Review

Bringing a Knife to a Gunfight Wanted: Dead signals its inadequacies early, with cinematics that attempt to ape the simmering intensity of Michael Mann and the cadenced banter of Quentin Tarantino. The opening scene reveals ...

These are exceptional ports with all the in-game extras you could ask for. But sadly, there’s little context or presentation to connect these games. Any respectable overview of shooting game history wouldn’t be complete without ...

Toying with your expectations like a Mimic. Although dungeon crawls are habitually gratifying, they are often gloomy experiences that don’t customarily tamper with convention. As a spiritual successor to 2018’s Labyrinth of Refrain: Coven of ...

Journeying through the crevices of Hell looks nice, but lacks balance. What is the game’s concept? While attractively animated, Helvetii’s introduction is rooted in flowery prose (“corruption spread from him like ichor from a wound”), ...

Make way for a Moe-vania! Given the abundance of metroidvania games on Steam, it might be hard to get excited about another entry in a congested genre. But illuCalab’s (Heart of Crown, Magical High School ...

Nostalgia that doesn’t forget the nuances Since its origins in the last 1980s, the console role-playing game has evolved considerably. Habitually, modern efforts deliver sizable casts of nuanced characters, multifaceted combat systems, and symphonic scores. ...

Seibu Kaihatsu/MOSS’ Raiden franchise has earned its place in the STG pantheon, thanks to meticulously polished play and that iconic plasma laser. This definitive edition stives to improve on an already distinguished shooter, with several supplements making Raiden ...

Keep (internal temperatures) cool, shoot demons, and made few mistakes while doing it might be Dread Templar‘s mantra.  There’s a sure-fire recipe for first-person shooter success. Keep the pace quick, the firefights intense, and the ...

A deckbuilder where starting from scratch is surprisingly satisfying Pity the indie developer entering a saturated genre. While their work might be commendable, success habitually requires refinement, innovation, and a bit of luck. Largely, that’s ...

Little sisters trying their best!  There’s a problem with a lot of media franchises these days. Instead of telling a comprehensive story laid out across a succession of installments, entries can feel like a meandering ...