Game Log

A list of all the video games I’ve played in reverse chronological order.

2024

Legend of Grimrock 2 Platform: PC

9/10
The second Legend of Grimrock takes the retro dungeon crawl mechanics that worked so well in the first game... more

Ion Fury: Aftershock Platform: PC

8/10
Technically this is just an expansion pack for Ion Fury, but this is a full-game’s worth on content. The... more

Altered Beast Platform: Genesis

6/10
On a quick nostalgia kick I went back and replayed this, the first Sega Genesis game I ever played.... more

2023

Quake II: Remastered Platform: PC

8/10
Decades ago I played through Quake II and I remember being quite impressed with the opening cinematic. Starship Troopers... more

Never Alone (Kisima Ingitchuna) Platform: PC

5/10
Are all indie games style over substance? I guess this game is okay if you are playing it as... more

SiN Gold Platform: PC

3/10
This game absolutely sucks. The graphics are just what you’d expect from a `1998 Quake engine game. The problem... more

Broforce Platform: PC

8/10
I didn’t immediately warm up to this platform shooter. For one thing, it’s very twitchy, chaotic, and brutally unfair... more

The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild Platform: Nintendo Wii U

9/10
Zelda games had been in a bit of a rut lately (as in 2015 lately). Sure the games were... more

Emily the Strange: Strangerous Platform: Nintendo DS

6/10
In this point and click puzzle adventure you control Emily on her quest to find her missing cats. Apparently... more

Rise of the Triad: Dark War Platform: MS-DOS

8/10
Rise of the Triad is a first-generation FPS that technologically sits somewhere between Wolfenstein 3-D and Doom. In fact,... more

XIII Platform: PC

4/10
I really wanted to like this game. It feels almost like No One Lives Forever in it’s hip spy... more

Ion Fury Platform: PC

9/10
Ion Fury is more than the nostalgia cash-in that its marketing might suggest. It an FPS that gets to... more

Control Platform: PC

7/10
In Control you are in control of Jesse. She’s been plunked down into a giant, oppressively designed government building... more

2022

Dishonored 2 Platform: PC

8/10
It’s time to return the steampunk world of Dishonored in which you sneak around and strangle everyone who crosses... more

Amnesia: The Dark Descent Platform: PC

4/10
In the end this just became tedious. While you control your character like an FPS, this is almost a... more

The Talos Principle Platform: PC

6/10
The Talos Principle is a solid puzzle game in which you manipulate objects around rooms to connect light beams,... more

The Legendary Starfy Platform: Nintendo DS

8/10
I’m surprised that I enjoyed this kid-friendly platformer as much as I did. It leans in heavy into its... more

Castlevania: Circle of the Moon Platform: Gameboy Advance

7/10
This is the first Castlevania sequel I have ever completed. I’ve played the first five minutes of Symphony of... more

Mushihimesama Platform: PC

8/10
Lately I have become obsessed with bullet-hell shmups like this. I’d see these images of these impossible patterns of... more

Phantasy Star Platform: Sega Master System

7/10
I played all of the sequels to this RPG that were available on the Sega Genesis, two on the... more

Crusader of Centy Platform: Genesis

7/10
Every couple of years I get back into emulation, mostly as a reaction against some massive open-world game I... more

Caladrius Blaze Platform: PC

7/10
For some time now I have been interested in playing various SHMUPs in MAME. Some of the best looking... more

Wasteland Remastered Platform: PC

6/10
Wasteland is considered a classic RPG from the Apple ][ era but it’s one that I never played back... more

Worlds of Ultima: The Savage Empire Platform: MS-DOS

4/10
I was actually enjoying this game but, after twelve or so hours of play, I discovered that the GOG... more

Aer: Memories of Old Platform: PC

3/10
Aer takes a 1995 Zelda aesthetic and makes it into a boring slog. This game felt like a college... more

Arcanum: Of Steamworks and Magick Obscura Platform: PC

7/10
With this game I have finally played all the key 90s RPG classics. I attempted to play a few... more

Fallout 4 Platform: PC

9/10
I was quite a bit hesitant to get this game because I had heard that a big part of... more

2021

Resident Evil 6 Platform: PC

4/10
I don’t know why I keep thinking these Resident Evil games might actually be good. Everything about RE6 is... more

Shadow of the Tomb Raider Platform: PC

8/10
The third in the reboot series which is more or less the same as its predecessors. Excellent graphics, the... more

Prey Platform: PC

6/10
Prey takes a very ambitious approach to game play. There are always multiple paths towards achieving your goals and... more

Thief 2: The Metal Age Platform: PC

6/10
Thief 2 has not aged terribly well. I’m usually not one to complain about dated graphics, but in this... more

Crusader: No Regret Platform: MS-DOS

7/10
The fake red Boba Fett is at it again in this sequel to Crusader: No Remorse and he just... more

Ultima IX: Ascension Platform: PC

5/10
With the completion of this playthrough, I have now completed all the Ultima games (technically I never finished Ultima... more

