Reviews
The Power of Eight – Octopath Traveler Review
What if I told you that there are exactly eight reasons to play Octopath Traveler - would you believe me? It seems only fitting for a game where everything revolves around the number eight. Eight stories, eight characters, eight chapters by four… Okay, that one doesn't work, but the fact remains that Octopath is obsessed with the number - so this review too will be obsessed with it.
Trials of Fire – Review
Trials of Fire is a tactical deckbuilding roguelite, developed and published by Whatboy Games. Choose the three heroes and go on a quest across a post-cataclysmic wasteland.
Triangle Strategy – Review
Triangle Strategy, produced by Tomoya Asano (Octopath Traveler and Bravely Default) and published by Square Enix/Nintendo, is a traditional strategy role-playing game (SRPG) with a unique setting. Political tensions escalate between the three mighty nations, under the lingering shadow of a recently-ended war. The argument is over who gets to control the vital natural resources.
The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel IV Review
The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel IV is the fourth part of the Trails of Cold Steel and the fourteenth of The Legend of Heroes. The Cold Steel games themselves are part of the Trails subgenre of The Legend of Heroes games. I know it all sounds really confusing. So - we have The Legend of Heroes main series. Within it, there are multiple subseries. Within these subseries, however, there are even more subseries. Cold Steel is one of those. It's like Inception: a series, within a series, within a series RPG style.
Mechajammer Review
Most people will tell you writing reviews isn't hard work at all; that it's a cushy job. Just play the game, write down what you think and there you go, done. Sometimes, though, things aren't as simple. Sometimes one really has to sit back and try - try hard - to be as objective as possible towards a game, despite its issues. That's the case with the latest release from the husband-and-wife studio Whalenought, modeled after their previous and quite interesting CRPG throwback Serpent in the Staglands. So, what's the problem with Mechajammer?
Spelldrifter – Review
Spelldrifter is the first self-published title from Free-Range Games. After creating a VR meditation app, the folks at Free Range decided to go in the opposite direction and give the world a head-banging sword-and-sorcery adventure. Spelldrifter seems to have flown under a lot of players' radar since its release in February, which is a shame because this game rules.
The Shining Subterranean Kingdom – The Wratch’s Den Review
Deep underground, the last embers of a once-great empire still smolder with wrath. Orcs dig into the ancient walls of the caves, ensuring a steady supply of subterranean gold. Wolves patrol the carved corridors looking for intruders into the sunless dominion. Strange lights and sounds haunt the stone passages leading to the alchemist's laboratory. The kingdom might have fallen. Yet The Wratch is still alive.
Warlords of Warhammer – Telestians Review
Well, the title basically says all you need to know (if not, wait until the end of the Introduction). So, what are you waiting for? The armies are gathered. The grim champions of ruin await your orders. The banners of Chaos fly upon the dark walls of the citadels, and the trumpets call your warriors to battle. There's no time to waste. Strike before your opponents have gathered their strength. This shall be your moment of triumph.
A dark masterpiece from across the eldritch veil – Soulash Review
The body stirs upon the altar. The candles flicker as if in a wind. Shadows dance on the cavern's walls. The wolves howl somewhere in the forest, and the bats flutter blindly against the ceiling, as if in fear. They sense something, coming across the veil. The mortals at the village shake in their beds. A strange silhouette enters their dark dreams.
Royal Frontier – Review
Tell me if you've heard this one before: A mage, a healer and a warrior find themselves protectors of the Oregon Trail. Unlike the real Oregon Trail, however, the three heroes won't be defending just against bandits, trying to steal the goods. Orcs, bears and everything in-between will join the pillagers in attacking the caravan. Welcome to the Royal Frontier - or The Oregon Trail with orcs. Is it fun out here? Read on to find out.
