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Dark Nights with Poe and Munro (PC) Review

Warning: This article contains spoilers for Dark Nights with Poe and Munro, mentions of racism, and mentions of biphobia. Recently, my article addressing the well-earned controversy around FMV Future’s announced, then rapidly walked back, Gamer Girl FMV, brought me into the orbit…

Rock of Ages III: Make & Break (PC) Review

“Gunter glieben glauten globen.” These are four arguably well-known gibberish “words” which, when originally spoken by Robert John Lange, were used as an introduction for the seventh track from British rock band Def Leppard’s 1983 album Pyromania. The album in question is…

An Interesting Journey of Mr. Paf (PC) Review

When An Interesting Journey of Mr. Paf, by Ernestine Games came across my radar, I admit: I sat up straight. Not just because of the cute trailer, or the possibility of puzzle-solving gameplay with no time crunch or enemies to defend myself against.…

Chex Quest HD (PC) Review

When it comes to 90s FPS games, it seems like everyone wanted a piece of the DOOM pie. Games like Quake and Star Wars: Dark Forces sought to capture the dark, level-based adventures, as the genre came into its own during this…

Necrobarista (PC) – Review

Have you ever played Grim Fandango? It is a game where you work in the Grim Reaper’s bureaucracy chain. You get pulled into doing several things to help people get through to the other side, and endure a whole catalog of 90s adventure…

CARRION (PC) Review

When I first learned of CARRION’s existence, I was quite enthralled to see its unique premise as fleshed-out as it was. More than just a gimmick game, taking full control of what would regularly be considered the enemy-held promise to be a…

Underhero (PC) Review

Underhero by Paper Castle Games is a 2D side-scrolling game with RPG and platforming elements. You play as a nameless, masked minion to the kind of cartoony overlord boss most video games ask you to defeat. Underhero plays with and bucks familiar ideas…

Kentucky Route Zero: Act I (PC) Review

Bugs chirp as a truck rolls into a darkened gas station. The name, Equus Oils, is silhouetted against a twilight sky. The sun is heavy and swollen as it lowers, casting an incongruous darkness in the foreground. A man gets out of…

Halo 3 (PC) Campaign Review

As 2020 continues, another piece of Halo: The Master Chief Collection trickles onto the PC platform. With Reach, 1, and 2 already pleasing tons of gamers, 3 looks to capture the nostalgia of 2007 Xbox Live custom games that thousands have held dear in their memories. Personally, I spent…

BioShock 2 Remastered (PC) Review

Touted as one of the best franchises on the seventh generation of consoles, BioShock, a spiritual successor to the System Shock series, garnered acclaim from critics and players alike for its impressive setting, haunting premise, and profound stories. In 2017, the games got a remaster,…