By Philip OronaI’ve played quite a few walking puzzle games in my time such as Myst, Riven, Zork and Return to Zork that had a mysterious and lonely feel to them. It seems most mysterious puzzle games tend to have a gloomy color palette or ominous soundtrack that make you feel like a Jeearr is … Continue reading Review: Omno (PC)
Antstream Arcade by Philip Orona When game streaming services are discussed, we all tend to think of Steam, Apple Arcade, Epic, PS Now and Xbox Game Pass. What I don't hear in the discussions is Antstream Arcade. Founded in 2013, Antstream Arcade streams retro and arcade games online via their client which is available on … Continue reading Review: Antstream Arcade Streaming Service (PC)
By Eric, Getty, Gettinger A warning to those who are interested in playing The Last Spell, if you want to have fun, this game will not take it easy on you. As a matter of fact when you boot up The Last Spell will flat out tell you that this will be difficult. This is … Continue reading Preview: The Last Spell
Baseball Superstars 2021 for Android By Philip Orona I have fond memories of Baseball Stars for the original NES from SNK. I loved the ability to tweak and improve your players as well as sign new players to the roster. It was the first time I had seen this type of custom team building feature … Continue reading Review: Baseball Superstars 2021 (Mobile)
you want me to play what‽ Two general questions that are asked when being introduced to a game are "What game is it?" and "What type of game is it?"The first question is innocent enough and equally easy to answer. You just tell the asker what it is! However, what type of game? Well... there … Continue reading A Rose by Any Other Name
By Philip Orona The Japanese love a good Role Playing Game. They can't seem to get enough of western Dungeons and Dragons like RPGs such as the Ultima series and Dragon Quest. Born out of this came the J-RPG. Japanese flavor role playing games with anime like character designs and personality tropes, Final Fantasy and … Continue reading We Need Another Lunar Game
Desperados III for PC\Xbox By Philip Orona I love a good wild west game. Red Dead Revolver and its sequels were a lot of fun and I am a fan of the genre in both game and film. I grew up on the Clint Eastwood Spaghetti westerns, so it is no surprise when Desperados 3 … Continue reading Review: Desperados III (PC)
Loop Hero, Let’s circle back By Eric, Getty, Gettinger Welcome hero to an endless loop of enemies to slaughter, if only you could remember why you are here… Loop Hero is best described as an idle strategy game with RPG elements. It seems like an oxymoron that something could be an idle game that you … Continue reading Review: Loop Hero (PC)
Prizefighters 2 for Android By Philip Orona The only boxing game I can claim to have played seriously is “Punch out!” for the original NES. In the early years of the console wars, the game industry was littered with boxing titles, especially those with celebrity boxer branding. Buster Douglas and Evander Holyfield accompanied Mike Tyson … Continue reading Review: PrizeFighters 2
Final Fantasy 7 Remake As much flak as this game got for the changes it made, Square Enix managed to keep the story fresh and new for veterans of the series. It could have been a layup of slightly updated visuals and some voice acting but instead Square Enix gave us “Advent Children like” visuals … Continue reading Phil’s games of the Year 2020
