I usually talk about video games on this blog, but today I want to talk about a board game that’s very special to me. Go is the oldest known board game in human history that’s still played today, dating back to around 2500 years ago.  It was invented in China, and they call it wéiqí […]

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Salt and Sanctuary is an action-rpg platformer that owes a great deal to Castlevania: Symphony of the Night, Dust, the Dark Souls series, Bloodborne, Phantasy Star Online 2, and Final Fantasy 10. S&S, like certain characters in its story, is envious. It grasps, it clutches, it steals whatever it can get its hands on, trying […]

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The Long Dark is not only one of the best games in any genre I’ve played in many years, it’s also remarkable for having thoroughly defied the trend of mediocre crafting and survival games to use Steam’s Early Access feature. If all you had on hand was a list of features with which to judge […]

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Wandersong is alright.  I don’t think I’m its intended audience, though.  I think I might be getting old, losing touch with the Things The Kids Care About Now.  I might also be in the middle of a mid-life crisis.  I don’t know for sure, I’ve never had one of those before.  I’m not done with […]

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Minecraft might be my favorite game of all time. I play all kinds of other games, in a massive variety of genres and often for hundreds of hours.  But in between all those experiments and dalliances, whenever I come down from the honeymoon phase of something new and find myself sitting bored on a weeknight, […]

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As I’ve spoken about at length a few times on this blog, I’ve been playing Minecraft for a long time. I’m a bit older than the usual Minecraft demographic, but it’s a game that’s very special to me nonetheless. Lately, I’ve been very strong in the conviction that, despite its flaws (and its child-targeted gambling […]

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I wrote about the New 3DS Edition of Minecraft before, but in retrospect I kinda rambled a lot and didn’t clearly articulate just what it is that I like so much about this version of the game specifically.  Full disclosure, I’m gonna ramble a bit this time too, but I promise I’ll be more focused.  […]

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Vince Ingenito from IGN said this game “stopped me in my tracks” and Spencer Campbell from Hardcore Gamer called it the “most promising indie at PAX south”. So what is the indie game that has people buzzing about it before it’s even released? Light Fall. I reached out to Bishop Games to talk to them […]

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