Reader Review: Warhammer 40,000: Dakka Squadron (Switch, PS4, Xbox One, PC)
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Posted on April 19th, 2024 by
Most of my younger brothers LOVE Warhammer. It’s an RPG board game where you play with these intricate figures that you can even paint yourself. I’ve never gotten into it myself, just too complicated (and expensive) for me. But then, anything more complicated than Hungry, Hungry Hippos and my eyes glaze over! Ha ha! Anyway, one of my brothers, Jeff, loves Warhammer so much that he works at a store that specifically sells that stuff! Another one of my brothers, Ben, has a huge collection of figures that he paints (very well I might add). So I thought it would be fun to have Ben review this Warhammer game. It’s available on most current consoles and PC, but reviewed on Switch here. –Cary
Reader Review: Dragon Quest Monsters: The Dark Prince (Switch)
Posted on February 2nd, 2024 by
Back when I was writing game reviews for The Dallas Morning News, for a long while I was designated the “Pokémon expert.” One of the perks of this was not only was I able to review all the Pokémon games, but most of the other knock-offs that would come out in the wake of the initial Pokémon craze, I’d get to review those, too. This included everything from Digimon to Monster Rancher to Dragon Warrior Monsters. The first Dragon Warrior Monsters title was on the Game Boy Color, and let you train and battle monsters from the popular Dragon Quest RPG franchise. It was called Dragon Warrior back then in the US because of copyright issues. Anyway, one of my brothers, Jeff, he was pretty young at the time, yet he LOVED that Dragon Warrior Monsters game I reviewed. He liked it so much that after I reviewed it, he confiscated the game from me and I never got to play it again! And he’s never done that before! Since then he’s enjoyed all the other Dragon Quest Monsters games as well as other spin offs like Dragon Quest Builders and Rocket Slime. So when Dragon Quest Monsters: The Dark Prince recently came out on Switch, I thought it might be fun to have Jeff review it, for old times sake. So here’s his review! –Cary Woodham
Reader Review: Rune Factory 5 (Switch)
Posted on May 18th, 2022 by
I’m no stranger to reviewing Rune Factory games. In fact, I recently reviewed Rune Factory 4 Special on PS4. Unfortunately I was not able to review the recently released Rune Factory 5. But luckily my brother Benjamin Woodham decided to review it on Switch, so check out his review below! –Cary
Reader Review: Dungeons and Dragons: Family Time or Bad News?
Posted on May 16th, 2022 by
I’ve never been able to get into Dungeons and Dragons or any tabletop role playing game, really. Too much math for my tastes. That’s why I just stick to Final Fantasy games. And even then just the old school ones. But most of my other brothers really like Dungeons and Dragons. For instance, my brother Jeff once ran a long running DnD group at his local library. And another one of my brothers, Benjamin Woodham, wrote this neat article I’d like to share here. So please read his article below. –Cary
Reader Review: World’s End Club (Switch)
Posted on October 8th, 2021 by
My brother Nathan loves games from NIS America, so he jumped at the chance to review this one. Check out his review of World’s End Club for Switch below! –Cary
Reader Review: Metroid Zero Mission: Playing My Way to Metroid Dread
Posted on July 30th, 2021 by
Out of the blue my younger brother Nathan send me a review of Metroid Zero Mission for GBA, telling me that he is going to try to play all the Metroid games before Metroid Dread comes out. So here it is! Do be sure to read it! –Cary
Reader Review: My Universe: School Teacher (Switch, PS4, PC)
Posted on January 15th, 2021 by
There are many real life super heroes out there making this world a better place. Some include firefighters, police officers, and teachers. Teachers educate our kids and get them ready for the future, and do so much more that we don’t even realize. I’m proud to say my brother Jeff is a teacher, so I thought it would be neat to have him review My Universe: School Teacher, a game about that occupation. It’s available on Switch, PS4, and PC, but reviewed on Switch here.
Reader Review: Final Fantasy VII Remake (PS4)
Posted on May 11th, 2020 by
Hey folks, Cary here. Before I start with this review that one of my brothers wrote, I thought I’d give a bit of an intro. It may be hard to believe now, but back when I was a teen in the 16-bit days, I was super big into RPGs, especially the Final Fantasy games. So when I was in college and got the PlayStation, I was super excited for FF7. But after I played it, I appreciated its differences, but I didn’t have a desire to play it again. And it was a turning point in the series for me because from then on, aside from some spinoffs and such, I had no interest in Final Fantasy after that. Well, except for Final Fantasy 9. That was what 7 and 8 should’ve been. So yeah, I didn’t have any interest in the Final Fantasy VII Remake. Luckily one of my brothers, Nathan, volunteered to review it. Now keep in mind that Nathan had never played the original FF7. In fact I think he was just a toddler when the original came out! But that’s exactly why you should read this review because it’s written by someone who never played the original and I’m sure it’ll offer a unique take on the game. So here is Nathan Woodham’s review of the Final Fantasy VII Remake!
Mercury Learning Books
Posted on March 8th, 2019 by
When I was at PAX South, I visited Mercury Learning Books. They publish all sorts of books about game design, and I got the opportunity to review a couple of them. So here we’ll take a look at three books I got. The first is Classic Game Design, which teaches you how to make examples of popular early arcade games. The second book is Video Game Writing, which explains what to expect if you go into that field. The third book is a treat, as I had my dad, Randy Woodham, review it here! It’s Basic Electronics: Theory and Practice! So let’s dive in and take a look at each book!
Reader Review: God of War (PS4)
Posted on June 11th, 2018 by
I generally only review games that interest me. I’d love to do more than that to have more variety on this site, but I’m only one person and can’t play everything out there. So when my brother Ben asked to review the new God of War game for this site, I said “Absolutely!” It’ll be nice to have some variety here, so click here and read his review of the new God of War game, something that’s not really my personal cup of tea. –Cary
