In a genre as crowded as the MOBA, games live or die in the details. Because their extended learning curves, these minor difference matter more than in most other kinds of games. Though Gigantic ticks off many of the boxes that players might want from a [...]
Being a detective is a tough job. But being a paranormal investigator opens up a whole new (other)world of problems. This is the multidimensional challenge in the recently-released The Darkside Detective, a retro-styled point-and-click adventure from [...]
To live is to suffer You know, for the longest time, I thought this movie was a joke. Something invented by film producers to have a laugh. A prank that writers bounced around, but never dared to seriously consider, lest their career be stamped with a [...]
Life goal: don’t get in a fight with Charlize Theron Atomic Blonde looks like one of those scrappy little action flicks that has a slow burn of success. Think of things like John Wick or Taken. Films that succeed because they’re cram full of [...]
The subject of dads dating other dads may sound like a strange topic for a visual novel, but developer Game Grumps (known for its YouTube series) makes the concept engaging with character-driven stories about parenthood, love, and loss – all while you [...]
The Darkside Detective (PC, Mac [reviewed on a MacBook Pro]) Developer: Spooky Doorway Publisher: Spooky Doorway Release: July 27, 2017 MSRP: $12.99 Pop culture references are as abundant as clickable objects in The Darkside Detective, the [...]
Sundered (PC [reviewed], PS4) Developer: Thunder Lotus Games Publisher: Thunder Lotus Games Released: July 28, 2017 MSRP: $19.99/£14.99 Sundered is a metroidvania that attempts to blend skill-based exploration with the procedural generation of a [...]
Miitopia (Nintendo 3DS) Developer: Nintendo Publisher: Nintendo Release: July 28, 2017 MSRP: $39.99 Try as I might, I cannot talk about Miitopia without bringing up Tomodachi Life. In my preview of the game, I called it Tomodachi Life: The RPG. 33 [...]
