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Feb 10, 2020
4 min

Simulacra 2 (PC Review)

There’s your story, right there. There’s obviously a lot more going on with Simulacra 2 than that, but that summarizes the plot pretty well. I’m a big fan of video game mystery games and then finding out that Simulacra 2 was a “full-motion video” game (scenes shot in real life), I was on board. Besides, there’s a compelling case for snooping around the lives of squabbling minor internet celebrities that made me want to jump right in and start digging. I spent my holiday this

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Dec 16, 2019
4 min

Open Your Desk – Kinesis Freestyle Edge Keyboard – Review

Who knew that having the middle of your desk back would mean so much? When I first saw the Kinesis Freestyle Edge keyboard at PAX west earlier this year I was certainly intrigued. It features a split design that promised a more ergonomic position for your hands and arms. As a big man, I often have issues with smaller keyboards and the feeling of almost having to cross my arms while typing and then, of course, twisting my wrists back out to make them straight again. As it turn

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Open Your Desk – Kinesis Freestyle Edge Keyboard – Review

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Nov 30, 2019
3 min

She Sees Red – PC Review

It has been quite the year for Full Motion Video (FMV) gaming. For those of you not familiar with the genre, imagine live actors reading out scenes, and then the player gets to interact with them, directing what happens on screen in a limited capacity. Does the hero open the door or walk down the hallway? I am a huge fan of FMV games; I earlier reviewed Erika (link here), and absolutely loved Annapurna Interactives Telling Lies, the follow up to their earlier title, Her Story

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Aug 23, 2019
5 min

Erica (PS4) – Review

I have been a fan of the “full-motion video” game for a long time, stretching back all the way to unique arcade titles like the holographic Time Traveler and Dragon’s Lair. There wasn’t much gameplay to them, but they were different and interesting in a way that Pac Man and Bubble Bobble weren’t doing it for me then. Then came the 90s, and thanks to the magic of the 3DO and the Sega CD, there was a renaissance of particularly bad acting (but better playing) video games based

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Apr 9, 2019
3 min

Anthem – Nightmare Takes a Look

Reviewer: Daniel “Nightmare-ACTUAL” Patterson Case # 000-012 Codename: Lancer The words to follow are coming from someone who did not purchase Anthem but was able to play through Origin Access. Anthem was one of the top-selling games in February, the criticism of the game is mostly negative. It’s flawed launch, story problems, length of the story, lack of customization options, limited options available in store. If you can look past a video game’s flaws. The very essence of

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Jan 6, 2019
3 min

Black Mirror: Bandersnatch – Review

Black Mirror: Bandersnatch Case # 000-009 Codename: Bandersnatch Years ago I used to live in Monahans, Texas. I can’t remember much of the school name and the specific town. My late father worked as a writer for a local newspaper. At a young age going to the local school. I did not spend much time at the library but I did pick up books daily. In that time I read many books. Most of them highly regarded in the literature community, and among those books were these “Choose Your

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Dec 30, 2018
3 min

City of Brass – Review

As Anakin Skywalker once said “ I hate sand. It rough and coarse and gets everywhere.” Sand is itchy and uncomfortable, but also a testament to Earth’s ancient history. Each grain of sand is the result of millions of years of prehistoric change, as the powerful forces water and wind have worn down the mightiest of rocks and mountains. Sand tells a history, and in the case of City of Brass, it tells the tale of a massive reward. Beneath the sand lies a city of untold riches th

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Nov 20, 2018
4 min

Warhammer 40K Inquisitor: Martyr Review (PS4)

In the 41st millennium, there is only war and now that war has stretched across the furthest reaches of space. From BigBen and NeoCore Games comes Warhammer 40K: Inquisitor – Martyr, a deep and involving Action-RPG that tasks player with defeating the darkest enemies of the Galaxy. Despite a rough interpretation on consoles, it is a fantastic and engaging action experience that is great for players, regardless of their familiarity with Warhammer. The Imperium of Man wages an

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Warhammer 40K Inquisitor: Martyr Review (PS4)

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Oct 15, 2018
4 min

Penny-Punching Princess – Review

Money is everything. It accomplishes dreams, creates new technologies, and makes the world a better place. Of course, that is entirely dependent on the person using money wisely. When abused, money can corrupt even the most fortuitous of men and women, ruining the lives of entire people. Greed imprisons us all, but for those that aren’t so blinded by it, they can use greed to better their own lives, albeit for nefarious purposes. When her Father is murdered, a lone princess r

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Aug 23, 2018
4 min

TEMPEST 4000 – Review

With all of the big new games releasing in the coming months, it can be difficult to look back on the past. That difficulty resides with looking at the simple pixels resembling characters and digital bass tears resembling sound, then subsequently saying” These were video games!?” It sure is a sight to behold how far we have come in terms of video games, but the past teaches us the extent of what video game design was capable of, as well as the ideas that were presented that w

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Aug 11, 2018
3 min

Danger Zone 2 Review (PS4, Xbox, PC)

