Clones and Cards with Orphan Black: The Card Game
Following up on the excellent TV show Orphan Black is a card game of the same name. We draw a few hands, battle with our clones, and give Orphan Black: The Card Game a spin. How close is the card game experience to the twists and machinations as the television show that spawned it?
Getting Lost in Firewatch
Firewatch is a game with brilliant characterisation and gorgeous graphics, but a promising story that ends up going nowhere special.
Kicking Up Dust: An Elysian Tail
This week our residential Time Waster is checking out a beautiful game called Dust: An Elysian Tail, but does its gameplay match its appearance?
Surviving and Thriving with The Flame in the Flood
Mark Twain meets Oregon Trail in The Flame in the Flood, a survival adventure game where you plot the fate of a little girl and her dog using just your wits and a leaky raft. This is a beautiful surprise hit that everyone should check out!
Quickly Evolving With Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth
Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth offers unique gameplay where players can evolve or devolve their Digimon creatures at will, all wrapped up in a fun and exciting JRPG-style adventure game. If you are looking for something exciting and different, give Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth a play.
Amazing, Artistic Horror with Layers of Fear
It’s been a long time since we came across a horror title where the storytelling’s creeping dread takes front and center. Mixing in great works of art just adds fuel to the white-hot horror fire of Layers of Fear.
Familiar Territory in Axiom Verge
This week Billy is playing a Metroidvania game called Axiom Verge and he might just be ready to call it the spiritual successor to the 2D Metroid games.
A Classic Reborn: Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak
The original Homeworld game broke new ground in 3D space RTS combat. Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak tries to do the same thing for ground pounders, and for the most part, greatly succeeds. Mount up for intense, real-time desert combat!
Epic Conclusions With Calamity
Michael has been very impressed with the Reckoners series by Brandon Sanderson, and they come even more alive on audiobook. With Calamity, the series is being wrapped up, and Epic is too tame to describe it.
Firepower and Flummox With Tachyon Project
Tachyon Project is an indie game that is being offered for a very low price. The thing is, there are better games in the bullet hell genre that are likely going to be a lot more fun to play. Though if you really love this genre, then this is another option for you.