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Monark: A Grindy Take on Strategy RPGs

Monark is such a weird game for me. When I originally got the code I fell in love with the game. Everyday I couldn’t get enough of it until I did get enough of it. Monark is a strategy role playing game and a rather good one. It’s just that it’s easy to forget thatContinue reading “Monark: A Grindy Take on Strategy RPGs”

Labyrinth Legend: Short, Fun, and Grindy

I knew absolutely nothing about Labyrinth Legend before playing but I’m glad I did. Labyrinth Legend is a retro inspired, indie dungeon crawler. It’s one of a few indie games, like Giraffe and Annika, being published by NIS America. Apparently, it first released on mobile and PC back in 2020 and has now finally hitContinue reading “Labyrinth Legend: Short, Fun, and Grindy”

Deathloop: It Kind of Overstayed Its Welcome

Deathloop really is a hard game for me to talk about. The whole time I was playing, I constantly confused my friends and coworkers with my feelings on the game. One minute I was heaping praise and the next I’m talking about putting it down. At release, Deathloop got a bunch of perfect scores soContinue reading “Deathloop: It Kind of Overstayed Its Welcome”

2022: The Games I’m Looking Forward To

I won’t lie to you. 2021 was a strange year for games. Not a bad one, mind you; just a weird one. Most of the notable games of the year were indie darlings and strong Japanese role playing games (my genre of choice). I’m sure the continuing crisis that is COVID-19 played a huge partContinue reading “2022: The Games I’m Looking Forward To”

Final Fantasy Pixel Remaster Review: Almost the Definitive Way to Experience a Masterpiece

For years I had never played the original Final Fantasy. For some reason or another, the multiple ports of the game just seemed to past me by. Then in 2018, I started playing the mobile port and I was captivated by it. Unfortunately, I never finished the game because something happened to the device IContinue reading “Final Fantasy Pixel Remaster Review: Almost the Definitive Way to Experience a Masterpiece”

Ys IX Monstrum Nox: A JRPG Take on the Open World

Ys IX Monstrum Nox is a game with a small budget but big ambitions. It’s very clear that developer Nihon Falcom doesn’t have the budget of a Square Enix or Bandai Namco. However, this doesn’t stop them from making as big a game as they can. I spent three months devouring this game inside andContinue reading “Ys IX Monstrum Nox: A JRPG Take on the Open World”

Maneater: Perfect Comfort Food Gaming

Maneater is probably the most unexpected game I thought I’d fall in love with. Nothing about it screams, “Cody Game” and yet I found my self coming back to it over and over again. My job has been a bit stressful lately, so I found myself wanting to play games that I didn’t need toContinue reading “Maneater: Perfect Comfort Food Gaming”

Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales: A Worthy Expansion

Marvel’s Spider-Man (2018) took me by complete surprise. Never before have I ever had the chance to live out my fantasy of being Spider-Man so vividly. The combat, web swinging, and story completely blew everything that came before it out of the water. Instead of being a slave to the movies or comics, Insomniac decidedContinue reading “Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales: A Worthy Expansion”

Godfall: Just a Video Game and That’s Alright With Me

Much has been said about Godfall already. Many content creators have gone on and on about how it’s generic and not special. I don’t disagree with any of that, however I still have a positive view of the game. I want to make it clear that I don’t think the people who don’t like GodfallContinue reading “Godfall: Just a Video Game and That’s Alright With Me”

MindSeize Review: Fast and Fun

MindSeize wasn’t on my radar at all. But after a very impressive trailer, I had to hit up the publisher, First Press Games, to review it. Growing up, I missed out on the Metroid games. Nowadays, you can’t toss a proverbial rock into digital store fronts without hitting a Metroid style game from smaller creators.Continue reading “MindSeize Review: Fast and Fun”