There is something mesmerizing about vehicular carnage. Car accidents are strange moments, as no matter how violent and tragic they are, we cannot look away. In real life, they are terrible moments, but in movies and video games, there is a stunning amount of work done to produce a great cinema style car crash, leaving to unforgettable scenes, such as the spectacular ending to the Steve McQueen’s pursuers in Bullit. That level of cinematic destruction leads to the creation of

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Jul 17, 2018
2 min

Insane Robots – Review

With cute names and even cuter designs, the robots are fun to look at and finding them in the wild of your area. But the cuteness can only last so long. Once you encounter an enemy a turn-based system of card battles is used to defeat them or be defeated. Each turn of the battle, you gain tokens – called chips — based on the turn number and then exchange them for the ability to attach cards to your robot’s circuits. You have attack cards, defense cards, and special cards. Whe

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May 15, 2018
3 min

Wizard of Legend – Review

Wizard of Legend PS4 Review By: JoPa Writes Sometimes a game comes along that comes along which lets you sit down with a friend and lose track of time as you battle through levels together. Wizard of Legend is exactly that for me as I sought to overcome the various challenges to win the Chaos Trials. Each time we fell, we got a bit more gear to test out in the attempts to perfect our strategies together. Proceeding solo was also quite engrossing as I felt the combinations fal

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Mar 21, 2018
4 min

Tesla Vs Lovecraft – Review: 10Tons LTD Does It Again

The aforementioned games have done things differently, but have nonetheless been fun, endearing, and enjoyable to play, thanks to their focus on tight control and action. Now, 10Tons LTD has brought over their latest creation, Tesla Vs Lovecraft. Tesla Vs Lovecraft is a twin-stick arcade action shooting game that plunges players away from the dystopic cyberpunk future of its previous entries and into the late 1800’s, an industrial revolution filled with steam and electricity.

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Tesla Vs Lovecraft – Review: 10Tons LTD Does It Again

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Mar 5, 2018
4 min

Frozen Synapse Prime – Review

This is the world of Frozen Synapse Prime, by Mode 7 and Double 11 studios. The team at Mode 7 have created a very unique and distinct tactical strategy game, set in a distant cyberpunk future. It is an inventive experience but is slightly hampered by the dynamic duo of trial and error. Deep in the future lies a massive, hyper-futuristic city, known as Markov Geist. A super corporation has taken control of the city in this world without governments. Thoughts, ideas, and freed

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Mar 1, 2018
3 min

Full Metal Alchemist – A Netflix Review

Full Metal Alchemist Live Action Netflix Review By Nightmare Actual I have another little review for you, today. I felt compelled at the end of watching this movie, to make this review. We are going to talk about the movie Full Metal Alchemist the live-action Netflix version. Few things, obviously there’s the source material which I am a huge admirer of and then there’s the live action feature. Somewhat of a lemon and oranges thing. Similar yet very different. While I watched

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Jan 6, 2018
3 min

Semispheres – Review (PS4/ PS Vita/Switch/PC)

There have been many stories about human memories, but there is something incredibly enlightening about memories that we carry through our lives. We all grow up with some kind of a special memory, that, even when it is retained in the deepest part of our minds, are brought back to the surface. it could be the very first time you went to Disney World, the first time you tried a pizza, or maybe the first time you wished for a Christmas gift, and it came true. There is somethin

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Semispheres – Review (PS4/ PS Vita/Switch/PC)

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Nov 17, 2017
4 min

Gundam Versus – Review (PlayStation 4)

There are few things more satisfying than seeing giant robots fight. Huge, hulking machines, using state-of-the-art weapons, facing off against each other without a care as to what is destroyed around them. Gundam has been a franchise all about these immensely powerful machines. Since its inception in 1979, Gundam has captivated audiences all around the world from the original Gundam to Gundam Wing to the recently released Gundam: Iron- Blooded Orphans. Spanning decades, the

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Nov 11, 2017
3 min

Telltale GOTG Episode 5: “Don’t Stop Believin'” Out Now

The Guardians Reunite For The Final Battle Against Hala! This is it: it’s time to reunite your team, and make one last stand against Hala’s armada. The season finale of Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy: The Telltale Series picks up with our heroes going their separate ways, leaving no one left to keep Hala’s son from resting a gun against Starlord’s head. From there, the player has only one episode to escape imminent death, bring the Guardians back together, concoct a (suicid

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Oct 1, 2017
3 min

Cuphead (PC Review)

Turns out, Cuphead is quite the experience. There are literally a dozen bullet hell shooters that come out from Japan a week, what makes Cuphead so great? Well, firstly, it doesn’t involve giant robot mech suits with laser beams or cute sorceress schoolgirls whose skirts you can see up or the usual eye-rolling tropes that so infest the bullet hell shooter genre. Cuphead is a hand-drawn visual masterpiece set in the style of 1930s “Steamboat Willie” Mickey Mouse cartoons. I ho

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