Ultima V: Warriors of Destiny Platform: Apple ][

9/10
Ultima V is perhaps the pinnacle of gaming on the Apple ][ computer system. While I thought that Nox... more

Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice Platform: PC

8/10
This game goes out of its way to let you know that it’s about mental illness; and that they... more

Nox Archaist Platform: Apple ][

8/10
Nox Archaist (no relation to Nox) has come up several times before on this site as it was a... more

Mirror’s Edge Catalyst Platform: PC

6/10
The original Mirror’s Edge was one of only a handful of games that I had gone back and replayed... more

2020

Wasteland 3 Platform: PC

8/10
The Wasteland 2 sequel sorta came out of nowhere for me. The previous game was one of the first... more

No More Heroes Platform: Nintendo Wii

6/10
No More Heroes is a spazzy fighting/action game for the Wii in the vein of say Madworld. It leans... more

Captain Goodnight and the Islands of Fear Platform: Apple ][

8/10
Along with Karateka and Prince of Persia this may be one of the most solid story-oriented action games on... more

Spare Change Platform: Apple ][

9/10
Although I am very nostalgic for many a game on the system, the Apple ][ was never the ideal... more

Tacoma Platform: PC

6/10
Yet another walking simulator, but this time it’s in space! So, technically it’s a floating simulator. The gimmick here is that you can... more

Pillars of Eternity Platform: PC

5/10
I think it’s time I finally accept the fact that I don’t really like Infinity Engine style games anymore.... more

Hexen: Shadow of the Serpent Riders Platform: MS-DOS

8/10
Hexen was another mid-nineties FPS that, I swear, I played the demo of several times but never played the full... more

Fallout Tactics Platform: PC

8/10
The third game in the Fallout series eschews much of its RPGness and concentrates on combat instead. I always liked the... more

Saints Row 2 Platform: PC

6/10
I vowed to avoid open world games but then GOG.com goes and makes Saints Row 2 free. This series has always... more

Hob Platform: PC

8/10
Hob is from the same studio that created Torchlight and much of the same beautiful artistic style is on display here. This... more

Bayonetta Platform: Nintendo Wii U

6/10
The WiiU is not known for much other than being a failure. The whole two screen thing doesn’t make... more

Legend of Grimrock Platform: PC

8/10
Legend of Grimrock brings the real-time dungeon crawl formula of Dungeon Master and Eye of the Beholder to the modern age. Perhaps the best... more

Transistor Platform: PC

4/10
The only thing Transistor has going for it is a beautiful art style and high-quality voice acting. The rest is an... more

Flashback Platform: PC

7/10
I must have attempted to play this game about a dozen times. I would download it from some abandonware... more

Abzû Platform: PC

5/10
Hey, it’s a walking simulator with a twist… swimming! I’ll give it this, Abzû is a very nice looking and great... more

The Silent Age Platform: PC

6/10
The biggest puzzle in this modestly sized point-and-click adventure is figuring out how to get it to even run.... more

2019

Doom [2016] Platform: PC

9/10
I think this is a reboot. Was there actually a plot in the original Doom? Whatever the case, this version of Doom is... more

GNOG Platform: PC

7/10
GNOG is a cute little puzzle game in which you are left to click and poke around without any instructions... more

Ruiner Platform: PC

7/10
Ruiner rages with a riot of red. So much red. It’s like an entire game based on a Photoshop filter... more

Assassin’s Creed III Platform: PC

4/10
This game has been sitting in my to-do list for quite some time. I got it as a freebie... more

Metro 2033 Redux Platform: PC

6/10
There was some sort of nuclear apocalypse and the citizens of Moscow were forced to live in the city’s... more

Lara Croft and the Temple of Osiris Platform: PC

8/10
This is the sequel to Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light. Like its predecessor, this is an isometric puzzle... more

Tomb Raider Legend Platform: PC

8/10
I could have sworn I had played this game before, but I wasn’t completely sure. I get this one... more

Rise of the Tomb Raider Platform: PC

8/10
Part two of the Tomb Raider reboot doesn’t offer anything really new in terms of game play but that’s okay. The... more

Ultima Worlds of Adventure 2: Martian Dreams Platform: MS-DOS

8/10
Martian Dreams is built on the same game engine as Ultima VI. Much like that game, it is much less of... more

Tomb Raider II Platform: MS-DOS

6/10
This game is part of a Tomb Raider three pack at GOG.com. I tried to play Tomb Raider 1, but I had already... more

Nex Machina Platform: PC

9/10
Nex Machina is the (almost) official follow-up to Robotron: 2084 or, as I like to call it, the greatest arcade game ever... more

Layers of Fear Platform: PC

4/10
Another walking simulator but this time with a horror theme. The whole point of this “game” is to make... more

The Witness Platform: PC

9/10
The Witness is from the same developer who created the superb Braid. It feels like a cross between that game and Myst. Once... more

A Story About My Uncle Platform: PC

7/10
A Story About My Uncle is a game based entirely around a single game mechanic, a grappling beam. Players shoot... more

