There was a time when retro-inspired indie games were a novel concept.  Now, the market is flooded with computer games seeking to emulate both the presentation and gameplay of 80s and 90s gaming.  Narita Boy looks and feels ...

The seasonal cycle in the video games industry is consistent.  Typically, we see the biggest titles hit around the holiday season, indies are sprinkled in the earlier parts of the year, and during the dog days of summer we can go ...

Cyberpunk worlds are beautiful, yet sinister.  Cyberpunk cities look beautiful from the outside yet are corrupt and dystopic once the curtain is pulled back.  Cyberpunk 2077 is a game from the outside looking in seems fantas...

A good video game soundtrack can make a bad game pretty decent, and a good game great.  We had plenty of great games this year, and in turn some great soundtracks. There were a ton of great tracks from games this year, and probabl...

A lot went down this year.  While there was much that sucked about 2020, the games industry made sure that we had a ton of great titles to sink our teeth into while we quarantined at home for the better part of the year.  Her...

2020 was a great year for games.  I happened to spend a lot of time with games released outside of this year.  Some I adored, others not so much.  Here is a quick run through of every non-2020 game I played this year. T...

The hook of rogue style games is their replayability, constantly shifting dungeon designs, upgrade choices, and the quest to get just a little farther in each subsequent run.  Hades takes elements from these games, and blends the...

Crusader Kings II was one of my most played titles from the past decade.  Originally released in 2012, Paradox Interactive supported their popular grand strategy title for 6 years with over a dozen expansions, offering new game m...

Stale is a word that could best describe the current state of the open world genre.  Within the past decade developers have been told that more is more, and more stuff to do means more fun for the gamer.  An established form...

Monster Train is a roguelike deck builder.  Anyone familiar with that concept has likely played Slay the Spire, a game that Monster Train takes hearty influence from.  For newbies, Monster Train’s concept revolves arou...

Animal Crossing was never a series on my radar.  I dabbled with New Leaf back in 2013, but ultimately, I felt like the game’s lack of direction didn’t speak to me and fell off it rather quickly.  With New Horizon...

Minor spoiler warning: I will be discussing themes and characters found in this game, and a mid-game twist, so if you are sensitive to that information, I would recommend avoiding this review until you have completed the game.   ...

Ori and the Blind Forest was one of the standout games of 2015 and recaptured the hearts of many in the 2D exploration genre.  While some sequels are content with simply rehashing the high points of their predecessor, a good sequ...