Combat Un-Savvy

BioWare recently released a video showing off Dragon Age: The Veilguard’s combat, specifically that of the warrior class. The system appears to be very engaging…with more than a few shades of Mass Effect thrown in. In that, in Veilguard, players can pause combat to issue commands to companions in much the same way as they…

Top 7 Toughest Levels in Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker

Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker is a rather chill puzzle game with a wide variety of challenges and locations in which to goof around.  Last time, I talked about my favorite levels in the game, and for today’s post, I wanted to discuss the ones that I liked the least.  While this game is generally pretty…

Black Myth: Wukong Has Been a Real Surprise

While I wasn’t exactly doubting that Black Myth: Wukong would be a decent game, I was unprepared for how much fun the game has turned out to be. Seriously, with so many games failing to live up to what’s shown in the trailers, it’s genuinely shocking to come across one that surpasses them. This is…

Paying to Play (when it’s “Free”)

The AV Club recently posted an article on reasons why folks might choose to toss money at “free-to-play” games. Having lightly dipped my toes and flung some of my own coin into in the free-to-play waters, it piqued my interest. The writer came up with three motives players might choose to pay money in otherwise…

Tormented Souls II Got a New Gameplay Trailer!

Okay, so this one isn’t quite breaking news since this trailer came out last week during Gamescom 2024, but I’m absolutely not going to pass up a chance to talk about it! Tormented Souls II is the surprise sequel to Tormented Souls, a throwback horror game that more or less came out of nowhere to…

The Trailers for Reanimal and Little Nightmares 3 Look Rather Similar…

Tarsier Studios, the developer of the first and second Little Nightmares games, has recently released a trailer for an upcoming horror game called Reanimal.  And from what little I’ve seen so far, it looks absolutely horrifying!  The game really has that same Little Nightmares aesthetic, complete with tiny child protagonists, an apocalyptic city, and a…

Playing All the Fake Phone Games

At long last I’m back! It’s been a hectic couple of weeks with my family visiting, but I did find moments here and there to game. There weren’t many, which is why I’ve been trying something a little different lately: namely all of those fake phone games we all have to constantly sit through. And…