Eye of the Beholder II: The Legend of Darkmoon Platform: MS-DOS

8/10
Time to break out that pad of graph paper again and start charting the depths of nerd-dom. Eye of the... more

Cursed Mountain Platform: Nintendo Wii

7/10
This “limited edition” version was one of the first games I bought for the Wii. It’s been sitting on my stack of... more

Wolfenstein 3D Platform: MS-DOS

6/10
As with most of the great shareware titles of the 90s, I played the free episode of Wolfenstein 3D a gazillion... more

Beneath a Steel Sky Platform: MS-DOS

5/10
I think this is considered by many to be one of the best point and click adventure games of... more

Serious Sam 2 Platform: PC

6/10
The original Serious Sam became an unexpected hit when it received the approval of Old Man Murray. While other games were trying... more

The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword Platform: Nintendo Wii

8/10
Well, this is a Zelda game. The formula has remained unchanged ever since The Ocarina of Time. The princess has... more

Shadow Warrior 2 Platform: PC

8/10
Shadow Warrior 2 is a fast and wild shooter that continues in much the same vein as the first reboot... more

2018

Far Cry 4 Platform: PC

8/10
All these Ubisoft open-world games (Assassins Creed, Watch Dogs, etc.) follow the same basic formula. Main story which you can take your... more

Jotun Platform: PC

3/10
The only thing this game has going for it is its art direction. There’s some wonderful hand-drawn characters and... more

Alien: Isolation Platform: PC

8/10
The first few hours of Alien: Isolation are some of the most nerve-racking gaming I have ever experienced. It’s a stealth... more

Crusader: No Remorse Platform: MS-DOS

8/10
In the 90s, I tried playing the demo of this game many times and could never really get into... more

Vanquish Platform: PC

7/10
Vanquish is a third-person action game that has little to offer in terms of plot or characters. Its story feels... more

Ultima VI: The False Prophet Platform: MS-DOS

9/10
With the completion of VI, I’m getting close to having played all the games in the Ultima series. I own boxed... more

Unavowed Platform: PC

8/10
At this point I think we can all basically agree that every game that Wadjet Eye releases is going... more

Planescape: Torment [Enhanced Edition] Platform: PC

6/10
I think with this I have finally played through all of the original Infinity Engine RPG games. Icewind Dale I... more

Watch Dogs Platform: PC

6/10
Ubisoft only knows how to make these open world games with paper-thin story lines and lots of side challenges... more

Star Trek: 25th Anniversary Platform: MS-DOS

7/10
I remember watching my housemate play this game quite a bit back when we were in college. I don’t... more

Destiny 2 Platform: PC

6/10
I’ve been playing this off and on for the past few months. This is supposedly designed as a multiplayer... more

Broken Sword 2: The Smoking Mirror Platform: PC

7/10
This game is a bit of a mixed bag. I really like the main characters and it has some genuinely... more

Deadlight: Director’s Cut Platform: PC

7/10
This one was a freebie from GOG.com of which I knew nothing about before playing it. Turns out, it is a... more

Dishonored Platform: PC

8/10
A while back I gave this game a spin during a Steam free weekend and ended up setting it... more

Spelunky Platform: PC

4/10
Games journalists (I can’t believe that’s really a thing) seem to love this game, I thought it was tiresome.... more

Eye of the Beholder Platform: MS-DOS

7/10
Eye of the Beholder is a real-time RPG dungeon crawl that borrows heavily from the mechanics of Dungeon Master. It’s a... more

The Crimson Crown Platform: Apple ][

8/10
This sequel to the classic Apple ][ adventure game Transylvania has you returning to the same locations as the first game... more

Transylvania Platform: Apple ][

8/10
Transylvania is a hybrid text/graphical adventure originally for the Apple ][. This was a big hit back in the day... more

Red Steel 2 Platform: Nintendo Wii

8/10
We are already two generations beyond the Wii and I am still getting caught up on all the games... more

Rage Platform: PC

5/10
Oh, how the mighty have fallen. This game is the epitome of bland first person shooters and Id Software should know... more

2017

Minecraft: Story Mode Platform: PC

6/10
I thought it was Game of Thrones, but this is definitely the weakest Telltale release. I don’t mind that this... more

The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks Platform: Nintendo DS

8/10
It took me nearly half a decade to finish this one. Not that it’s terribly difficult, I just put... more

Witcher 3: The Wild Hunt Platform: PC

10/10
Witcher 3 is a massive open world RPG that’s full of detail in terms of visuals and story. It’s was... more

Shadowgrounds: Survivor Platform: PC

7/10
The sequel to Shadowgrounds doesn’t offer much new. There’s the same aliens, same corny voice acting, and the same top-down shooting... more

Life is Strange Platform: PC

8/10
Life is Strange uses the same branching story game play as Telltale’s games. The twist here is that your character... more

F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin Platform: PC

6/10
The first F.E.A.R. game did a really good job of building up the tension to provide creepy scares and atmosphere. This... more