Taking a Wild Walk on The 8-bit Side
This week Skirmisher Sayatovich celebrates the fact that one of his favorite groups of all time, Swedish metal band In Flames, came out with an 8-bit videogame music version of their new album. He loves it so much, he wonders what other bands would sound great in 8-bit.
Living With Emulations Of Grandeur
This week Skirmisher Sayatovich looks at a few emulators that might let him relive some of the glory days of his videogaming past, and get ahead of the coronavirus lockdown blues. But will Legend of Dragoon forever be a dream for him?
Thronebreaker Brings More Witcher Goodness to Switch
Having conquered the Xbox One, PlayStation 4 and PC through Steam, the deck-building, card battling Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales adventure makes its play on the Nintendo Switch. We dive into its colorful and deadly world to see if Thronebreaker has another winning hand.
Living Fast to Die Well in Hero Must Die Again RPG
Hero Must Die. Again is an unusual role-playing game where the goal is to make the most of the five days you have to live so that you can earn better and better funerals at the end. And if that sounds like a terrible concept for a game, you are probably right.
Could the Pandemic Foster a Rise in eSports?
Neal went to a very uncomfortable, socially distant, masks required family gathering and noticed something weird (or more weird than the overall situation). His non-videogame playing relatives were watching virtual NASCAR races on TV. Could this herald the rise of mainstream eSports?
Beautiful Glass Masquerade 2 Shatters Other Puzzlers
Puzzle games are often hit or miss these days, as there is a certain science to it that few developers know how to master. They should all take a look at Onyx Lute’s Glass Masquerade 2: Illusions, as it’s one of the very best puzzlers we have come across in years.
Pondering RPGs in a Pandemic
Neal is going a little stir crazy this week on coronavirus lockdown. He’s playing colossal role-playing games to pass the time, which sounds like a great strategy. But finding a modern RPG to match the golden titles of yesteryear is proving more challenging than locating a store that still has paper towels.
Sailing Satire at Sea Misses The Mark
Here Be Dragons is a comical ship-based combat game set in the time of Christopher Columbus, where hapless captains battle against mermen for control of the high seas. The story is impressive, but the game falters a bit in its fundamentals.
Candy Coated DLC: Not a Sweet Deal for Gamers
News that a candy company is exclusively sponsoring DLC for the Final Fantasy VII remake has got The Skirmisher hot this week. Not only does this promote gamer obesity and negative stereotypes, but you need to buy multiple bars to get the reward.
Skirmisher Talks About Losing in Games
Recently, a professional gamer that Neal generally respects made a comment on Twitter about how gamers should always get angry when they lose a game. Neal wanted to counter that thought this week. In games and real life, we all lose sometimes. And that’s okay.