GAMING REVIEWS
The Séance of Blake Manor review: horror Clue for the supernatural detective in us all
TL;DR: The Séance of Blake Manor is horror Clue for the academic occultist in all of us: slow, smart, and stunningly immersive. Bring your notebook, your patience, and a strong cup…
Football Manager 26 review: a beautiful game trapped in an ugly interface
TL;DR: Football Manager 26 looks better, plays smarter, but feels worse to use. The Unity engine shines, the tactics are fantastic, and women’s football finally arrives—but the tablet-style UI undercuts the immersion…
Ball x Pit review: the game that broke my brain (and my schedule)
TL;DR: Ball x Pit is a dangerously addictive roguelite brick-breaker that turns chaos into art. Play it if you value your time. Or don’t—because it’s about to own it anyway.…
Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment review: Zelda’s wildest war yet
TL;DR: Zelda fans, welcome to the chaos. Everyone else, bring snacks and maybe a spare thumb. I’ve played enough musou games to know the drill: find your favorite character, mash a…
ARC Raiders review: the extraction shooter that finally got under my skin
TL;DR: ARC Raiders redefines the extraction shooter with empathy, elegance, and analog soul. Tight gunplay, stunning design, and thoughtful systems make it the best in its class — and maybe the…
Europa Universalis 5 review: the pinnacle of Paradox’s grand strategy legacy
TL;DR: Europa Universalis V is Paradox’s magnum opus — deep, dense, and dazzlingly complex. A bit buggy, a bit overwhelming, but a glorious tribute to the art of grand strategy. Bring…
Battlefield RedSec review: destruction, teamwork, and the joy of barely surviving
TL;DR: Battlefield RedSec turns the Battlefield formula into a fast, squad-focused battle royale that actually works. It’s thrilling, destructive, and surprisingly welcoming to BR skeptics. Not perfect, but it’s the most fun…
Mortal Kombat: Legacy Kollection review: when arcades bled and childhoods were shaped
TL;DR: A lovingly violent time capsule that celebrates Mortal Kombat’s origins with all its flaws intact. It’s bloody, nostalgic, and a little broken — just like the arcade era itself.…
Dragon Quest I & II HD-2D Remake review: the past, perfected
TL;DR: A gorgeous and heartfelt resurrection of two classics that prove old-school turn-based RPGs still have the sharpest swords in gaming history. There’s a very specific sound that plays in my…
Tormented Souls 2 review: old-school horror is back, for better or worse
TL;DR: Old-school horror heads, rejoice: Tormented Souls 2 is an atmospheric, lovingly crafted nightmare that’s as frustrating as it is fascinating. Expect gorgeous environments, brain-twisting puzzles, janky combat, and a vibe straight…
Full Metal Schoolgirl Review: the style is strong, but the soul is missing
TL;DR: Stylish, engaging in short bursts, and occasionally satisfying, but too repetitive and shallow to justify the climb. There’s something about the words “Full Metal Schoolgirl” that promise chaos. You…
Bounty Star review: a mech western about healing after the apocalypse
TL;DR: Cowboys and mechs shouldn’t mix, but Bounty Star makes it work — a reflective, dust-soaked journey about survival, healing, and fixing what’s broken, one bolt and tomato plant at a time.…
The Outer Worlds 2 Review: a stronger sequel still searching for its soul
TL;DR: A gorgeous, clever, and mechanically rich RPG that occasionally trips over its own jokes. If Fallout: New Vegas and Mass Effect had a baby raised by Futurama, it would look…
Once Upon a Katamari review: time travel, trash, and transcendence
TL;DR: Once Upon a Katamari turns history into a playground of absurdity and wonder. Some restrictive missions drag, but its time-traveling creativity, gorgeous presentation, and eternal charm make it a near-perfect evolution…
Pokémon Legends: Z-A review: a bold, beautiful rebirth for the series
TL;DR: Pokémon Legends: Z-A finally nails the 3D Pokémon formula: a tighter, smarter, more emotional adventure set entirely in Lumiose City, featuring real-time battles, rich storytelling, and Game Freak’s best design…
Jurassic World Evolution 3 review: building paradise, one rampaging T-Rex at a time
TL;DR: Jurassic World Evolution 3 takes everything great about its predecessors, polishes the edges, adds breeding, factions, and freedom, and delivers the best dino management sim yet. It’s awe-inspiring, chaotic, and…
Ninja Gaiden 4 review: the art of dying stylishly (and the joy of not caring why)
TL;DR:Ninja Gaiden 4 is a ferocious, flawed, and fantastically fun revival. The story’s nonsense, the lock-on is cursed, but the combat? Pure lightning. Yakumo’s debut is the blood-soaked rush 2025 needed.…
Keeper review: a whimsical ecological adventure that glows with life
TL;DR: Keeper is what happens when Double Fine makes a playable fever dream about ecology, creation, and light. Gorgeous, weird, a little clunky, but absolutely unforgettable. There’s a specific kind…