Going Through the Motions in Hazardous Space
Billy’s Time Wasting this week is all about a game called Hazardous Space that tries to mix up the rogue-like genre. But does it succeed?
Category Archives: Reviews
New Vesperia Lives Up To Its Definitive Title
Tales of Vesperia: Definitive Edition is much more than a remake of the classic game from 2008. Instead, it’s the cumulation of new game modes, dungeons, mini-games, sounds, bosses and other extras added over the years. And it has a great new HD look as well, making it one solid package.
Another Eden Is a Win for Mobile JRPGs
Billy’s time wasting this week covers Another Eden: The Cat Beyond Time and Space, which is the best mobile JRPG to date.
Switching it up with Fire Emblem Warriors
Neal Sayatovich has been playing the Dynasty Warriors franchise since he was a little kid. Now he tracks the development of Fire Emblem Warriors as well as reviews the core game, plus all the DLCs, on the Nintendo Switch.
Mutant Year Zero Brings Charm and Combat
Based off a Swedish role-playing game, Mutant Year Zero: Road to Eden combines darkly comical characters including a mutant pig and a duck, with turn-based tactical combat and exploration. It’s a little rough, but still a gem.
Classic Dragon Quest JRPG Reborn in Fine Form
A perennial favorite in Japan, the Dragon Quest RPG has never been hugely popular in the west. That should change with Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age, a title that is as good, and equally beautiful, as any turn-based RPG that you will find.
BATTLETECH Flashpoint Adds Excitement and Content To Core Game
Those of you craving more, and better, BattleTech action should check out BATTLETECH Flashpoint, the first of three DLCs for the core mech battling game. Flashpoint adds more story-type missions, more mech types, a new environment, access to LosTech and good late-game challenge.
Emerging from the Vault in Fallout 76
Bethesda’s new Fallout 76 MMO was, let’s face it, a buggy mess when it was released. Yet our reviewer found more than enough good things to prompt him to keep playing, including a great community of players. Fallout 76 is a rocky road, but one that may still be worth treading.
Looking Into the Monster Sanctuary Demo
Billy is subbing out a typical Time Waster this week to check out the demo for a monster collecting, TBRPG, Metroidvania game called Monster Sanctuary.
First Steps into Fallout 76’s West Virginia Wasteland
The beloved Fallout series heads to the West Virginia wilderness with the introduction of Fallout 76. Our reviewer is hard at work on the review, but wanted to show off his first few steps into this brave new world with a series of videos.