Review by Matt S. The question of “what happens after the world has been saved from the end boss” is one that a few RPGs have explored over the years. It’s a difficult topic to tackle as a video game, though, because it naturally assumes that the world has returned…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. While the roguelike genre is well overplayed at this point, enjoyable examples of the genre do deserve to be noted as such. Curse of the Dead Gods is an enjoyable roguelike, but being too stylistically similar to last year’s breakout super-hit, Hades, won’t help its cause,…
Read MoreVideo by Matt S. Haven is the first “traditional” RPG to land on the PlayStation 5, and it’s an absolute delight. It’s a non-violent turn-based RPG about two lovers that left their entire world behind so that they could be together, in tranquil isolation. It’s a truly beautiful, heartfelt game,…
Read MoreList by Matt S. I’m a big fan of itch.io for the freedom and open platform that it allows for developers to be creative, experimental, and directly canvas the audience for feedback for games that are not yet ready for primetime on Steam and its ilk. In addition, itch.io allows…
Read MoreReview by Harvard L. Azurebreak Heroes is a solid little game which proved a formidable distraction to be over the past week. Developed solo by Piotr Powroziewicz and ported to the Switch by Silesia Games, it’s an action RPG with randomly generated elements, and a gameplay loop reminiscent of Risk…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. I liked the Souls games before they were cool. In fact, I loved them before they were even Souls games. Way back on the PlayStation 2 (and earlier) FromSoftware had a series called King’s Field. It wasn’t particularly popular, because it was brutally difficult (the PlayStation…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. As an art critic by trade, I’m partial to the idea that the arts should be a reflection on culture. Art has an educational and informational purpose that is often overlooked in those artistic mediums that become dominated by blockbuster entertainment, but the arts have traditionally…
Read MoreVideo by Matt S. The latest Ubisoft open-world history epic is Assassin’s Creed Valhalla. I know that this series has its detractors, but as the “western Dynasty Warriors” I can’t help but enjoy them. In this video, I take a look at the latest one (it’s spoiler-free, I promise). Assassin’s…
Read MoreReview by Matt S.I wish Ubisoft would ditch the open-world nonsense of Assassin’s Creed to focus on what the series does best: historical-based storytelling. Assassin’s Creed Valhalla does a better job of giving us an authentic take on Viking history, lore, and the cultural characterisation than most other games out…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. We are doing something very different with this review. It’s an experiment for now, and who knows how it will go in the future. Hopefully, we can do more of these in kind, but if they’re not working like we hope, then we can always pull…
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