Crypt Custodian is a charming 3D Metroidvania about a cat named Pluto who perishes and becomes a janitor in the afterlife. You see, Pluto was a good cat and should have made it into the palace, but he got booted outside because, after your death, you made the mistake of breaking things with your broom…
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Promenade: Demo Review
Starring a boy named Nemo and his pet poulp (octopus), Promenade is a 2D collectathon that is inspired by 3D platformers. The demo contains four stages, a simple tutorial level, a beach level, a rather challenging slingshot level, and a boss fight against an angry, bomb-chucking monkey. The game is very cute and colorful, and…
Spirited Away by the Spirit of Justice
At long last, Apollo Justice’s story has come to an end! More than a year after I began the Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney Trilogy, I’ve finally seen the trilogy through to the end of its third game, Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney – Spirit of Justice. And my oh my, what a whirlwind tour of a…
FNAF 5: Sister Location – When FNAF Became More Sci-Fi
Five Nights at Freddy’s 5, also known as Sister Location, was the first time the series started to take more of a sci-fi direction, with sleek, shiny robots that could open their faceplates to reveal an endoskeleton made of noodly metal cables. It was also the first game in the series to really veer away…
[Revisited] Fallout 4’s DLC Changed My Opinion on Fallout 4
Over in the world of Starfield, I recently began playing its lone DLC, Shattered Space. And, y’know what? It’s not half bad. In fact, it might even be pretty good. I’m still to early in it to say for sure, but so far, I’m liking the setting, the characters, and the main mission at-hand. It’s…
The End is Only the Beginning in Starfield
Or…at least that’s what Bethesda would like players to think. But I shouldn’t get head of myself in formulating my thoughts on Starfield after finally completing its main story. Doing so didn’t take me nearly as long as it did with, say, Fallout 4, but the process felt much more arduous. In just a matter…
Choice is Still Futile in The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe
When I first played The Stanley Parable years ago, the experience left me with mixed feelings. On one hand, I loved it for being so very clever about the illusion of choice in games. On the other, I hated it for being so very cheeky about the illusion of choice in games. At the time…
Becoming a Freddy Fazbear’s Pizzeria Franchisee in FNAF 6
FNAF 6, AKA Pizzeria Simulator, has you becoming a franchisee tasked with managing your very own Freddy Fazbear’s Pizzeria. In addition to the usual five nights of keeping animatronics from murdering you, you’ll also be able to buy far more docile animatronics to entertain your guests, playtest games that will earn you bonus revenue, and…get…
Hogwarts Legacy: Magically Delicious
There are lots of nice words I could use to describe the 2023 darling, Hogwarts Legacy. Charming, delightful, and enjoyable rise to the top, but the best single word I can think of describe the experience is balanced. In fact, Hogwarts Legacy might be the most well-balanced game in my current library. Placing all its…
Choo-Choo Charles is Utterly Ridiculous…and Kinda Fun
You may have heard of this absurd indie horror game made by one guy. Choo-Choo Charles is about a monster hunter who’s been summoned to the dreary island of Aranearum to hunt down the abomination that is Charles, a monstrous spider with a clownish visage that has presumably taken up residence within one of the…
VIRTUAL BASTION 