RYAN JOHNSON
"Forever Games"--A Gamer's Lounge Community Question
The Gamer’s Lounge asked it’s Facebook community what they find to be the games they constantly come back to. No matter what, these games hold a special place in that they can be fun, win or lose, no matter how much we’ve mastered them. Also included are some bonus answers from previous questions that didn’t make the cut to an article.
BELOW (Xbox One) Review
Below is a new game that tasks a team of adventurers, one at a time, to explore the depths of a mysterious cave. Unfortunately, it tries a lot and achieves not much, thanks to the fact that the game plods along and doesn’t really care to explain itself.
Solar Flux (Nintendo Switch) Review
Solar Flux is a nice little gravity-based puzzler, albeit a straight port of a title that’s been out for five years on other platforms. The Switch is the definitive version though, offering players multiple control schemes thanks to the system’s unique off-screen gameplay.
The Council: Episode 5-Checkmate Review
The Council wraps up with Episode 5: Checkmate. Sadly short and a little too quick to tie ends up, it’s rather rough on it’s own. When seen as a wrap up to a series though, it is satisfying and gives you the feeling that your choices over the last year really meant something.
What's Your Most Anticipated Title of 2019? A Gamer's Lounge Community Question
What are you looking forward to in 2019? The Gamer’s Lounge asked their community what they want to see most in the coming year.
Override: Mech City Brawl Review
Override: Mech City Brawl is a multiplayer focused giant robot fighter. While there is a little bit of a single player mode, the main focus is going online or through couch co-op to beat the oil out of up to three opponents at a time, or join up a la Voltron to control individual limbs in a chaotic co-op mode.
London Detective Mysteria (PS Vita) Review
London Detective Mysteria is a Vita rerelease/upgrade of a Japanese Otome visual novel from 2013. This cleanly-translated novel offers a story that doesn’t have to revolve around romantic relationships and makes you feel part of the story. A welcome fast forward and rewind makes you feel as if seeing all the options won’t be a hassle.
What is your 2018 Game of the Year? A Gamer's Lounge Community Question
The Gamer’s Lounge asked their community what their Game of the Year was, but to make it more personal it didn’t have to be a 2018 release. This was the title that “made” their 2018 perfect for gaming.
Storm Boy (Switch) Review
Storm Boy is hard to review as a gaming website. Storm Boy the Game is more of an interactive telling of a classic Australian children’s book that’s been translated to film twice. The game can be relaxing and zen-like if you take your time through it, but it can also be plowed through in about twenty minutes. Parents should review the game beforehand to prepare for the questions their kids might have at the end.
Spintires: MudRunner-American Wilds Review
Spintires: MudRunner-American Wilds does an excellent job of something not many vehicle games do: recreate the sphincter-tightening thrill of being on an unstable road for the first time in your driving career, when you suddenly realize that you aren’t one hundred percent in control. While the jobs don’t sound that thrilling, the challenge of getting from point A to point B is more than you may imagine.
Escape Doodland Review
Fend off the evil Omnomous as a fart-powered Doodler in this offbeat auto run game that offers some difficulty under it’s potty humor exterior.
Earth Defense Force 5 Review
Earth Defense Force 5 continues in the tradition of the series with no real regard to story besides “There’s monsters, blow em up!” While a little rough around the edges, EDF5 provides some good mindless gaming, something missing in today’s modern gaming society.
What's Your Biggest Gaming Disappointment? A Gamer's Lounge Community Question
We’ve all been there, where a game didn’t meet expectations, a peripheral didn’t do what you wanted it to, or a console failed to live up to the hype. What is your biggest gaming disappointment? This week’s Gamer’s Lounge Community Question asked just that. Hit our Facebook page to join in for next week.
What Classic Game Series Deserves a Reboot?-A Gamer's Lounge Community Question
Modern gaming companies have found an easy way to fill their coffers through remakes, rereleases, and reboots. Many classics aren’t as fortunate. The Gamer’s Lounge asked their community what games they would like to see get the reboot treatment.
What's the Best Fighting Game Franchise? A Gamer's Lounge Community Question
FINISH HIM! The Gamer’s Lounge Community Question this week looks to see which fighting game community is most passionate. What’s your favorite fighter and why? Click in to post your thoughts, and join us for next week’s Community Question!
Farming Simulator 19 Review
The Farming Simulator series is back again with it’s 2019 edition. Sporting a brand new graphical engine, the game is prettier than ever before, and the final inclusion of John Deere adds a new realism to many American fans. With the increased realism comes a strange feeling of loneliness, with a down-home country town completely barren of interaction. It is a farming sim, but there’s some quality of life that needs polished for the game to be enjoyable.
What is the Most Impactful Game Ever? A Gamer's Lounge Community Question
We; all have many different reasons we play games, but sometimes one comes from out of the blue and is a game changer in your life. We asked the Gamer’s Lounge community what games changed their world, the answers are inside. Click in and check them out then join in for the next Community Question!
The Bug Butcher (Switch) Review
The Bug Butcher plays as a classic arcade shooter reminiscent of Super Pang! (Super Buster Bros) and at a value price is an easy recommendation for twitch and arcade game fans.
Townsmen (Nintendo Switch) Review
Townsmen is a very Sim-City-esque game set in medieval times with a deep resource management vibe. As ruler of the land you must balance resource management with the overall happiness of your subjects to protect your town from natural disasters, bandits, and the like. As a traditional world-building game, it harkens back to times past and feels like a strong bit of nostalgia.
Thoughts on the PlayStation Mini Game List: A Gamer's Lounge Community Conversation
The PlayStation Classic comes out in less than a month. Last week they announced the twenty games coming with it, and a lot of the internet was a hair disappointed. The Gamer’s Lounge took to their community to see what public opinion was, and it’s relayed here in this week’s Community Question article.