Lacking Life in Energy Cycle Edge
Energy Cycle Edge has an exciting name, but that is where the energy ends for this one-trick pony of a puzzle game. While this was reviewed on the Nintendo Switch, it would be more at home as an ad-supported, free smartphone game.
Mobile Hacking and Slashing in Masked Samurai
The Time Waster this week is a hack-and-slash game called Masked Samurai that requires a bit more thought than you might think.
Deadly Fun with Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice
You will die far more than twice in Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice, a challenging game that has no difficulty setting other than hard. It’s a beautiful tale rooted deeply in Japanese folklore that also looks amazing. If you want some nearly impossible challenges and the resulting rewards, Sekiro is your game.
You Are In A Videogame Right Now Says new Book
Depending on your point of view, the theory put forward by The Simulation Hypothesis that we are all part of a giant videogame might be deeply disturbing, or could explain quite a lot of things about our wacky world.
Getting Visual Superpowers with Eagle Eyes
The technicians at Eagle Eye Optical have devised a whole set of stylish eyewear designed to filter out harmful things like blue light which can slow down or strain gamers during marathon play sessions. We strap up and step out to test them.
Passing By Event Horizon
Billy is finally moving away from smartphone games this week and returning to console games with the space shooter Event Horizon.
Love at The Arcade with Arcade Spirits
Arcade Spirits is a romantic visual novel set it a wonderful alternative history where the videogame crash of 1983 never happened, and the arcades of yesteryear never went out of style. You get to run your own arcade while trying to find true love.
From the Black Goes into Dark Territory
There seems to be a trend in our review of The Free Fleet series in that each book gets a little bit darker. While a good read, From the Black may be your last chance to depart the fleet if you don’t like the way things are headed.
RBI Baseball 19 is no Crackerjack
Take us out to the ballgame, just not the one from RBI Baseball 19. This messy attempt at major league baseball gets everything wrong, from basic fundamentals to slowdowns and crashes, to a weird, unavoidable mercy rule where professional baseball teams simply give up if they fall behind.
Revisiting Stardew Valley on Mobile
Billy is heading back to Stardew Valley for a second stay on the farm, but this time he is checking out the mobile version of the game.