warning: This review contains spoilers for the finale of The Orville’s first season. We’ve made it to the end of the first season of The Orville. Season finale episodes are usually somewhat telling when it comes to a new series. For a…

Sayonara Wild Hearts (PC) Review

It is extremely rare for a game to bring me to tears, but as I begin this review, there are a few in my eyes after wrapping up Sayonara Wild Hearts. I was reeled in by a brief trailer that I assumed…

The Last of Us Remastered (PS4) Review

As I sit down to write this review, the chilling main theme “The Last of Us” by composer Gustavo Santaolalla rings through my head. Because of that theme, I remember the harrowing journey that I have taken with PlayStation icons Joel and…

Marie’s Room (PC) Review

Content warning: This review contains mentions of domestic violence, child abuse, and homophobia. Marie’s Room, by like Charlie, is an exploratory short story game. It is free-to-play through Steam, and won an award in the Brazilian Independent Games Festival’s “Impact: Social Matters”…

Doctor Who “Rise Of The Cybermen” & “Age Of Steel” Review

Ok, how do I summarize and give an opinion on these two episodes? In series one of Doctor Who, you’ll remember the episode “Dalek.” It is a truly beautiful example of marrying the campness of Doctor Who with space Nazi dustbins being a…

Star Wars: The Clone Wars “Ambush” Revisited

Warning Full Spoilers for the Episode “Ambush” are Below Over the last few weeks, I have been happily started my re-watch of The Clone Wars, and in that time I have been reminded of the good as well as the mediocre episodes…

The Almost Gone (PC) Review

While I typically enjoy playing a mindless shooter or platformer, I’m not afraid to broaden my horizons and try genres I otherwise wouldn’t. I had the opportunity to do just that with The Almost Gone. My puzzle game experience doesn’t extend much…

Keen: One Girl Army (PC) Review

There are two things I love in the gaming industry, Turn-based combat and puzzle games. Obviously, these two things don’t really meet up all that often, but when they do I am usually very excited. This is where Keen: One Girl Army,…

Waking (PC) Review

I’m always going to take issue with a game that can’t determine what it wants to be in its identity. Unfortunately, Waking is yet another case of a game that seeks to brand itself by inspiration from several other games. There’s elements…