Rebel Cops Takes a Shot at Turn Based Combat
Rebel Cops attempts to take the combat elements of the This is the Police games and make it the main focus of a cops versus bad guys tactical battler. It’s an interesting game, but perhaps a little too stripped down in this era of XCOM and other more polished turn based combat titles.
Macabre Mastery with Raging Loop
This week we review a disturbing visual novel called Raging Loop, modeled after one of those expose-the-werewolf type games. Don’t expect any relaxing slice of life stories or romance with this one. Raging Loop is all about blood, gore and horror.
Fast and Furious Gameplay with Sonic Mania
Lace up your racing shoes and join Modern Gamer Melissa Pierce this week as she combines old school with new cool in the delightfully fast play of Sonic Mania and the Encore DLC.
Adding A Sad Story to Metro Exodus with The Two Colonels DLC
Metro Exodus took us from the cramped tunnels of the Moscow Metro to an open Russian countryside blasted by nuclear war. Now, The Two Colonels DLC shows us the final fate of two uniquely connected commanding officers.
A Sequel’s Surge of Sci-fi Glory
The original Surge game was a surprisingly good action sci-fi adventure. And The Surge 2 is a worthy successor that doubles down on everything that made the original so amazing. We’ve got better graphics, more fluid combat and a much bigger world to explore and conquer.
Still Crazy After All These Years: Edna and Harvey
Join the Modern Gamer Melissa Pierce as she talks about how she helped a mentally ill girl escape an even crazier psych ward with her talking rabbit. All it took was some chewed up toenails. Of course we are talking about Edna and Harvey: The Breakout 10th Anniversary Edition.
Dead Dungeon: A Fitting Homage to Classic Platformers
The aptly named Dead Dungeon is like a fun master class for platformer experts. It requires pixel-perfect movement in order to traverse its 50 levels while gathering deviously placed collectibles along the way. You’ll also probably die in this one, a lot!
Magic and Marks Overflow with Adventure in Eberron Campaign Setting
The Eberron: Rising from the Last War Campaign setting book takes the mysterious and magical land of Eberron and brings it in line with the new fifth edition Dungeon and Dragons rules. This solid supplement also adds some interesting elements like a patron system and a new crafting-based artificer class.
What’s Happening With Monster Hunter World
Capcom has been extremely supportive of the Monster Hunter franchise. The official Iceborne DLC is rolling out to yet another platform, but new items and content are released all the time. Our reviewer Matt Jones goes over the state of Monster Hunter so far.
Time Waster Becomes Modern Gamer with GoNNER
This week we launch the inaugural Modern Gamer column with brand new GiN Host Melissa Pierce. She’ll be taking over the Time Waster slot on Saturdays. First up, a game that has slowly expanded to every single gaming platform, the odd but good GoNNER.