Have you ever seen a trailer for a game and immediately knew it wasn't for you? This happens to me consistently, and all it usually takes is a trailer or screenshot for me to see the mechanics at play to know a game isn't for me. While I try to keep an open mind about every game, it's a challenge for me to look at certain mechanics or genres and still feel compelled to play it despite what the critical reception is...
A Look Back at The Steam Game Festival
As we watch the corpse of E3 gently float down the stream with golden coins placed over its eyes for The Riverman to grant it safe passage, we find ourselves in the midst of constant press events that look to fill vacuum E3 left in its wake. One of these events came in the form of the now concluded Steam Game Festival, where developers could directly market their upcoming games via Steam and allow us to download demos of upcoming games. I played a couple of these demos and wanted to provide a little bit of insight into each of the games I got my hands on...
I Wanted to Play Assassin’s Creed Odyssey, But Apparently That Was Too Much to Ask For
Recently the Epic Games Store ran their "Epic Mega Sale," in which not only were games on sale, but they issued ten dollar coupons to everyone to entice people to buy more. Needless to say, it worked and I picked up Assassin's Creed Odyssey for only a couple of bucks, thus starting a several day journey of actually getting to play the damn thing...
Cyberpunk 2077 and its Already Massive Fandom
Since its announcement and various gameplay reveals, I've noticed this low yet consistent stream of cosplay, projects and fan art surrounding the upcoming Cyberpunk 2077. It's not that it bothers me or anything like that, I just find it really strange that there's this fandom that exists already around a game that won't be released for some time...
Skatebored
Maybe it's just me, but I feel like it's been way too long since we've have a good skateboarding game, with 2010's Skate 3 being the last game worth playing. Since then, there's only been one notable release in the form of Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 5, a game that even if it wasn't absolutely dreadful, was no longer the kind of skateboarding game I'm looking for...
Hoop Dreams
Like a good chair, video games can provide a sense of comfort and security despite their subject matter. Maybe you play League of Legends every night, or World of Warcraft religiously, or something else entirely, but odds are that there's a game you keep coming back to when there's nothing else to play. For me, I sink dozens and dozens of hours into the NBA 2K series of games because I'm a massive fan of the sport along with the games themselves. That's not a qualitative statement however, because I think there's tons of room for improvement in the series, from bug fixes to features, and even new modes entirely...
Curiosity isn’t Enough
I've often talked about upcoming games by expressing my interest and curiosity in them, as if I was some sort of scientist or detective trying to deduce something. While I've played a lot of games that fell in this bucket, there are some that I just never got around to and probably never will. So here are a few games that I've been curious about for a while that I'll probably never play...
I Hate Bunny Day
Like most of the world, I'm dedicating a lot of time to the recently released Animal Crossing: New Horizons, a game which I absolutely adore. The simple pleasure of just building and maintaining my own island has been, among other things, therapeutic. That is until April 1st rolled around and every Animal Crossing: New Horizons player got pranked at the same time by a giant asshole dressed up like a bunny...
Walkabout in Walking Simulator
As someone who hasn't played nor has no intention to play Death Stranding, it's been fascinating to experience what essentially is a gigantic parody of it. If you haven't seen it, there's currently a free game on Steam called Walking Simulator that's basically one giant joke at Hideo Kojima's expense. It's shallow, it's stupid, and it isn't fun, but it made me laugh and that's gotta count for something...
Animal Crossing: New Horizons is Doing its Best
You probably already know if Animal Crossing: New Horizons is the kind of game you would be into, but for me it's been a crucial part of my social distancing coping mechanism. I absolutely adore the game and could write an entire piece gushing about it. However, I feel kind of bad for Animal Crossing: New Horizons because it's been thrust into a position I can't imagine it was ever intended to be in...
