My Friend Pedro (Switch) Review
My Friend Pedro is a preposterous tale about killing, death, revenge, and bananas. Our hero listens to the whims of a banana in his head as he takes out the seedy crime-ridden underbelly of the city.
Read MoreCatan VR (PS4) Review
Catan VR is a beautiful way to play a classic board game, but it is hindered by being bound to the core game experience and one person per console play when other systems without VR offer extra expansions. Regardless, it’s a beautiful, fun, and unique way to play board games with friends who may not be able to pop in for the night.
Read MoreNelly Cootalot: The Fowl Fleet (Switch) Review
Nelly Cootalot: The Fowl Fleet is a wonderful point’n’click adventure game with smooth controls that take full advantage of the Switch’s capabilities. The only downside is that it’s a port of a much cheaper mobile game, and it’s up to you to see if the price increase is worth the port of entry. Either way, the story is heartwarmingly fun and a great time all around.
Read MoreCaptain Cat (Switch) Review
Captain Cat is a mobile game from back to at least 2012 that is being ported to Xbox One and Switch. While there’s not a lot of content to extend to several play sessions, gamers will likely get $6.99 worth of entertainment in an afternoon. Captain Cat provides a TV-sized bite of some quality mobile entertainment.
Read MoreRolling Gunner (Switch) Review
By nature, Bullet Hell shooters are not an easily accessible genre. Rolling Gunner attempts to offer a classic experience but also adds a few easier options for gamers who want to learn the ropes. Sometimes the accessibility mutes the excitement inherent in the genre, but Rolling Gunner’s action mechanic makes sure you stay right on top of the enemy.
Read MoreSuper Neptunia RPG (PS4) Review
Super Neptunia RPG continues the quirky commentary on the gaming industry, this time in a 2D realm where anything 3D is shunned. While fun, there are some hiccups in core gameplay that lead to some frustrating moments. It’s a great game for fans of RPGs or the Neptunia series when spaced with a little tolerance.
Read MoreDayZ Releases on Consoles Review
After a five year beta, DayZ (originally a mod that has expanded into it’s own game) is released on consoles. Diehard fans have been playing for ages, but the console release will allow a whole new crowd to join the fray. Gamers are dropped into a post apocalyptic zombie wasteland and have to choose whether to be friend or foe to the other players on the server. Permadeath and randomization guarantees a unique experience every time.
Read MoreDragon Star Varnir (PS4) Review
Dragon Star Varnir is a visual novel at heart with a rather unique RPG combat system taking place over three levels of battlefield in the sky. While it may rely on some traditional tropes, it still provides a solid and fun experience.
Read MoreThe Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel II (PS4) Review
Trails of Cold Steel’s definitive edition series continues on the PS4 in preparation for the upcoming third installment in November. Trails of Cold Steel 2 offers the great continuation of story from #1 with all the benefits added to the series from the first game’s remastering.
Read MoreNeptunia Shooter / ネプシューター (Steam) Review
Originally an April Fool’s Joke, Neptunia Shooter comes to fruition with a bullet-hell game with Neptunia skins on it. Unfortunately, the game doesn’t lean too hard into either niche, turning into a very basic arcade-style shooter. Fun for what it is at the bargain price, but a little underwhelming for both bullet hell and Neptunia fans alike.
Read MoreProject Nimbus: Complete Edition (Switch) Review
Project Nimbus is a new mecha-style action game for the Nintendo Switch that balances the heft of a giant robot with the nimbleness needed for a combat-heavy action game. As a $19.99 budget title, it’s a great spacer to hold you over until Daemon X Machina comes out.
Read MoreFell Seal: Arbiter's Mark Review
Fell Seal: Arbiter’s Mark attempts to improve on a legend, with Final Fantasy Tactics as it’s obvious inspiration. Dare it be said that it succeeds in that endeavor, providing many quality of life improvements that make it very exciting to play. A must have for fans of the Tactical RPG.
Read MoreDark Quest II (Switch) Review
Dark Quest is evocative of the Hero Quest board game that inspired it, but some really rough design choices make playing the game a challenge in itself. There is fun to be had, but it takes a bit to find in this budget title.
Read MoreDarkest Hunters (Switch) Review
Darkest Hunters marries the core concepts of RPGs with a mobile puzzle game. It reaches the level expected of the budget price, but doesn’t do much beyond that to impress.
Read MoreFade to Silence Review
Fade to Silence is a fresh, though frozen, take on the apocalyptic wasteland. Instead of zombies you are primarily fighting nature itself as an eternal blizzard covers the earth. Gamers can also welcome a co-op player once they’ve found their first survivor. This frozen wasteland provides a welcome take on the apocalyptic genre.
Read MoreEarth Defense Force: Iron Rain (PS4) Review
Earth Defense Force: iron Rain attempts to take the usually cartoony gameplay of the EDF series and inject a more realistic tone. Despite the slicker graphics, the game retains the feel of the series and lets you blast bugs left and right in this frantic arcade shooter.
Read MoreTrüberbrook (Switch) Review
Trüberbrook is a unique point and click style story with a unique art twist: each background was modeled in the real world and photographed, giving each scene a storybox motif. The sci-fi story in 1960’s Germany is unique, but simple, as are the puzzles you find. The beautiful scenery and light gameplay might be just what you want for a relaxing game and interesting storyline.
Read MoreVaporum (PS4) Review
Vaporum is a strange yet enticing mix, merging dungeon crawling mechanics with a steampunk motif. There are a few nagging issues that keep it from reaching greatness, but it’s ability to switch on the fly from real-time grid based combat to turn based scenarios give you a chance to overcome a lot of the frustrations you may face.
Read MoreShe Remembered Caterpillars (Switch) Review
She Remembered Caterpillars is an indie game that’s been out for a while on Steam and is making it’s way to Nintendo Switch. It’s a puzzler that reminds you of classic logic puzzles from grade and high school. Easy to learn but difficult to master, this value priced puzzler will make you feel smart when you figure out some of it’s trickier puzzlers.
Read MoreThe Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel (PS4) Review
Trails of Cold Steel is an acclaimed series of RPGs under the larger Legend of Heroes banner. The original two games are being remastered with a bunch of presentation and quality of life improvements in preparation for the upcoming English language release of the third in November of this year. Number One releases here in March, with Number Two in May. They show a bit of age by default but are integral to the enjoyment of number 3, which will take full advantage of the PS4 platform.
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