Video Game Review

Sonic Frontiers Review (PlayStation 5) It’s been 5 months since the first official open world Sonic the Hedgehog game released. Despite mixed reactions from the community, it’s one of the best selling Sonic games ever at 3.5 million copies sold. Leading up to the release of Sonic Frontiers, I was…

Fishing Fiends Dredge is one of those concepts that comes from the ever-popular mix of something + horror = game we see from indie developers. One part horror game, and a peaceful fishing adventure. While the game doesn’t quite reach for huge highs, it is a surprisingly cozy game with…

The release of “HROT” serves as an excuse to talk about ‘boomer shooters’. Is it simply a wave of nostalgia or a design philosophy? What are the characteristics by which we can name genres in video games? And why is there a horse with a gas mask here? If you like these and other blog posts and want them to continue, please consider donating via https://ko-fi.com/henriquelage or contributing as a Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/henriquelage where you can get early access to the texts and vote for upcoming posts. Chek out also my Youtube channel (with English subtitles).

Sunset Overdrive. Just wow. I don’t even know how to accurately describe this game. Hilarious, over-the-top insanity seems like a good starting point. Story The story takes place in Sunset City, where a big corporation, Fizzco, has just released their newest product, the energy drink OverCharge. Unfortunately, they rushed the product…

Why Tears of the Kingdom is the game of a generation — We’ve all had a bad math teacher. It’s true that some just aren’t good at teaching. …

Cult of the Lamb Review — Originally released for Steam and digital consoles in August of 2022, Cult of the Lamb has recently been released physically for console owners, giving those like myself who don’t enjoy buying digital games a chance to finally pick it up. Since the game’s release I’ve heard nothing but positive talk…

Red Beard Ventures, a web3 venture capital firm has successfully secured $25 million in a funding round from notable web3 players. These include Marc Andreessen and Chris Dixon from a16z, web3 behemoth Animoca Brand, CEO of NFT platform SuperRare, and many others who participated in this investment round. The latest…

Discomfort in cozy farming games — I love all manner of cozy farming games, from the genre defining Stardew Valley to lesser-known entries, like the rough around the edges but surprisingly fun Pumpkin Days. I follow cozy game content creators. I keep on top of the endless lists of “best upcoming cozy games” (that never seem…

I haven’t been on Twitter much, so apparently, I missed this gem of a news item. On April 1 (thankfully, it wasn’t an April Fool’s joke), HeR Interactive’s Twitter account tweeted a letter from Nancy herself indicating that she was ready for her newest case. While there isn’t yet a…