Blades & Battles Review – A Love Letter To Golden Axe
QuByte Interactive knows exactly which era it wants to revisit with Blades & Battles, and it wears that intention proudly. The 2.5D side-scrolling beat ’em up leans hard into Golden…
SiN: Reloaded – Modern must play or should you stick the original?
SiN is a game that I played back in the olden days of PC gaming and it really has a special place in my heart as being an over the…
Back To Crossbell! – Trails from Zero / Trails to Azure PS5 Review
Falcom is entirely aware that The Legend of Heroes is a ridiculously popular franchise. The Cold Steel series has been released on at least five different consoles so far and…
Lady Death Demonicron Review: A Beat ’Em Up That Gets the Basics Wrong
Lady Death Demonicron is a game that should have been a slam dunk for the beat ’em up genre. Lady Death comes with decades of over-the-top comic book violence behind…
6 Essential Sword and Sorcery Books Every Beginner Should Read
Sword and sorcery is fiction built on lean plots, dangerous magic, and heroes who are far more concerned with staying alive than saving the world. The stakes tend to be…
Island Fear and Suffering – Silent Hill: Townfall Review
TRIGGER WARNING: Silent Hill: Townfall contains disturbing medical procedure visuals and mass casualty visuals that may be disturbing for some players. The visuals in this review reflect the game and…
Tearscape Review – A Gothic Soulslike Adventure With Game Boy Color Charm
Tearscape is a game of contrasts, and it shows them off within seconds. Its 8-bit pixel art looks like something pulled from a Game Boy Color cartridge, yet the gothic…
Is Hellraiser: Revival Faithful to Barker? Demo Preview
Warning: Extreme Graphic Imagery Ahead. Reader Discretion Is Advised. Licensed horror games have a habit of treating their source material like a costume. A few recognizable monsters get dropped into…
This Duo Is Going To Explore The Galaxy! – Orbitals Review
Orbitals is a flashy new two player co-op game exclusively for the Switch 2 developed by Shapefarm and published by Kepler Interactive, done in the style of an 80’s anime.…
Retro Review : Superhero League of Hoboken -A Bizarre Point-and-Click RPG Hybrid
Superhero games have gone through a lot of transformations over the decades, and today the genre is largely defined by open-world spectacle, whether that means swinging between skyscrapers, tearing through…