Throwback Thursday: Disgaea: Hour of Darkness
The Space Between Heaven And Hell
After several years of a friend’s insistence, I decided to take a look at "Disgaea: Hour of Darkness." "Disgaea" games are still being developed by Nippon Ichi Software to this day. This week marks the 10th anniversary of "Disgaea’s" North American release. Read more »
Digging in the Mines for Treasure with Spelunky World for PC
If you kill the shopkeeper, you’re a terrorist
When Player Theory discovered that there’d be a new installation to "Spelunky" I was excited. I like platformers, and I like them more when they’re different or challenging in new and innovative ways. The only thing that made me nervous is being a PC gamer through and through. Although I have a USB controller for games that require them, I prefer my keyboard. But I was so excited for "Spelunky" that I made an exception. Read more »
Papers, Please
Is that a knife strapped to your leg, or are you happy to see me?
It’s difficult to say what is so gripping about "Papers, Please." The game isn’t especially fun in the traditional sense, but there’s something to it that keeps pulling you back, some sense of needing to improve performance or something about letting the right people into your country while keeping the wrong ones out. It’s best described as a puzzle game, and the game’s trailer calls it a "Dystopian Document Thriller" if that gives you a sense of where this is heading. Read more »
Plants vs. Zombies 2: It’s About Time
How will the change in business model play out?
After many years, we finally have a sequel to the beloved "Plants vs. Zombies" tower defense game. However, does the game still retain it's original feel under a new publisher? I eagerly dive in to find out. Read more »
Throwback Thursday: Myst
There’s no better game to play when you’re feeling asocial
I didn’t finish "Myst" last night like I wanted to, but I got significantly farther than I did when I originally played the game at seven years old. The original run took me a year with help from my mom. I’m proud to say I played this save all by myself this time. Read more »
Prison Architect
Step One: Build Fences
I thought long and hard about whether or not it was fair to target "Prison Architect" for a review. The game is still largely in development - only an alpha. How can I put this half-made, indie game up against multi-million dollar, triple-A titles and rate them on the same scale? Well, this past Summer Steal sale, "Prison Architect" was selected as one of the official summer trading cards for the entire sale. Out of the hundreds of fully developed games available, a small indie game was the one that stood out and became one of the 10 coveted trading cards to represent one of the biggest PC sales of the entire year. Read more »
Throwback Thursday: Fallout 3
I’ll always keep coming back to "Fallout 3." In the few years since I first played it, it’s already become one of those games forever rooted in my memories alongside "Donkey Kong Country" and half a dozen "Final Fantasy" titles. Read more »
Android: Netrunner
The future has already arrived. It's just not evenly distributed yet.
We live in an interesting, frightening, and paranoid time. With the whole NSA PRISM thing going on and the government and corporations watching our every move, it really does feel like we're spiraling into a sci-fi dystopian future where shadowy figures above us force their unsavory agendas and the only secrets we have are the ones that we don't think about. Read more »
Duels of the Planeswalkers 2014
Let There Be Slivers
“Duels of the Planeswalkers 2014” is the newest installment of Wizards of the Coast’s annual series based on the “Magic: The Gathering” trading card game. Read more »
