In addition to holes, traps, and monsters, the mountain is also peppered with plots of soil where you can use crystals to plant your various powers. You can switch between your powers at any time, and they transform you: Plant a crystal as Thornvine and [...]
TumbleSeed is a roguelike game unlike anything else out there as far as I know. You play as the titular TumbleSeed, a noble hero rolling his way up a mountain to stop some kind of evil worm-like creature from destroying everything you know and love; or at [...]
Super Rude Bear Resurrection‘s hook is that every single death has the potential to make the game easier. Whenever you die, be it from a mistimed jump or the ever-hungry teeth of a spinning buzzsaw, Rude Bear — a perpetually pissed and [...]
From its opening moments, Little Nightmares’ haunting aesthetic pulls you into its world of existential conundrums. It enthralls you with its eerie atmosphere and makes your heart pound with tense cat-and-mouse style chases. But the curtains close [...]
Once in a while, a renowned series from the past makes a welcome return after years in hiding. In their day, Syberia 1 and 2 were regarded as distinguished point-and-click adventure games that captured both mysticism and mystery, but 13 years later, most [...]
Over the last few years Omega Force has done an excellent job of adjusting its reputation to be more than just “the Dynasty Warriors studio.” It has been taking on high-profile franchises like Zelda and Attack on Titan, and delivering novel experiences [...]
Little Nightmares is like hearing a cover of one of your favorite songs. On first glance, much of Tarsier Studios’ game seems like a riff on Playdead’s Limbo or Inside; it has puzzle-platforming with a vulnerable hero, and is set in a bizarre and hostile [...]
Looking back at the early horror films like Frankenstein, Creature from the Black Lagoon, and Dracula, they stand out more for their nascent filmmaking techniques than they do for providing scares. Undoubtedly innovators at the time, the rudimentary [...]
