Review by Pierre-Yves L. Having originally launched on the PC back in 2015, the final chapter of Van Helsing and his ghostly companion Lady Katarina is coming to a close on consoles. Having defeated his foes and stopped the civil war in Borgovia’s city of Borgova, Van Helsing now faces…
Read MoreReview by Nick H. The Darksiders formula continues to evolve, and frankly the timing is could not be better, as the last release was beginning to show that the series was not aging gracefully. The Darksiders games have had some pretty obvious influences with its Zelda-like puzzles while shifting to…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. Versus Evil and EVC have released a new trailer for the upcoming Wintermoor Tactics Club, a game that mixes a love of pen-and-paper RPGing with school life. It’s shaping up really nicely. It also sounds like it’s got a strong message to share, in the way…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. An RPG should be all about encouraging exploration and journey. Players should be looking forward to the next town, the next deadly dungeon, or the wonders of finding their way into magician’s towers and glistening palaces. Pillars of Eternity II does achieve the goal of providing…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. Ever since childhood, I’ve had a fascination with Napoleon Bonaparte. It started with a board game called War and Peace, which my parents owned, and I discovered while young. That game was far too complex for me at the time (it really is a hardcore war…
Read MoreVideo by Matt S. A tactics RPG based on Jim Henson’s wonderful Dark Crystal property? What could possibly go wrong with THAT! Sadly, a lot. This is one of those games that reminds you that licensed tie-ins used to be so, so bad. In this video I discuss the issues…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. Between the Stranger Things 3 game, Narcos, and now Dark Crystal, it seems that Netflix television shows are driving a new renaissance in that kind of cheap, low-budget licensed cash-in game. Remember back on the early PlayStation and Nintendo consoles when a “licensed game” (Goldeneye 007…
Read MoreVideo by Harvard L. Slay The Spire is a delightful mix of so many things – it’s card game, it’s a roguelike. It’s fantasy and it’s colourful. In his latest Let’s Play, Harvard highlights many of the strategies and mechanics at play that make this such a delightful little game.…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. When I saw Ember land on the Nintenndo eShop store, I thought there was something vaguely familiar with it. Promising to be a throwback to Baldur’s Gate, and other RPGs of old helped cinch the deal for me, so I figured I’d give it a go.…
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Review by Matt S. Wizardry is the elder dungeon crawler. The first one, developed by Sir-Tech, came out way back in 1981. It’s older than I am, and there aren’t many properties that are still around and in active development that can claim that.. For context: Final Fantasy 1 was…
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