When I reviewed Sludge Life in 2020, I was a bit put off by its overbearing feeling of “What do I do now?” When I completed Sludge Life 2, I finally understood what I was missing out on. The old saying “It’s not the…
When first playing Testament: The Order of High Human, I thought I was getting a PS2-era AA-studio level RPG. The accent of the blandest man in video games, Aran, is speaking through heavily accented English. The setting is (as told by the…
This episode showcases the other half of the showrunning team for Season 1 of Strange New Worlds. We’ve got Henry Alonso Myers & Sarah Tarkoff’s “Children of the Comet,” directed by Maja Vrvilo. Vrvilo is probably best known for some work on…
The Street Fighter series is the touchstone of the fighting game genre. It’s a name that everyone knows and each entry’s innovations have an impact on competing titles. However, as successful and appreciated as it eventually became by many fans, there’s no…
A lot of indie developers utilize their creative freedom to explore topics often untouched by AAA releases. Fall of Porcupine follows Finley, a new doctor in the town of Porcupine who will soon realize how ineffective and stressful a healthcare system can be.…
I hate using this specific terminology, but it is time to get to some “proper” Star Trek. Specifically, a series about adults being adults instead of whatever you’ll call Lower Decks. That said, the era of Captain Snogs-A-Lot and his pointy-eared boyfriend isn’t…
“They shall be my finest warriors, these men who give of themselves to me. Like clay, I shall mold them and in the furnace of war I shall forge them. They shall be of iron will and steely sinew. In great armor…
I like weird games as much as the next person. Sadly, some games look fun and weird on paper but don’t have much substance in the final product. Monster Menu: The Scavenger’s Cookbook has the bare bones of a delicious recipe but…
The Bullet Heaven genre was all the rage last year, with Vampire Survivors leading the pack and several others following suit. There’s just something about watching your character grow massively powerful each run that makes these games beyond addictive. One such game that entered…
The Stars at night are big and bright, especially when the Texas class is committing suicide via independent control. There isn’t much need to recount or set up what we’ve got this time around with Mike McMahan’s “The Stars at Night,” as…