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Review – No, I’m not a Human
People aren’t my favourite people. Every person brings unnecessary complications into my life, and I’m too empathetic to just focus on myself. So, I’m not the most social person, and neither is the protagonist of No, I’m not a Human. But while I still make connections with others, because that’s life, and you gotta, the protagonist of No, I’m not…
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Review – Normality
If Realms of the Haunting did one great thing, it's that it led me to Normality, another first-person adventure from 1996. Only this one has less shooting and more Corey Feldman, if you want it to. Which is maybe a positive, depending on what you think of Corey Feldman.
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Review – Caput Mortum
Caput Mortum is a shortform horror adventure title. In it, you descend into a tower's basement, mingle with homunculi, and solve lots of puzzles. Also, you have one arm, and you're going to get a lot of use out of it.
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Review – Realms of the Haunting
Time to do some DOS delving. Realms of the Haunting is an awkwardly named 1996 title by Gremlin. The best way I can explain it is: it's awesome until it isn't.
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Review – Tiny Bookshop
Christopher Morley was already a known quantity in the literary world when his debut novel, Parnassus on Wheels, was published in 1917. A poet, a journalist, an editor; he had an affinity for the written word and a deep appreciation for books and booksellers. That appreciation can be seen on every page of Parnassus, a charming story of a book…
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Review – Naval Ops: Warship Gunner
A few years ago, I reviewed Waves of Steel, which is an interesting little naval combat game that gets kind of weird. Totally recommend it. But when that review went up, a community member told me that it’s a spiritual follow-up to Naval Ops: Warship Gunner and its sequel, Warship Gunner 2. “Alright,” I thought. “Probably like Naval Ops: Warship…
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Review – Mashina
Did you play Judero? Weird stuff, but it will stick with you. For the follow-up, Talha and Jack Co have taken things in a much more positive direction. Not that Judero was all that negative, but Mashina is just super-positive.
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Review – Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
Here’s a fun fact: my favorite number is 33. Growing up a New York Knicks fan named Patrick, I naturally gravitated towards being a major Patrick Ewing fan. What number did he wear? 33 of course! Eventually, I would learn that other NBA greats wore the (evidently) iconic 33: Larry Bird and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. If you want some proof (weird),…
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Review – Static Dread: The Lighthouse
Looking for a new job? Have you considered lighthouse keeper at the edge of the apocalypse. Static Dread takes you there, giving you the responsibility of safely navigating ships to safety and sinking the ones that look at you funny.
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Review – SimCity 2000
SimCity is, essentially, the progenitor of the city-building genre. However, arguably, it's SimCity 2000 that was most influential in the long term. But is it worth going back to today? The answer to that question is always "yes," by the way. What do you really have to lose?
