Game Log

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

I think this was one of the earliest titles on the Wii, and one that was supposed to showcase... more

Well, it took me about half a decade, but I finally finished Super Mario Galaxy 2. I really liked the... more

We never owned a Super Nintendo so I never got around to playing the 16-bit incarnation of Metroid. Well, thanks... more

Kathy Rain is a point and click adventure which uses the same AGS engine that all the games from Wadjet Eye games use.... more

This game was a $5 budget CD when I bought it over a decade ago at CompUSA but I... more

Another arty walking simulator for the PC. This one is all about the nature of choice and free will... more

It’s been a little while since I’ve played a current generation FPS, so maybe I just impressed with the... more

Witcher 2 takes what was a sprawling and somewhat unfocused RPG and refines almost everything to create an excellent role playing experience.... more

Watch Dogs 2 is pretty much a straight up Grand Theft Auto clone. But instead of playing an immoral mobster who kills... more

I’m a sucker for these top-down shooter games. This is the type of game I imagined playing back when... more

This three episode tangent does not appear to be connected with the other Walking Dead games. Maybe some of the characters... more

This has been my least favorite of the Telltale Choose Your Own Adventure style adventures. I think my main problem with... more

The Sniper franchise is all about stealth, planning and quick moments of anatomically correct violence. The previous game in the series was good,... more

This is a classic FPS from the same people who brought us Duke Nukem 3D. In this outing, the politically... more

I’m still waiting for that Wonder Twins game, but in the meantime this will do. After Arkham City this does seem... more

I enjoyed the original Call of Juarez and its spin-off, Gunslinger, but this one didn’t really grab me. It tries to mix... more

Okay, here’s another Borderlands sequel. Actually, this is more of a large expansion pack to Borderlands 2—using the same engine and most... more

I bought Radiant Historia based on its reputation as one of, if not THE best RPG on the Nintendo DS. Well, it’s... more

Etrian Odyssey is an old-school RPG in the vein of Wizardy or The Bard’s Tale. That is, you assemble a party of adventurers, go to... more

It’s been quite some time since I picked up my Nintendo DS. I have been hacking away at Picross 3D for... more

It’s been quite some time since I’ve played through a game on the Wii. Pandora’s Tower is certainly one of the... more

Okay, first things first. Machinarium is a beautiful game with excellent art direction, sound and music. However, something about this point-and-click... more

You can download and play Teenagent for free from GOG.com, and, because of my obsessive-compulsive nature when it comes to completing games... more

Outlast is one of the most nerve-racking games I have played. The game delights in distracting your attention then blasting... more

I was initially drawn to the isometric art style of this turn-based RPG. My hope was that it would... more

At first you’d think Home was a retro-looking point and click adventure, but that would be giving it too much credit.... more

I went into Bulletstorm not knowing anything other than I heard there was a lot of cursing in the dialogue. Well,... more

Wadjet Eye continues their run of solid point and click adventures with their latest, Shardlight. This may be their best... more

Wadjet has produced another solid point and click adventure game that makes up for its somewhat lackluster predecessor, A Golden... more

Back in 2007 I played a free, ad-supported version of Prince of Persia: Sands of Time which I enjoyed quite a... more

Opposing Force is a welcome improvement over Blue Shift. First off, it’s feels like a full game rather than just a... more

I am finally getting around to playing the Half-Life 1 expansion games. As expected, this is more of the same. This... more

This is what the kids call a metroidvania-style platformer (what a horrible term). You run around around a large,... more

The Defense Grid sequel seems more like an expansion than a new game. There are new powers and customizations, but core... more

Like previous Telltale series, this is not so much a game as it is an interactive cartoon. Yes, to... more

After The Walking Dead (especially season two… which I apparently forgot to review. Well, it was great.), I was pretty much... more

Coming off of FarCry 3, I really wasn’t sure I wanted to commit myself to another massive open-world game, but San... more

Although I haven’t written about them here, I have played through much of the first series of Bit.Trip games on the... more

Although I’d give them props for creating a game with a truly unique theme, this Wadjet Eye adventure falls... more

While this game was a pretty big improvement over KQV, it still was just too mired in Sierra adventure game... more

This was a freebie from GOG.com that I went into knowing nothing about it. The first thing anyone who... more

One of my favorite games of the coin-op era was Atari’s 720. It had a simple, but unique control scheme... more

I was a bit hesitant to play this game. I really didn’t like FarCry 2 all that much. It was repetitive,... more

Uh oh, here we go again with another mediocre adventure game. Surprisingly, this one comes from Wadjet Eye Studios... more

I’ve had pretty good luck with the string of adventure games I’ve played lately. It was inevitable that sooner... more

Started out okay enough despite the idiotic button mashing mechanics. But, man, this game became pure tedium by the... more

The Witcher is a flawed but ultimately satisfying role playing game that puts you in the role of monster killing... more

Not much to say about this one other that it’s a joke game. The gag is that in order... more

Brothers is a surprisingly excellent game that’s filled with beautiful visual storytelling and a unique game-play mechanic that has the... more

Torchlight is a game that has been resting on my back-burner for a long, long time. I got it for... more

Oh sweet Shatner, this game is brutal! The Nintendo DS Giana Sisters game was a cute, simplistic and moderately challenging throwback... more

Saints Row IV is an obvious rip-off of Grand Theft Auto all the way down from the open-world mechanics to the gangster... more

Man, this game was a bit of a mess. I guess I wanted it to be a Baldur’s Gate style tactical... more

Gemini Rue is another enjoyable point-and-click adventure from Wadjet Eye that has a sci-fi noir theme. Having gotten used to... more

Primordia is an absolutely beautiful point and click adventure from Wadjet Eye Games. Besides the graphics, it has a lot... more

Having finished the wonderful Blackwell series, I wanted to try some of Wadjet Eye’s other offerings. The Shivah was the company’s first foray into commercial... more

The original Geometry Wars was one of the purest, most exhilarating gaming experiences of the post-arcade era. It combined the visuals... more

This was a rare case in which I finished a game that I had started years ago. I really... more

The fifth and final Blackwell game continues in the series’ tradition of thoughtful and interesting adventures that are light... more

Soon after I plunked down a few Kickstarter bucks for Broken Age, Wasteland 2’s campaign popped up. Back in my Apple ][... more

In terms of overall game-play, Skyrim stays pretty close to the system Oblivion used. You roam a giant open-world map, revealing new locations... more

The BioShock Infinite season pass DLC is a nice way to get a few extra hours out of the original game.... more

I guess they are rebooting Tomb Raider again? I really liked the last two games in the series and I don’t... more

Well, I tried. Three times I have started playing System Shock 2 and each time I just get frustrated or bored... more

I thought the original Call of Juarez was a better-than-average shooter that was bolstered by it being set in the Old... more

This was a free game on Steam on the day of the sequel’s release. I grabbed it without knowing... more