The last game you’d expect to be discussed during Spooktober is most assuredly the cute and relaxing life sim, Animal Crossing. After all, what could possibly be scary about decorating your house or meeting new animal friends? Well, ever since the franchise’s debut on the Nintendo GameCube, there has been one, no, make that two…
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Spooktober: The Many Traumas of Outer Wilds
Outer Wilds is a fantastic game where you discover the mysteries of your galaxy, while a supernova occurs every 22 minutes. (And time travel is involved or else it would be a very short game indeed). Nothing else can truly compare, making this one of my favorite games of all time. There’s just one teensy,…
Spooktober: Just How Far Will the Aberrations in Dredge Spread?
Whereas some horror games have you getting chased by terrifying monstrosities that scream and moan as they shuffle or outright bolt after you, the horror of Dredge is far more understated. In fact, the game could almost appear relaxing on the surface. You play as a new fisherman who just moved to the island of…
Spooktober: The Time Hogwarts Legacy Turned Into a Horror Movie
Hogwarts Legacy is a massive Harry Potter RPG that I played off and on for roughly a year, spanning 80+ hours. The world of Harry Potter is, undoubtedly, a spooky one indeed, with giant spiders (the acromantula is just the worst!), undead inferi, super sus dark magic, and lots of ghosts and poltergeists. To my…
Q Remastered: Demo Review
Q Remastered is a unique puzzle game that allows you to draw various shapes that fall to the ground due to the forces of gravity. Although it seems like there’s very little you can do with such a feature, this brief demo of 10 stages had an interesting variety of puzzles to solve. At first,…
Barely Scratching the Surface of Undertale Easter Eggs
Undertale was groundbreaking in its time. A game that broke the mold, where you had the potential to spare every enemy instead of fighting them. Filled with lovable characters that you may or may not have chosen to massacre depending on the route you were taking, this game also boasted a jarring mix of quirky…
Sneaky Secret Anomalous Rubber Duckies
Today’s Easter eggs cover multiple games, but a singular topic. Ironically, said topic could even lay eggs. Because I’m talking about ducks. Or more specifically, rubber ducks (okay, okay, so I suppose those can’t lay eggs…). These Duck of Indeed-approved bath toys are cute and silly and can actually be found in a handful of…
Rayman 3 is Packed with Secrets!
Rayman 3: Hoodlum Havoc is a platformer from the early 2000’s starring Ubisoft’s neglected limbless mascot. For whatever reason, the game allows you to collect these gems in order to rack up points, which served no other purpose than to unlock some random minigames (and a hidden room in the Tower of the Leptys, which…
Sneaky Secrets Galore in The Talos Principle
Not too long ago, I was able to get The Talos Principle on sale for a couple bucks. Cary had recommended it, and I quickly saw why the game got so much praise, with its focus on philosophy, thought-provoking questions, and challenging, but interesting puzzles. At times, the game made me really question what it…
Trine 1: Sometimes, Fun Doesn’t Have to be Complicated
The Trine games are a series of fantasy 2D platformers with physics-based puzzles and 3 playable characters. I’ve been writing a lot about the series lately, so this is feeling rather redundant at this point. But to recap, you’ve got Amadeus the wizard who can conjure various shapes and levitate objects, Zoya the thief, who…
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