Author: Neal Sayatovich

Neal loves the twists, turns and scares of a well developed horror game. He believes that the depth and personality of the characters will make or break a game. Neal isn't a huge fan of excess blood and gore and commends Doom 3 for it's fear factor despite the lack of blood.

Fresh Look on Rolling up an RPG

Inspired by classic titles like Final Fantasy II and others from the golden era of video games, Fresh Look columnist Neal Sayatovich is rolling up his own RPG using new tools like RPG Maker and Unity.

Fresh Look Switches Gears This Week With Need For Speed: Carbon

This week Fresh Look columnist Neal Sayatovich tries to beat the heat by snuggling up beside his living room air conditioning unit while playing the classic Need for Speed: Carbon, one of the first racers that featured an open world with old-school cut scenes.

Build Your Own Never-Never Land With Fabledom

Unlike most modern city building type titles, Fabledom is designed with simple mechanics and casual gameplay in mind, which makes it perfect for relaxing while you slowly construct the fairytale kingdom of your childhood dreams.

Millennia Offers A Few Time Twists For Turn-Based Strategy

It’s difficult for new entries into the tactical empire-building genre to make a splash against established franchises like Civilization, Crusader Kings and others, but Millennia attempts to do so with a unique time and era altering mechanic that keeps its gameplay fresh every single time.

Fresh Look Celebrates Innovative Publishers Like Hooded Horse

This week Fresh Look columnist Neal Sayatovich celebrates what is rapidly becoming his favorite publisher, Hooded Horse. Largely based on their support for the development community, Hooded Horse provides a roadmap for an innovative gaming future.

Fresh Look Celebrates Total War: Star Wars Rumors

The Total War series from developers Creative Assembly and Feral Interactive is one of the best for real-time strategy that covers many genres like Rome and Ancient Egypt. Could it be expanding to Star Wars next?

Medieval City Builder Manor Lords Becomes The King of Early Access

Manor Lords recently released to Steam Early Access, and while the developer Slavic Magic thought they might get a few hundred players, millions flocked to that new banner. We dive into this unique medieval city builder to see if it’s worth playing in Early Access and where the title might go next.

Fresh Look Celebrates the Return of College Football to Video Games

For years there were no college football video games while EA Sports, college athletes and the NCAA worked out a long legal battle. With that hurdle clear, Fresh Look’s Neal Sayatovich celebrates that EA Sports College Football 25 will finally be releasing in July.