Pokémon Scarlet and Violet
Each new mainline Pokémon game is the best mainline Pokémon game.
Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak
Comically dense, visually inventive, and intoxicatingly rewarding - a game that’s as hard to recommend as it is to explain.
Resident Evil Village
Resident Evil Village is half a really great game, and half its own terrible sequel, smashed together.
Doki Doki Literature Club Plus!
A delightful dessert of a dating sim/horror game that I can’t stop thinking about.
Skyrim vs. Witcher 3, part 4: Immersion
In the final part of our comparison of these two open-world RPG juggernauts, we talk about what it takes to get lost in a game’s world - with special guest cameos from thirsty Greek gods and zombie knights!
Skyrim vs. Witcher 3, part 3: Mechanics and Meaning
In part three of the review of these two acclaimed open-world RPGz, we get into some blood, guts, and lore. This is a great fight - are you ready? Go!
Skyrim vs. Witcher 3, part 2: Morality
In part two of this brawl between open-world RPG heavyweights, I ask light questions - like “What’s the point of choosing between good and evil?” Let’s rock!
Skyrim vs. Witcher 3, part 1: The Open World
Asking what it means to be an open-world RPG by pitting two titans of the genre against each other. The current stage: Changing the world! Are you ready? Fight!
Mortal Shell
A game made by developers who loved DARK SOULS so much that they lovingly recreated and exaggerated all of its worst parts.
Silent Hill 4: The Room
Silent Hill, giant robots, and late-night walks with headphones on blur together in an introspective review about a hidden gem of crystallized melancholy.
