I didn’t set out to play a bunch of soulslike games really close to each other; really I didn’t. Thymesia just so happened to fill a gap in my schedule…
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There are two tiers of soulslike games: those made by FromSoftware and everyone else. Many have tried to recreate the essence of those games but, almost inevitably, they all fall…
Before Annapurna started branding itself as the publisher for the weird and wonderful world of experimental indie titles they really had a hard time breaking through to mainstream. To be…
I fucking did it; I got gud. You see, there’s always this trepidation when it comes to a new soulsborne game: is this the one, the game, which finally breaks…
Oh boy, I thought I knew what it was like to be short on time, but the last month has shown me what it is truly to have zero time…
Every so often I stumble across a game that feels like it came from a previous era. Sometimes this is a conscious choice, driven by a desire to evoke the…
It has been fascinating to watch the medium of games evolve over the decades I’ve been able to experience them. From the early days where they were pure escapism, to…
The ebb and flow of time I have on my hands to both play and write about games has led to the situation you see before you: a review coming…
The last few years have seen AAA titles tend in a few notable (and notorious) directions. The large investment of capital from the publishers and developers pushes them towards wanting…
Ah man, I’m torn here. It’s been a hot minute since I’ve played any fighting game, let alone spent enough time with one to get my sense back for frame…