Commander Keen Complete Pack (2021) Review
I went through them, so you don't have to.
4 years ago
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Cyberpunk 2077 (2020) review: it’s a buggy good time
It feels like heresy these days to say anything nice about Cyberpunk 2077. Do I dare to eat a peach?
4 years ago
Disco Elysium (2020) review: hobocop or bobocop, it’s your choice
On paper, Disco Elysium's a real tough sell. A murder mystery that looks like classic Fallout but lacks combat, only has four areas, and requires you to read a ton of dialogue and narration? Who green-lighted this?
4 years ago
What’s wrong with Genshin Impact?
The game's been a stellar success, but it's being held back by a couple of issues. And those issues are starting to come to a head.
4 years ago
Necrobarista (2020) review: it’s a short, low-stakes visual novel that’s surprisingly cinematic
Necrobarista puts in a lot of work crafting a coffee shop where the dead meet the living. But does its most important element - the story - hold up or is it stuck in limbo?
4 years ago
An introduction to Path of Exile and the debate over deterministic crafting
As Harvest winds down, there's been a strong debate about the future of one of the league's most notable aspects: deterministic crafting. But what is deterministic crafting and why is it important?
4 years ago
Outer Wilds (2019) review: it’s Groundhog Day, except you’re a four-eyed alien in space
The Big Meanie Games' review of Outer Wilds, by Mobius Digital.
4 years ago
The Last Express (1997) review: how to lose a murder mystery game by getting backhanded in the face
Nestled among some of the more recognizable games of 1997 – a list that included Fallout, Final Fantasy 7, and GoldenEye – was a PC adventure/murder mystery game called The Last Express.
4 years ago
June 13, 2020 – E3 2020 Day 2 / PC Gaming Show Announcements
Summary Over 50+ games announced at PC Gamer's PC Gaming Show - Lots of "more of the same" titles - Survival/crafting, farming/life simulators, retro shooters Want to play: Persona 4 Golden (out now!), Carto, Unexplored 2: The Wayfarer's Legacy, Potionomics, Paradise Killer, Haven, Weird West, Twin Mirror Interesting: In Sound Mind, Icarus, Rogue Lords, Blightbound Especially bad: Amazon's New World (see cover image) Day 2 of E3's online shindig was the "PC Gaming Show". After watching God-knows-how-many-trailers during this two-hour show, I'm here...but not all here. My theme for this show, and PC gaming in general, was "more of the same". I'm not sure if I'm just an old, jaded gamer but it felt like the majority of games announced here were - kind of like the movie industry - "safe" bets that were essentially clones of existing games with a new mechanic or different art style. The survival/crafting clones. The farming/life simulator clones. The retro shooter clones. Also: EPIC GAME STORE EPIC GAME STORE EPIC GAME STORE... To start with, I appreciated host Day[9] and co-host Frankie Ward's heroic efforts on the stream to keep things upbeat, interesting and professional. I would've mentally checked out twenty minutes in. Day[9]'s interview questions at least weren't the typical talking head stuff. Since the scale of today's event is way bigger than the E3 Day 1 PS5 game announcements (we're talking 50+ games here, which was repeatedly emphasized), I won't be posting a bunch of trailers, but instead just writing my impressions on what I saw, good or bad. Want to Play PERSONA 4 GOLDEN - Not a huge surprise given the leaks, but anything Persona for me now is a guaranteed buy. I just hope that Persona 5 Royal's PC release doesn't come at the start of the NEXT console generation.…
4 years ago
Deus Ex: Invisible War (2003) review: just how bad is it?
I recently picked up Deus Ex: Invisible War on Steam for the Walmart-bargain-bin-special price of 97 cents. Just how bad is it, anyway?
4 years ago