Remakes are a tricky business, especially for a game like Wonder Boy III: The Dragon’s Trap. Originally released on the Sega Master System in the console’s waning days, the game didn’t get a lot of attention in North America in the 80s, [...]
For Mario Kart fans, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe might look like more of the same with small Double Dash-inspired tweaks. But thanks to a series of updates both big and almost unseen, it’s the version of Mario Kart to get. If you don’t own a Wii U or [...]
Dawn of War III is a game at odds with itself. Matches start with a lot of momentum and expand quickly before settling into a soft balance for long stretches. Careful control of elite warriors on the front line is essential, but so is constantly nurturing [...]
When I first heard of the game Elena by Catch A Cat, I was intrigued by its subtitle Displaced Reality. The concept of reality is an ambiguous one and while this indefiniteness has been portrayed in many games so far, its discussion never gets old. Elena [...]
Caught up in a wisp of mist, Haven Moon transports you to abandoned islands full of majestic brick-and-stone structures. Strange devices baffle and confound you. Elegantly intimate rooms reveal dazzling water views. Occasionally brief letters [...]
Midvinter is Talecore Studios’ debut adventure game, though an extremely short one. Clocking in at only about half an hour in length for a single playthrough, the game follows a gnome as he attempts to save a family living on a Swedish farm from the evil [...]
A man-child is slumped on the sofa, wearing a bathrobe, surrounded by pizza boxes and resolved never to have an impact on anything whatsoever. An apt description of this reviewer, perhaps, but also how we meet the lead character in Midnight at the [...]
