Tag: books
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MineGeon: Renegades Review – Digging for Fortune One Run at a Time
Mining, roguelites, bullet-hell combat, and co-op aren’t exactly a rare combination these days. Plenty of games mix those ingredients together, hoping they’ll stumble onto something memorable. MineGeon: Renegades looked like another one of those games when we first booted it up. After spending several hours descending into the depths of PAIMO, though, we found something…
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Interview About Forging DragonSword: Awakening: UE5, Anime Worlds, and Action
For the development team behind DragonSword: Awakening, building a new open-world action RPG meant heavily modifying Unreal Engine 5. The game pairs a bright, anime-inspired aesthetic with a 19-character tag-team combat system, all set across a massive map. In this recently released game, we follow a boy named Lute across the Continent of Orbis. It’s…
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Blood in the Snow: A Review of Grim Dawn – Fangs of Asterkarn
It has been a long time since we first set foot in Grim Dawn. Over the years, Crate Entertainment has expanded this rich universe in meaningful ways. With Fangs of Asterkarn, the studio is asking veteran players to return once again. This isn’t an expansion that stands on its own, either; it requires both Ashes…
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How OFFBEAT Hides a Working DAW Inside a Tycoon Game
The digital audio workstation—or DAW— can be a major roadblock for aspiring musicians. Modern music software offers limitless creative potential, but it can be scary staring down a dense interface packed with digital dials, endless menus, and complex routing pathways. We’ve tried and we know how frustrating it can be. Ed Sibley, Studio Head at…
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Halo: Campaign Evolved Review – The Remake We Always Imagined
Everyone has a Halo story. For us, Halo: Combat Evolved was the reason we invited our crush over after school, stayed up far too late on weekends, and argued over who got to drive the Warthog. Twenty-five years later, those memories still run strong, making it one of the hardest games to remake. Everyone remembers…
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Lifted Review: A Memorable Adventure
We have a soft spot for adventure games that aren’t afraid to wear their inspirations on their sleeve. Every now and then a game comes along that reminds us why we fell in love with these kinds of stories in the first place. LIFTED immediately gave us that feeling. From its opening minutes, it channels…
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Tears of Metal Review: Bagpipes, Blades, and Beautiful Carnage
In some games, all you need is a sword, a few dozen loyal soldiers, and hundreds of enemies foolish enough to stand in your way. Tears of Metal embraces that idea from the very first battle, throwing us into large-scale skirmishes that feel somewhere between Dynasty Warriors and a roguelite. You’re usually thrown onto a…
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CULTIC Review: Explosive Bloodbath
After watching a couple of videos about CULTIC, we kinda expected another retro-inspired shooter that borrowed the best parts of classics like Blood. We got some of that, but, more importantly, we found something that feels familiar on the surface before gradually revealing its own identity. CULTIC delivers the fast-paced action we hoped for, but…
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High Times: Turning Donuts Into a Language of Empathy
Developed as a cozy dating and cooking sim, High Times – Dating/Cooking Sim revolves around a donut shop where every pastry carries an emotional effect. These donust are like food for the mind and the soul as they help customers work through heartbreak and uncertainty. Even strained relationships can be remedied. Here, you’re choosing not…
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High Times Review – Conversations Worth Coming Back For
High Times is a remarkable hybrid of a game. It charmingly lets us run a café by mixing in cooking mini-games and asking us to find love. It takes those ideas and combines them into something surprisingly cohesive. It’s not simply about serving food as quickly as possible. Here, we’re expected to listen. Every customer…
