Without Escape – Classically Inspired Point and Click Horror
I have to say that I’m a fan of this point and click revival. Without Escape is actually kind of a remastering of a game Continue Reading
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The best hidden gems from PAX West 2017
PAX West is an undeniably huge hype train rolling down the tracks toward the holiday buying season. A dizzying array of lights and thumping music Continue Reading
Super Blackjack Battle II Turbo: The Card Warriors – You had one job!
As the name suggests, Super Blackjack Battle II Turbo: The Card Warriors is about playing a lot of blackjack. And yes, I know it’s April, Continue Reading
Episode 162 – Breath of the Logan
Greetings, fellow Dorkadians! This week we pit friend against friend in opinionated battles over some of the most beloved things in our lives. (That would Continue Reading
Preview – Blossom Tales: The Sleeping King
Blossom Tales: The Sleeping King from Castle Pixel can’t be released soon enough for me. I was fortunate enough to play a preview build of this super Continue Reading
Slain: Back from Hell – Just another kind of Hell?
Slain: Back from Hell by Wolf Brew Games was pitched to me as a “metal Castlevania game”. On the surface, that sounded about as bad-ass as Continue Reading
Inversus – Frantic arcade shooter and strategic competition
Inversus is slated to be round two of the PAX West 2016 Omegathon, so I got my hands on a key for this little game Continue Reading
Odallus: The Dark Call – Retro like I remember
I’m old enough to have played a lot of NES games back when they were first released. There’s a certain kind of nostalgia filter that Continue Reading
Rocking the old school Zelda games
After being on AAA-title overload for the last few weeks, it seemed like a great time to get back to basics. My wife and I Continue Reading
Episode 58 – Games, rules and drinks!
Last week’s episode was some serious stuff where we were all disgusted with #GamerGate, and how people are wrong on the internet, so we decided Continue Reading
Is Shovel Knight really that good?
Prepare to dig this awesome retro platformer from Yacht Club Games: Shovel Knight! (See what I did there?) Don’t worry, I’m not going to fill Continue Reading
Shadow Warrior – How I learned to love swordplay in a shooter
Shadow Warrior has returned from that seemingly endless well of video game nostalgia that is the 1990s. As a game that remakes or reboots an Continue Reading
Review: Dragon Fantasy Book II
Dragon Fantasy Book II is a 16-bit style JRPG by the fabulous people over at Muteki Corp. Well, to be fair, I’ve only ever met Continue Reading
Volgarr the Viking – true arcade gameplay returns
Volgarr the Viking will kick your ass. That was the first lesson I learned as I embarrassed myself at PAX in front of the creators Continue Reading
Organ Trail: Director’s Cut Review
I’m a part of the generation that experienced computer labs full of Apple IIe computers. I would sit in front of those green screens, flipping Continue Reading
Hotline Miami Review – With Steam Giveaway!
If you’re here to enter the Totally Rad Hotline Miami Steam Giveaway, click here. It wasn’t until I saw the game in person that I Continue Reading
Magic Sword: Arcade Pixels & Pectorals
As planning for my wedding ramps up and my work weeks become longer, I’ve been spending more and more time revisiting the simple joys of Continue Reading
What Makes a Game Replayable?
Lately I’ve been replaying Chrono Trigger. (I know, I said I’d stay away from time travel for a while. I also said “just one more Continue Reading