Archives: Game Reviews

Reading Time: 4 minutes On the surface, Faefarm looks like a game that wouldn’t be up my alley. It’s cutsie Chibi-like art style and it’s emphasis on crafting, farming, fishing, and dating. I’d put it in the same “that’s not for me” box that I did with other farming simulators like Stardew Valley, Harvestella, and the oldie Farmville. Let’s…

Reading Time: 4 minutes Goodbye Volcano High was a game that I had on my radar since its announcement back at a PlayStation Conference event in 2020. It’s been a long road of development for the team at KO_Op studio since then. COVID happened and a new writer was brought in to reboot the whole game’s narrative direction which…

Reading Time: 6 minutes I’ve always been a bigger fan of the Call of Duty campaigns than I have the multiplayer modes. Maybe it’s because I’m a hermit Single-player gamer, or perhaps it’s because I like a good shooter campaign. Regardless, when I first heard of the Immortals of Aveum, which looked like Doctor Strange meets Call of Duty,…

Reading Time: 4 minutes There’s been a bit of a debate about video games being too much like movies. Some people enjoy cinematic games while others consider it just an interactive movie. I happen to be among those that enjoy cinematic games. I thought enjoyed Detroit: Become Human and Heavy Rain. The latest game of this style is Fort…

Reading Time: 4 minutes Often I find that good storytelling is often a narrative that is relatable even if the characters are different or in different circumstances than you. This is the case with Venba. Venba is a narrative cooking game that depicts the story of family trying to make their in this world. So how is this game?…

Reading Time: 5 minutes As a kid I’d often wonder what a Pokémon game would be like if it was an action game instead of a turn based game. What if you threw out a ball and then started battling just like the anime. The game, Adore attempts to bring that concept that I wondered about to life. The…

Reading Time: 4 minutes When I interviewed Super Space Club’s developer, Graham Reid he described his game as “a vibrant lo-fi arcade space shooter that is a fun experience that you can chill to.” As someone who always loves winding down the end of the night with a game that I can just pop quickly into this sounded like…

Reading Time: 5 minutes Arcadian Atlas is a strategy RPG that has been in the making for a long time. It was put on my radar when I met with Twin Otter Studios at PaxEast and it left me rooting for the game. There are a number of reasons for that. One reason is that it is was developed…

Reading Time: 4 minutes If you’ve been a listener of The Single Player Experience podcast, then I’m coo coo for Roguelite and Roguelike games. They have a knack for reeling me in and not letting go. Hades is one of my favorite games of all time. Recently I played a game that hooked me, made me laugh, gave me…

Reading Time: 4 minutes It has become common to see indie games take inspiration from Breath of the Wild. The challenge for devs then lies in taking that inspiration and using it to make your own unique mark. The latest game to attempt that feat is Smushi Come Home. Does this cozy indie make good use of its Breath…