Gothic is a title that holds quite the prestige. It is commonly considered one of, if not the best, “Euro RPGs”, not to mention one of the jankiest of experiences. It launched the career of original developer Piranha Bytes, who would go on to make the Risen and Elex series. Hoping to capture lightning in […]
Considered one of the original survival horror games, Alone in the Dark (1992) was the blueprint for the genre for many years. Sadly, later installments received progressively worse reviews until the series seemingly died out. Pieces Interactive aims to break that poor reputation with this reimagining of the original survival horror royalty in Alone in […]
Back in the ’90s to 2000s, a company rose through the ranks with its ambitious high fantasy role-playing titles. They’re still going strong today, with their latest game featuring Sci-Fi elements. Of course, dear reader, I’m talking about Piranha Bytes, developers of Risen and the aforementioned Elex games. Now, THQ Nordic has given us a […]
Bringing the Past to the Future Destroy All Humans remakes the cult classic of the same title. It has been fifteen years though, so they’ve made more than a few improvements. This is not just the old Destroy all Humans from 2005 but prettier. They have absolutely kept the spirit and what made the old games so […]
When I first sat down to play Desperados III, I knew roughly what to expect. A real-time tactics game with an emphasis on stealth and clever execution of your squad’s abilities. However, what I was not expecting, was just how engrossing this game would be. Literally hours of my day would pass before my eyes as […]
I’M READY, I’M READY! During the early noughties, licensed games were largely hit or miss. For each home run, you had several more strikeouts. So, when Spongebob entered the fray in 2003, I was a bit skeptical. It seems that I wasn’t the only one. It received a mixed to average reception amongst critics. And yet, if […]
A Brief Look The Desperados III demo is up on Steam and GoG as we speak. This time, developed by Mimimi, the game promises to deliver a polished and engaging real-time tactics experience. So, of course, with much anticipation, I fired it up. The demo spans chapter one of the full game, offering a short tutorial mission, […]