Tag Archives: Roguelike
Going Under Review
Platforms: Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 (reviewed), Xbox One, Microsoft Windows Roguelike and Roguelite games have exploded in popularity in the last few years and the genre has actually become one of my favorites. It seems like there are dozens of new Roguelikes released every month, so it’s tough to keep up with all of them […]
Gore’s Gallery of Glorious Games – Volume One
This is a series I’ve been wanting to do for a while. There are so many games that pop up on digital storefronts nowadays (especially the Switch eShop) that it can be hard to figure out what is worth playing. It’s impossible to review every great game and some can get lost in the wasteland […]
Spelunky 2 Review
Platforms: PlayStation 4 (reviewed) and Microsoft Windows Eight years ago I reviewed a little indie game called Spelunky. At the time I enjoyed it and gave it a five star review, but little did I know in the years following, it would become one of my favorite games ever made. Needless to say, I’m coming […]
Children of Morta Review
Platforms: Xbox One, PlayStation 4 (reviewed), Nintendo Switch, Microsoft Windows, Linux, Classic Mac OS Family has always been the most important thing in my life. If a movie, television show, or game has a depiction of a caring, tight-knit family at the core of its story, I’m almost certainly on board. Children of Morta offers […]
Downwell Review
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita (reviewed), iOS, Android, Microsoft Windows Downwell is a frantic, vertically-scrolling, action platformer all about seeing how deep into an endless well you can make it. It’s a simple game with a simple premise, but mastering the descent will be anything but an easy endeavor. This mysterious well is populated by […]
Flinthook Review
Platforms: PlayStation 4 (reviewed), Steam, Xbox One As you begin Flinthook, it’s apparent that the game isn’t lacking in charm and is just downright cute at times. As you begin to dig deeper into its gameplay and variety of levels you quickly realize that its charm is actually concealing a brutally challenging platformer that’s also satisfying, […]
Details on Mystery Chronicles: One Way Heroics
Mystery Chronicles: One Way Heroics an upcoming release from Spike Chunsoft (Shiren the Wanderer, Zero Escape series, Danganronpa series), is headed to North America sometime this summer. It’s a bit of an interesting premise: an auto-scrolling roguelike. Not sure what the hell that means? The world is coming to end (naturally) and the only way to stop it […]