Shio Review: A New Indie Standard
When a game starts with a warning that it is difficult enough to frustrate you to the point of not enjoying it and that if […]
Articles by Matt Hirsch
Creepy Road Review: A Wonderful Start, But Lacking Polish
Creepy Road is a beautifully gory game, with a clear identity. It knows exactly what it wants to be, and makes no bones about it. […]
Cat Dail: Fight For Love Review: Empowering Life Lessons Learned
Whether it’s with a funky bass line, or a soulful blues riff, Cat Dail’s Fight For Love is empowering, somber, spiteful, and loving, all at […]
AO International Tennis Review: Plodding
The most important part of any sports game is the controls. Actions have to feel weighty, movement has to feel fluid and precise, and at […]
Venture Kid Review: Retro And Awesome
What is there to do that hasn’t been done already, in a genre that is decades old and has had its rules written, and rewritten […]
City of Brass Review: The Best Whip Since Castlevania
Brought to you by two members from the team that created Bioshock, a game that is considered to be a masterpiece of storytelling and level […]
X-Morph: Defense European Assault DLC Review: Same Great Song
X-Morph: Defense is a magnificent mixture of tower defense and twin-stick shooter gameplay. It blends the two genres seamlessly and sets an incredibly high precedent […]
X-Morph: Defense Review: Stellar
If Plants Vs. Zombies had a love child with XCOM: Enemy Unknown, and that baby was then raised by Enter the Gungeon, you would have […]
Without Escape: Generally Scary, or Scarily Generic
When thinking of the greatest scary video games of all time, one series that comes to mind instantly is Silent Hill. Providing some of the […]
Planetoid Pioneers First Impressions
The first few minutes of Planetoid Pioneers is one of the best examples of a non-tutorial, tutorial since Mega-Man X released on the SNES in […]
Minit Review: Fun, But Unbalanced
In an era where indie games with retro-style graphics, and “punishing yet rewarding†gameplay are a dime a dozen, Minit by Devolver Digital tries very […]