Just announced from Zozo Studio is a typing based Rogue Like called Overtype set to launch on Steam in 2026. The concept is simple, you play as Zyra in a fast paced hack and slash cyber punk world where each word and phrase you type will help you fight off enemies. The faster and more accurate you type, the better your chances of survival. As you die the world changes and you unlock new abilities and weapons.
There will also be an Eidolon system to upgrade zyras weapons with things like a plasma shot and anti virus shot and numerous boses to fight. Enjoy the trailer below, and may the gaming gods bring you glory.
The Cabin Factory has been around for a bit on PC and has finally made its way over to consoles. Feardemic was kind enough to toss me a copy to check out during this spooky season, and as a fan of all things horror, I have to say this was greatly appreciated.
It really can’t get easier than two buttons
The game is simple: check out the cabins to see if they are haunted. If something moves, it’s haunted. Leave the cabin immediately and hit the red button. If nothing moves, come out and hit the green button. This sounds quite simple, and some cabins are simple, for example, a hand just reaching out from under the bed or a guy’s head suddenly turning towards you. Others are much more subtle to the point that I still have not figured out what is moving inside these cabins. What makes this more challenging is that these cabins are designed to look haunted intentionally.
The game also, much to my surprise, doesn’t rely on cheap jump scares. The atmosphere itself is creepy and does small things to build tension. One cabin in particular, when I walked in, was perfectly normal, until I saw myself hiding behind a wooden pillar. This alone technically wouldn’t have made it haunted, except as I moved around the cabin, the alternate me moved around the pillar to keep staring at me.
Don’t get me wrong, there are some jump scares involved in the game, but you can just go into the option menu to turn them on or off if this isn’t something you are a fan of. Don’t worry, it won’t mess with the story or overall feel of the game.
Now, for the most important part, if you are worried about wasting a ton of money on a game you may not like or on a short game, you will definitely get your money’s worth. The game is a whole $2.99, so less than a cup of coffee. It is a 9/10 experience, and if you are a horror fan, there really is no reason to pass on this game. My only real complaint about it is that I wish there were some sort of in-game book that kept track of the story you had discovered so far. It is such a minor complaint that most people playing the game probably won’t even care; it just would have been a nice touch. Best wishes, and may the gaming gods bring you glory.
If, like me, you have been waiting to get your hands on Daedalic Entertainment’s upcoming title, Star Trek Voyager -Across the Unknown, you do have some more time before the full game launches. You can hop over to Steam right now, however, and try out the demo. I have already done this, and I must say, some great things are going on, and a few things I am disappointed with. Let’s get some of the bad out of the way.
For starters, at least in the demo, there are no voice actors. I was truly hoping to listen to Janeway and the crew listen and talk about the choices I made, both the good and the bad, as I made them. The demo, for example, allows you to just skip the entire trip. Instead of destroying the array, you can simply use it to come home. This does upset certain crew members, and you can make further decisions to upset even more of them.
Suck up all you want, you still aren’t getting promoted like your friend Tom.
This is a minor complaint; I don’t mind reading. It just would have been nice as a fan of the show to listen to Janeway and Chakotay bicker like an old married couple. The controls also felt a little slow to respond at times, which again could very easily have been my system, more than anything else.
The game, however, shines in other areas. The tutorial does a great job teaching you to play the game. Scanning systems and picking up supplies is simple and intuitive but can feel like life or death all the same. