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Maximum Utmost

Eclectic Gaming Reviews, Articles, and Podcasts for the Boring Averse

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  • Rewind 99 Header
    2020s,  Preview

    Preview – Rewind 99

    Zoey Handley / February 19, 2026 / No Comments

    Like many in my generation, I miss the days of the rental store. We didn't know how good we had it. I certainly didn't complain. So, a game like Rewind 99 might just be the perfect retail simulator for me.

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    2020s,  Preview

    Preview – Shutter Story

    Zoey Handley / February 19, 2026 / No Comments

    Learn what a skeptic thinks about hunting for ghosts in old photographs. Which is what Shutter Story is about. Sorry, I probably should have led with that.

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  • Podcast

    Currently Playing – 20 – Endless Space 2 with Zach from Old Man Gaming

    Daniel Sanford / February 17, 2026 / No Comments

    Zach from Axiom Games LLC and Old Man Gaming stops by to chat about being a TTRPG designer and video game reviewer among the many other hats he wears as a dad with a full time job who still makes time for having fun with family and friends both locally and online. After getting introduced to his sprawling work in…

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    2020s,  Review

    Review – Blippo+

    Zoey Handley / February 16, 2026 / 2 Comments

    After a few recommendations, I've visited one of 2025's darlings. But Blippo+ is much less a game, and more a collection of low-budget sketches joined together by a central plot. I can see why it's so fascinating.

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  • A level in Lovish from LABS and Matt Kap
    2020s,  Review,  Switch

    Review – Lovish

    CJ Andriessen / February 11, 2026 / 2 Comments

    Lovish is a charming throwback to the single-screen arcade games that would have eaten rolls of quarters in the ’80s. Players take control of Sir Soloman, a selfish knight who decides to ditch his party before they venture out so he can have the princess in waiting all to himself. Without his band of RPG staples to help him out,…

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  • Podcast

    Maximum Utcast – 15 – Abiding, Correcting, and Disclosing

    Daniel Sanford / February 11, 2026 / No Comments

    It took 15 episodes but we finally know how to make the perfect podcast! We’re abiding by the rules, correcting our past mistakes, and disclosing any potential conflicts of interest which means no one can say we’re doing it wrong! Jonathan talked with game developer Talha Kaya of Talha & Jack Co. about their new game ABIDE which brings a…

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    News

    Tangle Tower, Crow Country devs’ next game, The Mermaid Mask, is out this Summer

    Zoey Handley / February 11, 2026 / No Comments

    Looks like we've got ourselves a mystery on our hands, gang. The Mermaid Mask, the next game in the Detective Grimoire series, has a new release window of Summer 2026. Following up on Tangle Tower and Crow Country is no small order, but what could go wrong?

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    Opinion

    Grasshopper Manufacture may be dead if “Class F*ck up” Romeo is a Dead Man f*cks up

    Jonathan Holmes / February 10, 2026 / 7 Comments

    Romeo is a Dead Man hits shelves today, which is cause for celebration for fans of Suda51. Hopefully, those fans will show up to buy it, because, if not, Grasshopper Manufacture may be joining Romeo.

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    1980s,  NES,  Review

    Review – Super Star Force

    Zoey Handley / February 5, 2026 / 3 Comments

    On the surface, it looks just like any other autoscrolling shmup. Surprise! Underneath is a hybrid game that swaps between shooter and action adventure. Plus, you travel through time to change the future. What more could you want?

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  • Podcast

    Talking to My Boy About Videogames – 19 – Something is Rotten in the State of Roblox

    Daniel Sanford / February 5, 2026 / No Comments

    On this mildly belated episode of Talking to My Boy about Videogames, Jonathan and Ryan discuss the virtues of keeping your cool while trying to snap pictures of Pokemon. From there, they dig into the subtleties of Italian Brainrot and what it means for kids to like it. A scattershot approach is taken in the back third of the episode…

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