Atom RPGAtomTeam Like all classic role-playing games, post-apocalyptic CRPGs seem to be more of a rare occurrence than in their heyday during the 1980s and 90s. As both first-person shooters and massively multiplayer online role-playing games (MMORPGs) became more popular,… Read More »Atom RPG Review – A Brilliant Love Letter to the Classics
Narcos: Rise of the Cartels Kuju There have been many, many TV shows that have been adapted for the silver screen. Take the original Star Trek TV show (the one from the 60s), which although was pretty hokey, had some… Read More »Narcos: Rise of the Cartels Review – Good Concept, Bad Execution
Warhammer 40,000: Mechanicus – Heratek DLC Bulwark Studios/Kasedo Games Games Workshop’s Warhammer 40,000 IP has been getting a lot of love recently, at least when it comes to video game adaptations. Fortunately, unlike games in the past, these days there… Read More »Warhammer 40,000: Mechanicus – Heratek DLC Review – Time to Strap on Your Metal Tech Priest Boots on Once Again
Space Hulk: Tactics Cyanide Studio/Focus Home Interactive Space Hulk is a board game that was created by Games Workshop back in 1989, and its latest iteration is in its 4th version as of 2014. I never got into the Warhammer… Read More »Space Hulk: Tactics Review – A Faithful Adaptation of the Classic Board Game
RimWorld Ludeon Studios After patiently awaiting the long-anticipated release of RimWorld’s final 1.0 version, I recently broke down and jumped back into it. I played the classic experience of controlling three survivors (you can also choose a single person with… Read More »RimWorld (Unstable 1.0) Review – Even Better, if That Were Possible
Inquisitor: Martyr NeoCore Games I really can’t quite believe that there was a time that I wasn’t a fan of Warhammer games, whether of the Warhammer Fantasy Battle type of Warhammer 40K. I certainly wasn’t a big fan of how… Read More »Inquisitor: Martyr Review – Shades of Diablo 2 yet With its Own Identity
Ancestors: Legacy Destructive Creations The original Company of Heroes was one of my all-time favorite real-time strategy games. The ability to micro-manage smaller groups of units, and engage in tactical battles across sprawling maps was a perfect combination. Unfortunately, its… Read More »Ancestors: Legacy Review – Fast Action Mixed With Decent Depth
Distrust Cheerdealers As an indie horror film director myself, I’ve been weaned on a lifelong diet of horror films, all the way from the 50s on up to around the early 90s, when the vast majority of them started becoming… Read More »Distrust Review – Fun-Theme Wrapped Around a Somewhat Disappointing Flaw
Divinity: Original Sin 2 Larian Studios There haven’t been many epic fantasy RPG video games that I’ve seen come out lately. When I mean epic, I mean multiplayer experiences that evoke the magical feeling of pen and paper games, such… Read More »Divinity: Original Sin 2 Review – A Masterful Love Letter to the Classic RPGs of Yore
X-COM 2: War of the Chosen Firaxis Games/2K Games I get all misty thinking about the classic XCOM games of old. I mean, let’s think of the concept of the original series for a moment. In the series’ backstory,… Read More »X-COM 2: War of the Chosen Review – Still Limited Time to Choose, but Still Fun
The Escapists 2 Moldy Toof I’ve often wondered why there haven’t been any games that dealt with breaking out of prisons. So much of our American culture is inundated by prison culture, whether it be great prison-breaking films such as… Read More »The Escapists 2 Review – I Want Outta Here!
The Escapists 2 Moldy Toof Many gamers have fantasized about escaping from a prison. I mean, who didn’t get a jolt of satisfaction when Tim Robbins and Morgan Freeman escaped at the end of The Shawshank Redemption? Curiously, however, there… Read More »The Escapists 2 Review – Breaking Out, One Prison at a Time