Travels with my talking book.
Category: Reviews
Blazing Chrome review – locked and loaded
Contra III reborn.
Nowhere Prophet review – an utterly addictive deck-builder
Forty slays and forty fights.
Gato Roboto review – a purr-fectly formed Meow-troidmania
Oh, what a feline!
Timespinner review – a familiar but welcome tune
What is a Metroidvania? [flings his wine glass aside] A miserable little pile of secrets! But enough talk! Have at you!
Katana ZERO review – engaging but frustrating
Oh my god, I feel SO ninja right now.
Observation review – a space oddity
Open the pod bay doors, S.A.M.
Draugen review – a haunting game with a lot to think about
And now I want to move to Norway.
SteamWorld Quest review – clanking good fun
Image & Form have done it again.
Shadows of Adam review – JRPG comfort food
Forget the Final Fantasy VII remake, let’s keep it old school.
Defend Your Castle review – arts and crafts warfare done right
This WiiWare classic is back and better than ever on Switch.
Venture Kid review – a curious, almost-Mega-Man
Hold on, haven’t I played this before?
Feather review – zen and the art of flying
Feather may very well be the ultimate chillout game.
Heaven’s Vault review – language has never been so much fun
Although not without its flaws, Heaven’s Vault proves that archaeology and video games make a compelling mix.
The Red Strings Club review – a clever cyberpunk thriller that makes you think
It’s a mix of genetic implant pottery, psychological bartending and a great big dollop of conspiracy theory. Lovely.
WarGroove review – was Advance Wars ever that good in the first place?
Perhaps there’s a reason why Intelligent Systems stopped making Advance Wars in favour of Fire Emblem?
Turok Remastered review – a welcome return from way back when
The N64 game, despite its crude polygons, holds up surprisingly well in this Switch port from Nightdive Studios.
Baba is You review – Baba is brilliant
Review is this. Puzzler is good. Confused is reader. Game is genius. Baba is brilliant.
Treasure Stack review – a tale of two ideologies
A puzzler with hidden depths – but perhaps an offputting level of initial complexity.
Steins;Gate Elite review – not worth it if you’ve already seen the anime
This is a game you watch, rather than play. And that’s fine if you’ve never seen the anime it’s based on – but if you have, get ready for some deja vu.