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Preview – No, I’m Not a Human
The whole “uncanny valley” horror antagonist is so pervasive that I nearly dismissed No, I’m Not a Human based on its Steam capsule art. Misproportioned limbs, stretched out visages; that sort of thing. But No, I’m Not a Human isn’t just streamer bait. I mean, if it is, it’s really depressing streamer bait. And not depressing as in, “Entertainment is…
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Review – Blood: Fresh Supply
I love Ken Silverman’s Build Engine. I toyed around with it when I was a kid, and I recall a period in early adulthood where I dove into its inner workings, as well as Silverman’s other projects. It is the perfect 2.5D engine, with the right balance of limitations and sophistication. But I only really played Duke Nukem 3D. Well,…
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Amazing rodent serfdom management game, Whiskerwood, has a new trailer
You know those games that look so good, you figure something is going to be botched? I get that feeling quite often, and Whiskerwood is one of those instances. It has a new trailer as part of the PC Gaming Show pre-show (I’m told, I’m not watching these things this year. I earned a break), and it’s showing off further…
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Preview – Ground of Aces
The cancellation (or “indefinite hiatus”) of Jumplight Odyssey absolutely bites. League of Geeks folding is a huge loss, but Jumplight Odyssey was aiming to fill a massive hole that I don’t think anyone even realized was there. It was like the good half of Super Dimension Fortress Macross adapted into a management game. And it’s never going to happen. Who…
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Review – The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered
When The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion launched in 2006, it was a big deal. The new console generation had just been ushered in by the Xbox 360, and the promised new experiences that the hardware enabled were coming out of the gate. Oblivion showed off lush forests like we’d never seen before, and that’s all I needed to know. More…
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Review – Four Last Things
I’m more of a modern art appreciator. People being good at, like, depicting nature and stuff is cool and all, but it’s the weird stuff that speaks to my soul. I’m sorry if you thought I was sophisticated and that shatters the illusion. So, someone hacking up some renaissance paintings and gluing them back together like a ransom note is…
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Review – Super Technos World: River City & Technos Arcade Classics
I hate the name because I can never remember the whole thing, but I’ve said before that Double Dragon & Kunio-kun: Retro Brawler Bundle is one of the most important retro collections to be released in North America in recent years. If you’re reading this and haven’t played it, you should. We got a few of the Nekketsu/Kunio-Kun/Downtown/River City games…
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Review – Suikoden I HD
I have no nostalgia for Suikoden. I grew up hearing it was a good game (or, really, its sequel), so I was very intrigued at the idea of jumping into an HD remaster. The Suikoden games have quite the legacy behind them (even more so if you follow Aidan Moher on social media), but I never knew how much of…
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Preview – Every Day We Fight
I loved XCOM and XCOM 2 (The new ones. The old ones kick my ass), but I can’t say their style is a carrot I’ve been chasing. In fact, I haven’t played XCOM 2 since the expansion, though I remember really enjoying it. So, I probably wouldn’t have paid that much attention to Every Day We Fight if not for…
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Review – Empires of the Undergrowth
Does every kid have a period of ant appreciation? I never had an ant farm, but I did once have other ant-related ambitions. I wanted to find a way to grow ants to the size of cows and have a petting zoo. Just an incredible example of childhood delusions. Like, clearly, the only reason we don’t have giant ant petting…
