I recently revisited Ocarina of Time, which is probably the most classic The Legend of Zelda title to have ever released. We’ve got Ganondorf threatening the kingdom of Hyrule. Link and Princess Zelda trying to stop him. And Link traveling between two time periods to complete super classic dungeons as both his child self and…
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Short Takes: Braid and The Bridge
The acquisition of new PC recently put me back on Steam, and well…it’s good to be back! I think. Having been away from the platform for several years, I had completely forgotten about the large library of mostly indie titles that I had formed well over a decade ago. I’ve long had it in mind…
The Joy of Creation: Demo Review + Night 1 Guide
The Joy of Creation is a Five Nights at Freddy’s fan game created by Nikson. Praised for its great atmosphere, effective horror, and free-roam environments, the game has since been acknowledged as an official part of the FNAF fanverse by FNAF’s creator, Scott Cawthon. For the franchise’s tenth anniversary, a demo was released for a…
Shift at Midnight is Too Spoopy for its Own Good
I may not be a horror game enthusiast, but it’s not too difficult to see when games of the genre take a turn for the goofy. Shift at Midnight is a prime example. And while it might be unfair to compare it to what I might consider the spoopiest game of all-time, Grabbed by the…
Queen Vanessa’s Manor: Spoopy or Nightmare Fuel?
A Hat in Time is a quirky and colorful game inspired by 3D platformers of the 90s. Most of the game is bright and goofy…and then there’s one chapter that turns this otherwise cute game into pure nightmare fuel. Queen Vanessa’s Manor, which somehow manages to be one of the scariest gaming experiences of my…
Unending Aqua: Demo Review
Unending Aqua is another one of those liminal space games that are so popular right now. I have already seen countless games where people explore the yellow hallways of the Backrooms or the tile-covered halls of the Poolrooms, and I was pleased to find a game in the liminal space genre that does something different. …