Online editor Neal Sayatovich plays This War of Mine, and shares his thoughts and feelings about a game that hits very close to home for someone whose family comes from Serbia-Croatia. Join him as he tries to survive in the game voted Best Story for 2014.
White Night is a stylish noir, survival horror, that gets so much right, but is let down by the writing. Traditional survival horror fans may be disappointed by the lack of scares in a game that’s best described as an interactive fiction or walking adventure.
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?
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 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?
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 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.
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?
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 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.
