Reviews of games
This series is intended to highlight some of the free games that I enjoy and would recommend. Specifically, the focus will be on games that are permanently free (not free-to-play with microtransactions and not temporarily free) and that are available … Continue reading No-Cost Games #2: Grimm’s Hollow
After paying more than I expected on games in 2024, I’ve made it my mission this year to spend as little as possible on video games while still…you know…playing video games. I intend to do this partly by focusing on … Continue reading No-Cost Games #1: BirdGut
Note: Unmarked spoilers to follow! Guess Who’s Bat? Bat Again Given how much I liked my initial playthrough of Arkham Asylum, I was all in for the sequel when I first heard it was announced. I had even learned more … Continue reading Second Look – Batman: Arkham City
Near the end of the 21st Century, aliens from another world, or perhaps even another dimension, arrived on Earth. The Acrin. What did they want? Nobody knows. They served the Voice, and the Voice was unknowable. They passed judgment on … Continue reading ZEPHON Review
The Story So Far When I first played Arkham Asylum back in 2009, I had very limited knowledge of the greater Batman mythos. I never read comics growing up, I had only seen snippets of films like the 1989 Batman … Continue reading Second Look – Batman: Arkham Asylum
In 2021, Atlus released Shin Megami Tensei V (SMTV) on the Nintendo Switch. Three years later, it has released an expanded and improved version, dubbed Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance (SMTVengeance) on all platforms, widening the potential audience and polishing … Continue reading Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance Review
It looks and sounds like Homeworld, but it doesn’t feel right. What’s wrong? Let me tell you. Continue reading Homeworld 3 Review: 3D RTS Falls Flat
I would normally play more of a game before writing a review of it, but Solium Infernum is an unusual title that breaks a lot of rules. It is a turn-based strategy game that was originally released over a decade … Continue reading Solium Infernum Review
FromSoftware is famous today for its sprawling action role-playing games, a proud lineage that stretches from 2009’s Demon’s Souls to last year’s Elden Ring. But before FromSoft invented the Soulsborne genre, it was most well known for its long-running Armored … Continue reading Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon Review
Pikmin 4 bursts into bloom on Switch, delivering one of the year’s best games. Continue reading Pikmin 4 Review
In October of 2008, EA released a sci-fi survival horror title called Dead Space. It was a moderate hit, well-regarded for its intense action, horrifying monsters, and strong atmosphere. It would spawn two sequels and a number of multimedia tie-ins … Continue reading Dead Space (2023) Review
You may be familiar with Zeboyd Games – a small American studio comprised of Robert Boyd and Bill Stiernberg – through the indie RPGs that it produced for the Xbox Arcade platform in the early 2010s; Breath of Death VII … Continue reading Review: This Way Madness Lies
On February 17, 2022, the third game in the Total War: Warhammer (hereafter referred to as Total Warhammer) released. While it was met with positive reviews and good sales numbers, the playerbase at large quickly grew frustrated with the flaws … Continue reading Total War: Warhammer 3 Review
Note: this is not a review of a video game, rather it is my thoughts after around eight hours of gameplay from an open beta. The final product may change between now and the eventual launch date. New World is … Continue reading New World open beta: First Impressions
Note: On June 24, 2021, Square-Enix will be releasing an HD remaster of Legend of Mana. I assume that they will not be screwing with it too much based on its MSRP, but do not take this review as a … Continue reading Legend of Mana Review
I love dragoons. I just need to get that out first. So much of my interest in this game stems from my love of the design of dragoons. As long as I’ve been into RPGs, Final Fantasy V has forever … Continue reading Late to the Party: Final Fantasy V
2020 has been a good year for video games, and few are as original and frankly strange as Vanillaware’s Thirteen Sentinels: Aegis Rim. A sweeping anime epic and quasi-real-time tactical experience, it defies easy categorization but nevertheless leaves a strong … Continue reading Review: Thirteen Sentinels: Aegis Rim
Hello! And welcome to the inaugural post of Art’s Quick Hitters, where I post a rapid reaction to a game I’m playing. Also, the inaugural post of Art Cop Vandelay at all! So, the purpose is two fold: Purpose the … Continue reading Art’s Quick Hitters: Hitman 2
I just completed Persona 5 Royal, and I can confidently say it’s my favorite PS4 game. I loved Persona 5 when it was first released, and I love it more now that Atlus has delivered this new version. It’s a … Continue reading Persona 5 Royal: A Review
In Which the Pink Puffball is Up to Tee One of the reasons Nintendo has been able to succeed for so long in the ever shifting industry called video games is a surprising amount of flexibility when it comes to … Continue reading Weird, Overlooked, Wonderful 07: Kirby’s Dream Course
This piece discusses in detail the narrative and ideas of Nintendo’s eponymous 1993 game and its 2019 remake. Be prepared. It be the nature of dreams to end. Far away from a more classical fantasy kingdom accessed via a link … Continue reading Link’s Awakening: The Island of Lost Souls
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