Torn on Oblitus
This week our Time Waster is a 2D side-scrolling game from Adult Swim called Oblitus. Does it win Billy over, or is it better left behind?
Category Archives: Reviews
Returning to The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask 3D
We review The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask 3D, which picks up after The Legend of Zelda Ocarina of Time as the child hero Link embarks on a journey to find a lost friend. Is this one a must-have for 3DS owners?
Dying Light Marks Zombie Revolution
Dying Light combines parkour running, hardcore crafting and massive numbers of brutal undead to try and revolutionize zombie-based videogames. Does it add new life to a dying genre?
Finding a Shiny Guantlet
Welcome Time Wasters! This week I searched around until I discovered a game in development called Shiny Gauntlet. The protagonist of the game is a spirit that is trying to escape a dungeon. Shiny Gauntlet is an indie game that has rouge-like elements to it. The game drops players in a randomly-generated, unlit dungeon and has them run around as different classes killing monsters and collecting loot until they reach the end. What makes Shiny Gauntlet a little different from other rougelike games is that players don’t permanently have a class. Instead, the player’s class is affected by what weapon they … Continue reading Finding a Shiny Guantlet
Decay: The Mare Creeps Under Your Skin with Surreal Scares
Decay: The Mare brings the Decay series finally brings its surreal vision of horror onto Steam, marking it as another game in a long line of great indie horror titles.
Teen Mystery Drama in Life is Strange: Episode 1
This week we take a look at the brand new episodic adventure game Life is Strange that features teen angst, a time traveling heroine and plenty of beautiful graphics and gameplay. How does the first episode herald this new gaming series?
Returning With The Last Door – Collector’s Edition
Welcome Time Wasters! This week I’m returning to one of my favorite series that I’ve reviewed as part of this Time Waster gig, The Last Door. Except that this time around, I’m looking at The Last Door – Collector’s Edition on Steam. If you’ve never read any of my reviews for Season One of The Last Door, here they are. Chapter One Chapter Two Chapter Three Chapter Four Alright, now that you’re up-to-date I can start talking about The Last Door – Collector’s Edition. The Last Door – Collector’s Edition takes the first four chapters of the series and puts them … Continue reading Returning With The Last Door – Collector’s Edition
The Long Dark Offers A Beautiful, Quiet Apocalypse
The Long Dark is a beautiful game that challenges players to try and survive alone in the Canadian wilderness where your primary enemies will be the cold, starvation and wolves.
Sitting on the Throne of Games
Telltale Games takes us deep into the amazing world of Game of Thrones with a six episode adventure that’s a mix of storytelling and action. Episode One: Iron From Ice is ready. Can you survive it?
Far Cry 4 Will Leave You Begging For More
Far Cry 4 takes us high up into the Himalayan Mountains this time, delivering a beautiful, hyper-violent world to play in that’s populated by rebels, psychopaths and a menagerie of deadly creatures. Quite a vacation!