All posts tagged 'Game Reviews'

Moving Houses (PS4, PS5, Switch, Xbox One, X/S, PC)

About a year and a half ago as of this writing, I had to move out of the house I lived in for over 20 years and pack up all my things and I didn’t really enjoy it.  So why would I want to play a game about packing up and moving?  Well I guess we’ll find out with Moving Houses.  It’s available on all current game consoles and PC, but reviewed on PS4 here.

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Skies Above (Switch, PC)

On a world similar to ours, flying whales called Leviathans from outer space have come to slumber.  They bring with them magical powers, and the greedy people of the planet have sent out robots to capture the Leviathans.  But a group of rebels who have learned to live in harmony with the Leviathans is going to help them escape.  Ride a Leviathan in the sky and defend it from robots in this fast-paced action game on Switch and PC, but reviewed on Switch here.

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Neko Bakery (Switch)

Man these games where you fit things inside a box must be pretty popular, or easy to make.  Because in the past year, I’ve reviewed these types of games where you fit cats into boxes, zoo animals on a pool float, dogs on a bed, and food in a bento box.  And now here’s one where you fit breads, pastries, and other tasty treats in a bread basket!

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Sonokuni (Switch, PC)

Sonokuni has got to be one of the weirdest games I’ve ever played.  You are Takeru, a female Japanese warrior and you must fight your way through a biopunk Japanese hip-hop landscape.  Whatever that is.  View the action in an overhead perspective with trippy visuals and a crazy soundtrack.  Sonokuni is available for Switch and PC, but reviewed on Switch here.

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Rendering Ranger: R2 Rewind (Switch, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, X/S, PC)

I love the Super Nintendo. It’s my favorite game console and while I was around for the Atari 2600 and NES, it was the SNES that really cemented my love for console games.  And that’s why I love getting to check out SNES games I never got to play.  Such is the case with Rendering Ranger.  It was a game that was only released in Japan and it was a very limited release, too, so it’s pretty rare.  It’s a run and gun that uses pre-rendered graphics like Donkey Kong Country, which was big at the time.  The game is now available to download on all current consoles and PC, but reviewed on Switch here.

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Dagger Froggy (PS4, PS5, Switch, Xbox One, X/S, PC)

Help a little frog defeat waves of enemies by throwing daggers in Dagger Froggy, a top down viewed 2D retro action game.  It’s available on all current game consoles and PC but reviewed on PS4 here.

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Cozy Land (Switch)

Earlier this year I reviewed a game on Switch that let you design your own room.  Then a few weeks later I reviewed another one that let you design your own shop.  And now you can design your own street corner with Cozy Land on Switch.

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Ringo’s Roundup (Switch, PC)

Ringo is a bunny who happens to also be a postal worker.  Help him drive around collecting all the letters and returning them to the mailbox in this puzzle game for Switch and PC (reviewed on Switch here).

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Unplugged: Baldur’s Gate Minis FTW

The WizKids line of role playing game miniatures is back. After releasing a set celebrating the past 50 years of Dungeons & Dragons, they have now just released a line featuring people and creatures from the popular Baldur’s Gate 3 videogame. Last summer saw the release of a 50th Anniversary set which is fun from a nostalgic collector’s standpoint, but I think the Baldur’s Gate 3 set is the best set I’ve seen in a long time. One of the drawbacks to randomly assorted miniatures is the need to create many different things in order to offer up something new in each box. This can result in opening up a box to find rather specialized miniatures that may be hard to casually work into a game. Both of these sets specialize in the common sorts of creatures one might find in an everyday game of D&D. A half-crystal elf from the far realm (I made that up, feel free to rip it off, Wizkids) may look really cool as a mini, but just how many times am I going to be able to work that into my adventure? With the Baldur’s Gate 3 release, most every box has something I know I’ll be using in the near future.

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Akatsuki: Lord of the Dawn (PS4, PS5, Switch, Xbox One, X/S, PC)

A long time ago, an evil demon king and his armies ransacked the land.  When the demon king was defeated, the armies disbanded but there are some demon stragglers here and there.  You play as a young man who just discovered his ancestry and is now a lord.  So you must lead your troops into battle to rid the world of demons for good.  Akatsuki: Lord of the Dawn is a unique combination of deckbuilding, simple action battles, and hexagonal board style strategy.  It’s available on all current consoles and PC, but reviewed on PS4 here.

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