Astria Ascending Is a Very Beautiful, Very Overwhelming JRPG
It doesn’t take much to convince me to check out a new JRPG. I love the genre, even if I can be picky about what I play at…
Month: August 2021
Patron Is an Ambitious, Punishing City-Builder that Will Keep You Hooked
Posted onCity-builders are compelling for a reason: it’s fun to build a little hamlet from scratch, then watch as it slowly grows into a village, a town, a city,…
Monster Train: First Class Is the Switch’s Indie Rogue-lite Flavor of the Month
Posted onMonster Train is a deck-building rogue-lite game that was originally released on PC last year but has since made its way to the Nintendo Switch. Dubbed Monster Train:…
Humankind Review: Greatness from Small Beginnings
Posted onThe 4X grand strategy genre has long since been dominated by Sid Meier’s Civilization series, and for good reason too. The foundation of that series is so strong…
Twelve Minutes Review – Elegant in its Simplicity
Posted onThe man comes home from work. He opens the door to his apartment, his wife emerges from the bathroom and greets him, saying she didn’t hear him come…
Why Did I Ever Stop Playing Hades?
Posted onWhen I had the opportunity to play Hades for review last year, it felt like the culmination of everything Supergiant Games had done up to that point. The…