All in Reviews
We’ve seen a lot of retro throwbacks drawing inspiration from some of the most beloved classics (like Chrono Trigger and FF7), but what if a modern RPG took inspiration from a less beloved series and sought to make it more palatable for modern audiences?
Adam W. reviews The Secret of Varonis to see if SaGa games or yore have something to offer in 2024.
Early Access has proven beneficial for countless games but Azoove developer, Timeless Toucan, isn’t just using this time to balance the game for 1.0, it’s using it to workshop ideas for a TTRPG.
Vivian Winn checks in to see how its shaping up.
In 1991 the CD-i was released upon the world to mockery and ridicule. Now three decades later, we are finally at a point where we are nostalgic for these oddities and Arzette is here to defend the legacy of Link: Faces of Evil and Zelda: The Wand of Gamalon.
It’s time to knuckle down, pick up a book, and study the blade.
Branford Hubbard enrolls in Blade Prince Academy, but isn’t sure if this isometric tactical RPG is capable of a passing grade.
18 years after its original release Makoto and Co. are back to kill shadows, summon persona, and scrape a passing grad in school.
Aric Leighton returns to the site to see if the halls of Gekkoukan feel smaller all this time later.
With Capcom’s recent success with RE, Monster Hunter, and Street Fighter it’s beginning to feel like we won’t see The Blue Bomber again for a while.
Berserk Boy is trying to update Mega Man for a modern audience and Ash Schofield is here to investigate if it succeeds.
GOOD NEWS: THE FUTURE IS HERE!
BAD NEWS: THINGS SEEM NOT GREAT HERE.
Corponation is the latest game to try its hand at interactive satire. Does this Orwelian tale bring something new to the table, or is too close to our own mundane dystopia?
Linden García reviews.
Welcome to the exhibit, please do not bring food or drink beyond this point, and refrain from using flash photography.
That said, Amy Eastland is here to remind you… Please, Touch The Artwork 2.
Don’t Nod has been busy in the years since the release of Life Is Strange. The studio’s latest game however takes more inspiration from action games like God Of War than it does from adventure games like The Walking Dead.
Kate Robinson returns to the site to review Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden.
The Legends of Heroes series continues to see near-constant releases and when there aren’t new games there are remakes. Herny Stockdale has taken some time to revisit Trails of Cold Steel III and IV now playable on PS5.
2024 is already full of great video games so we think its time to take a break and go on holidays for a little.
Ichiban, Kiryu, and Co. hit the beach with some boogie boards and hit some yakuza with baseball bats as Scott Nowbaveh reviews Like A Dragon: Infinite Wealth.
The Steamworld series is over 13 years old at this point, but thankfully these robots are still full of new ideas.
Kate Robinson reviews the series first crack at city building simulation, SteamWorld Build.
A Highland Song tells the tale of a young woman adventuring through the Scottish highlands.
Does it represent the region authentically? Does it convey its natural beauty? Is the quality of Crunchie bars articulated fairly?
Scott Nowbaveh fills us in.
It’s been another great year for retro “boomer shooter”, many of which have been published by the once-forgotten name of Apogee. Can Wizordum’s magical twist on Doom carve out space in the growing genre?
Brandon Frost reviews.
Robocop returns 36 years on from the original.
Does Teyon's loving recreation of the satirical classic live up to the original or does this late sequel feel like pale imitation?
Matthew John McCormick reviews Robocop: Rogue City.
The first Wargroove came out after years of Advance Wars being trapped on the GBA, now in the same the first Advance Wars have been remade, Chucklefish is back with a sequel.
Does this sequel move the genre forward, or is it happy to linger in the past?
Scott Nowbaveh reviews.
Zipp’s Cafe is the latest game in the Chicken Police series and seeks to strike a much more chill tone.
Amy Eastland looks into whether this game goes down like a good drink.
There are countless Vampire Survivors-inspired games out there right now, and Hero Survival… certainly is one of them…
Branford Hubbard reviews this often-broken, always-frustrating game.
