For some reason the Steam sale thought if I wanted Animal Well I also wanted this; I got drawn in by the aesthetic and am giving it a chance. Review of first 48 minutes… They really nailed the aesthetic of those Simon Stålenhag picture books. (A quick websearch indicates that the devs are big Stålenhag […]
Since an initial post on Caltrops about a Pac-Man fan game I found (Pac-Man Forever) that I thought was the only shining light in a sea of mediocre/half-finished slop, I’ve done a bit of a “deep dive” into the world of Pac-Man fan games, and my initial impression was very, extremely wrong. There is a […]
I’m an adult with a wife and two grown kids. I have a full time job, a mortgage, and am, by all outward appearances, a well-adjusted member of society. I also play Pokémon Go, a fact I’m not particularly proud of. To be clear, Pokémon isn’t even from my generation. I’m Gen-X, baby. I never […]
The Mortal Kombat Legacy Kollection is a laughable cash grab. I quite like the Capcom fighting collections, because they are made with love. They took the best version of each game, the arcade editions, then spent time making them look and perform as good as possible, while adding modern quality of life features so they […]
TRON: Ares is officially the best TRON film. Period. I do not say this lightly. I was nine-years-old when the first TRON was released in theaters back in the summer of 1982. The same summer my father brought home an Apple II computer, this film comes out depicting programs as living beings. For me and […]
I’m a man who loves a bargain. I buy my Halloween candy on November first and get my rolls of holiday wrapping paper from Dollar Tree. Phrases like “two for one” and “half price” pull me in like moths to a flaming car in Grand Theft Auto. I am also a fan of b-movies. When […]
10. System Shock Remake Fantastic visual design that recreates the crazy abstract wall textures of the original to create a space station that is at once distinct and creepy. The genre of immersive sims really lost their immersion value when System Shock 2 added RPG jank and Bioshock added a morality tracker linked to certain […]
If “arcade games are too easy” was the problem, Capcom’s Ghosts ‘n Goblins was the solution. Ghosts ‘n Goblins made its arcade debut in 1985 and ports of the game found their way to multiple video game consoles and home computers the following year, eventually selling millions of copies. In the game, Sir Arthur must […]
Circuit Superstars is one of the most adorable looking racing games I’ve ever played. The cars are small and cute, the tracks are bright and colorful, and the whole game just screams fun. By the time you’re halfway through your first lap you’ll realize that none of that matters. Underneath its thick layer of cuteness […]
The tank mouse is a wireless mouse, meant to look like the mouse the Amiga had. There was a Kickstarter for it, but I can’t give money to Kickstarter any more, after all the times I have been burned. The amount hasn’t been much, but I get obsessed with being cheated. So I waited to […]
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