Category: Games

Due to its short length, Death of the Outsider feels more like a dlc or a spin-off to otherwise fantastic series. I definitely enjoyed the direction of the story, but the new array of sneaking powers didn’t feel as intuitive to me as in the prequels.

A riveting adventure of a mechanic in a fascinating dystopian world on a very peculiar planet.

Once you take the gimmick that allows you to advance your adventure only in one minute intervals, you’re left with a NES days Legend of Zelda clone that is both short and mostly unremarkable.

All style and no substance make GRIS look like some weird art project than an actual game.

Breah of Fire IV has a relatively interesting narrative and satisfying combat that allows you to utilize the whole party for a change, but its lack of difficulty and the predictable plot ultimately make it into a pretty underwhelming experience.

Super Hot is a fascinating mix of shooter and strategy that is just beyond satisfying to play… and it’s even better in VR.

A tried and true formula of Theme Hospital improved in every conceivable way.

A story focused two-player adventure that’s kind of innovative, but never really succeeds at blowing your mind.

Assassin’s Creed Origins introduces a lot of interesting changes to the Assassin’s Creed formula, making it more of an exploration focused RPG than an action adventure.

And that’s actually exactly what I wanted from this breathtakingly beautiful series.

A game set in the first world war in which you don’t fire a single bullet… or do anything else that’s much of interest.

It feels more like a walking simulator with bad visuals, though it does offer a cast of relatively nice characters and does a good job at displaying how disconnected wars are from the individuals actually fighting them on the field.

Having played hundreds of games, it’s pretty rare for me to find something that I truly find unique, but darn, I definitely have never played anything like The Return of Obra Dinn before.

Reliving the last moments of someone’s death and organically figuring out their identity as well as the cause for their demise made me feel like a real detective with each solved mystery giving me the same high as beating a boss in Dark Souls. I’m only depressed that due to the nature of this game, I’ll probably will never be able to experience anything like it again.

Finally, even though still pretty weak in the narrative, you get an adequate full length strategy RPG if you combine all of the Banner Saga parts together.

An interesting surreal horror adventure through the 1960s of Taiwan that offers both an interesting story and a small peek at the exotic country’s history and culture.

As usual, Dragon Quest doesn’t offer much in terms of narrative, and the adventure feels all too familiar, but its surprisingly rewarding game-play made me stick with it to the end and beyond.

It’s a perfect game to trudge through while listening to audiobooks or podcasts.

A nice if not particularly outstanding beat’em-up that can be loads of fun on couch coop.

The Messenger is a dream come true for the old Ninja Gaiden fans that not only revives but surpasses the original in every shape and form.

A one hour game that’s artificially extended to take up ten or more by the perma death mechanic. Dead Cells had everything I generally like about games, but having to restart the whole thing each time you made a little mistake ruined the experience for me.

It’s not even that hard except for the final stage, just tedious and unforgiving.

An urban fantasy point-and-click adventure with a huge heart. It didn’t exactly blow my mind, but the relatively unique approach to fantasy held my attention from start to finish.

Incredibly addicting city builder with a quite thought-provoking alternate history story.