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Second Opinion: Hell Let Loose is my dream shooter, so why is it now my worst nightmare?
Hell Let Loose is a recently released, 50 vs 50 World War II shooter from Australian developer Black Matter and publisher Team 17 that promises an experience unlike any other. The huge maps are designed to scale and it can take four or five…
Vagrus: The Riven Realms — Exceptional writing and an unforgiving but rewarding nature
I've had a lot of trouble pulling myself away from Vagrus: The Riven Realms over the last couple of weeks. It's a game that basks in and matches, its setting's own complexities and harshness. The tale of people surviving in the ruins of a…
Nice Buns delivers on mechanics and cuteness
You may already know that I love food-based games. I just think they are so fun, like a good cross between my hobbies. I have a particular love for Asian and Japanese food. It’s easy to say that I have had a lot of buns in my life. We’ve…
Wind Peaks — Hide and Peak
The stages themselves look gorgeous, with an art style that’s a cross between Hilda’s muted colour palette and Scribblenauts’ animations. There’s a lot of life to them, with items that just make sense to see in a national park, whether…
New Super Lucky’s Tale is a modern classic worth returning to
Despite being perhaps the most popular and arguably longest running genre of game, the humble platformer is tricky to get right. Control inputs and pacing have to be just right, and even setting the tone of a game can have a big impact on…
Hero Master feels like a cool idea, with bad execution.
Have you ever played a board game, and felt like everything you've been doing is wrong? Like there is no possible way you are playing this game correctly? Then, you re-read the rules, your friends read the rules, and you all come to the…
In Sound Mind — Mind over matter
In each area you’ll be faced by a manifestation of the patients mental health challenges which act as a boss of sorts. You’ll run into them frequently, and only by getting to the bottom of their issues and confronting these manifestations…
Crysis Remastered Trilogy is the great shooter you remember, with the spit and polish it deserves
Anyone that played a first-person shooter in the last ten or maybe fifteen years or so will surely have heard of Crysis. This is a game that is almost as famous for creating the meme “can It run Crysis” as it is for being an excellent…
I Expect you to Die 2: Die Another Day
Players shouldn’t expect to waltz through with some sharp wit. It’s hard, it’s meant to be, so enjoy the experience and experiment since the levels are a great sandbox of interactivity to have fun in.
Teacup has you facing your fears to plan host a tea party!
Sometimes, you just want to enjoy a delightful, cute, colorful game where you can relax, solve simple puzzles, and enjoy the experience. Teacup is a short, narrative driven point and click adventure game that fits the bill. In this game,…
7 Wonders Architects: Easily one of the top seven gateway games
Board games are so vast, so luscious and so packed with interlocking mechanisms these days that I’m beginning to wonder whether making a game that is both simple and brilliant might not be the true sign of a masterful designer. Up step…
Jackbox Party Pack 8 — The box that Jack built
Considering the series started as a somewhat niche quiz title in the mid 90s, it’s gone from strength to strength, embracing streaming and in person competitive and cooperative gameplay to become a party game series beloved by many.
Search for your lost love in Gothic pixel-art adventure, Lamentum
For Lamentum’s main protagonist, Victor Hartwell, life has not worked out as well as it should have. A young aristocrat in 19th Century New England, Victor is delighted to win the hand of his beloved Alissa — but before long a terrible…
Find Funny Animal Creations in Mixups
When it comes to games that can be played with both young and old, often you can find there isn’t much that actually works for all age groups. Our family includes some quite young players; aside from the two adults there's a 5 year old, a…
Terraforming Mars might be board game perfection — and is now infinitely expandable
Post Updated: 5 Nov 2021 - Terraforming Mars Turmoil and The Big Box added to the article I’m going to tell you why Terraforming Mars — in its base form — is the best board game that almost any of us will ever play. Sometimes, the stars…
Heart Chain Kitty — Candy Coated Nightmares
Once upon a time, I watched David Lynch’s 3-hour long nightmare Inland Empire while I was heavily sick, and actively hallucinating from an intense fever. While watching that movie, the faces appeared to shift away from the actual heads, and…
Forged in Shadow Torch (FIST) — Animal Farm
A strong showing from TiGames, FIST is a great platformer with some unique mechanics, smooth platforming and interesting varied combat.
The Wratch’s Den — Building Villainy
The Wratch’s Den has you building a villain's underground lair to reclaim the three Orbs of Infinite Power and awaken the ancient gods.
Minecraft: Farmer’s Market Expansion — More Chaos, more fun
Minecraft Builders and Biomes is a board game that our children really, really enjoy playing with us. Traveling around the area, flipping over tiles to reveal buildings or monsters, and deciding if you want to fight, build or collect blocks…
Elegant Desk Chairs Don’t Need to Look Like Racing Chairs with Lakeland Furniture
When it comes to desk chairs, often gaming chairs are what I tend to see most of in the gaming industry. There isn't anything wrong with that. Many of them look like race car chairs, all the same basically, with different paddings and…