Tag Archives: Steam
Coffin Dodgers Review
Platforms: Linux, Mac, PlayStation 4 (reviewed), Windows, and Xbox One If the Grim Reaper himself came to you in the middle of the night and told you that you only had three days to live, what would you do? If your first instinct wasn’t to soup-up your Rascal scooter and draw up a contract to […]
GAJ Game Club – Life is Strange: Before the Storm – Awake
You knew it had to happen, so we’re proud to present the latest GAJ Game Club that brings back Life is Strange! John Lucero and Brittany Beshel talk about their experiences with the first of the three episodes of Before the Storm and somehow manage to briefly bring up both Metal Gear Solid and David Cage. […]
Destiny 2 Review
Platforms: Playstation 4 (reviewed), Windows, and Xbox One Destiny 2 is Destiny with confidence. The first game, while mechanically sound, was plagued by poor design decisions and an oppressive level of grinding in the endgame. It was a full year with the release of The Taken King expansion that the game started to realize its […]
Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of Dana Review
Platforms: PlayStation 4 (reviewed), Vita, and Windows Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of Dana is the latest entry in the now 30 year old series. If you’re unfamiliar, Ys is an action-RPG series that’s largely known for its snappy combat and kickass soundtracks. While this is Ys’ first step into 3D, Falcom has had experience in making […]
Yonder: The Cloud Catcher Chronicles Review
Platforms: PlayStation 4 (reviewed), Microsoft Windows Certain games come along at the right time in life and click with you when they may otherwise not have. While it may be a rare occurrence for some, I think this fact is true for everyone, as a game you love now is something you may have been […]
Observer Review
Platforms: Playstation 4, Windows, and Xbox One (reviewed) Observer is a sci-fi horror game that takes inspiration from Bloober Team’s previous effort, Layers of Fear, and adds in the dirty, futuristic feel of Blade Runner. Its attempt to make a connection with the sci-fi classic becomes apparent as soon as you learn that the Rutger […]
79 – Sacrifice For My Art
Jason Arriola and John Lucero stumble back into this podcast thing after the marathon Metal Gear Solid Game Club. John’s been having fun with Call of Duty: WWII’s beta and XCOM 2 while Jason’s been having less fun with Uncharted: Lost Legacy and Observer. A quick pitstop in Westeros as they talk a bit about […]
I Want To Be Human Review
Platforms: PlayStation 4 (reviewed) and Windows I Want To Be Human is a score attack action platformer about a vampire girl and a hat boy. With love being banned and the girl and boy being caught smooching, they are arrested and subjected to genetic manipulation which turns them into the aforementioned vampire and hat. What […]
Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice Review
Platforms: Playstation 4 (reviewed) and Windows Video games have generally not been the most nuanced vehicles for expressing the effects of mental illness and that’s what makes Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice so much more impressive. Developer Ninja Theory combined it’s knack for cinematic presentaion with a very taboo topic to create an unforgettable, if flawed, game. […]
GAJ Game Night – Valkyria Revolution and The Long Dark
First up, we were trying to play the Final Fantasy XV multiplayer beta, but some server issues killed that idea. We ended up going with Valkyria Revolution, a Musou game that has you mashing on buttons to skip the cutscenes more than actually attacking. A couple of days later, we decided to check out the The Long Dark. […]