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Shank 2 Review: Shank Smash

Posted on February 11, 2012 by Erron Kelly in PC Reviews, PSN Reviews, Reviews, XBLA Reviews | Leave a comment

It’s difficult to be sure of what the most interesting aspect of Shank 2 is. It could be the unapologetic ultraviolent nature of the title: a side-scrolling beat-em-up designed around utilizing the customizable load-out of light, heavy, and ranged weapons to brutally massacre everything on screen while simultaneously timing the use of the new evade roll to dodge almost every attack the various sizes of enemies have at their disposal. It could be the art style, both in the actual … →

Unstoppable Gorg Review: Take Me To Your Towers

Posted on February 6, 2012 by Erron Kelly in PC, PC Reviews, Reviews | Leave a comment

There’s something to be said for games that incorporate FMV scenes. A game that knows how to enhance the experience as a whole with FMV is usually a game that could still be considered a good game without the additional gimmick. In recent years a number of small studios seem to have honed in on this fact, and as a result we, the consumers, have been treated to a number of excellent games. Twisted Pixel, for example, has a few … →

Desert Bus for Hope 5

Posted on November 18, 2011 by Erron Kelly in News | Leave a comment

Hello, readers! Let’s get down to brass tacks. Armless Octopus and all of the people associated love video games. We love them to bits. One of the things about video games, specifically the games we cover, are the stories of indie developers who make it big. When we hear about the community rallying around a fresh new indie dev it makes our hearts feel all squishy. We are very, very lucky when it comes to video games. The availability of games … →

Rock of Ages Review: Not One for the Ages

Posted on November 3, 2011 by Erron Kelly in PC, PC Reviews, Reviews, XBLA, XBLA Reviews | Leave a comment

This piece of work has taken me longer to write than anything I have ever written before in my entire life. That includes, but is not limited to, a boring as hell essay I had to write back in high school that I managed to string out for an additional two weeks before finally being ordered to hand it in. That essay eventually got written solely because my intense distaste for that particular subject and teacher drove me to weave … →

Avadon: The Black Fortress Review: Bring Your Time Machine

Posted on September 7, 2011 by Erron Kelly in PC, PC Reviews | 1 Comment

When I read a book, and I mean a really good book, I will start from the beginning and continue reading until it’s done. “But Erron,” you’re probably (not) saying, “That’s how most people read a book.” Granted, but what I mean is that I will start reading and not do anything else, sleep included, until that book is finished. Avadon hooked me in a very similar way. I quickly realized that the game itself wasn’t as important to me … →

Dungeons of Dredmor review: The lighter side of dungeon crawling

Posted on August 16, 2011 by Erron Kelly in PC, PC Reviews | 1 Comment

Normally I’d want to write a review by comparing the game in question to similar games of the same genre to give you an idea of what to expect. There’s a chance you would have played a game I’d mention, and that would give you an idea about the game I’m reviewing. Dungeons of Dredmor falls firmly under the category of “roguelike,” a genre that may solely be excluded from comparisons across games. I could pick two RPGs and while … →

Terraria review: Terrarin’ it up

Posted on May 25, 2011 by Erron Kelly in PC, PC Reviews, Reviews | 3 Comments

I’ve heard Terraria described in passing as yet another MineCraft clone, tossing it to the side along with similar clones like FortressCraft. Terraria, unlike those two particular examples of world-building sandbox games, is different enough that it almost defies comparison to them. Yes, a large part of the game is digging up building blocks to build houses, and the first thing you need to do is make yourself some kind of house for protection against the monsters that spawn. Where … →

Xbox Indie Review: Garden Gnome Carnage

Posted on December 31, 2010 by Erron Kelly in Reviews, xblig | Leave a comment

Garden Gnome Carnage is the insanity that develops in the minds of those who bear witness to the might and majesty of the Old Ones. It is the exhilaration of nailing the guy at the front of the pack with a blue shell in Mario Kart 64, squeaking past him while he recovers to snag a first place finish for oneself. It is even the frustration of fighting your way through hoards of enemies in Shinobi only to get walloped … →

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