RYAN JOHNSON
Timelie (Switch) Review
Timelie is a unique strategy/stealth game in which you control two characters across a myriad of potential futures. By using a unique mechanic similar to fast forwarding and rewinding a video, players alter the courses of two characters to find the best outcome and escape the mysterious marauding robot army.
Dead Cells Review
Rougelike + Metroidvanina = RougeVania, and it works so, so well. Dead Cells is an amazingly fun game that throws back to Symphony of the Night in gameplay, and the variety of randomization plus permanent unlocks gives you a wonderful sense of progression despite dying over, and over, and over, and over again.
Night Trap: 25th Anniversary Review
Night Trap is a game that most modern gamers will know, but those born after the ESRB was initiated don't know it's history. The 25th Anniversary release gives new gamers a chance to see what the big deal was about, but is it worth revisiting? Ryan Johnson of The Gamer's Lounge investigates.