Sink Your Old School Teeth Into Wallachia
Wallachia: Reign of Dracula is a modern game designed like an old-school platformer, with all the difficulty that entails. Inspired by Castlevania, Wallachia dives into the legend of Dracula before he became a supernatural villain.
Valve Virtual Reality is Next Level Immersion
This week our modern gamer tries out the Valve Virtual Reality gear with a few great games like Half-Life Alyx and Beat Saber, as well as some drawing programs. It was great fun, but we don’t know if we will ever get her back to real life.
Cloudpunk Brings Compelling Sci-fi Adventure to Consoles
Cloudpunk offers an exploration and role-playing experience that is compelling without the protagonist having to shoot anyone, or ever being in any real danger. It’s still an adult experience, set in a dark cyberpunk-type world.
Darkkin Queen Book Takes Series in New Direction
Our reviewer has been following the Demon Accords books for a long time, and this is number 16 in that series. This one is a departure from form, with a new character’s point of view. But after so many entries, its good to shake things up.
Tennis World Tour 2 Misses The Mark
Those who love tennis know that the last great tennis simulation was Top Spin 4, which released way back in 2011. Unfortunately, Tennis World Tour 2 doesn’t change this sad fact, though it does add a few interesting elements to the genre.
Destruction is the Name of the Game in Destropolis
Channeling destruction in its purest form, Destropolis provides a minimalist shooter that is both sparse and beautiful at the same time. Set to the music of LukHash, Destropolis is one unique, and uniquely challenging, twin-stick shooter.
More Sci-Fi Delight in The Outer Worlds Peril on Gorgon
Peril on Gorgon is the first of two planned DLCs for last year’s Game of The Year winner, The Outer Worlds. The stupendous sci-fi RPG shooter is back with new missions, a darker story, more exploration and about eight to 10 hours of extended and exciting gameplay.
Sherlock’s Brother Shines in Mycroft Holmes Book Series
This week we take a look at the Mycroft Holmes series by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Anna Waterhouse. This interesting little mystery lets Sherlock’s less famous brother shine at sleuthing in his own cases.
Picklock Will Steal Your Time
Picklock is a pixel-based, strategic thief simulator that will have you stealing everything that’s not nailed down from the till of cash registers to the toilet paper in your target’s bathroom. It offers pretty good gameplay for not much money.
Nintendo Switch Lite Heats Up Winter Road Trip
Modern Gamer Melissa is off on a holiday road trip this week, keeping safe from COVID-19 as she goes of course. Before she left, she picked up the ultimate road trip plaything, a Nintendo Switch Lite. She reviews it this week, playing with Mario and friends from the road.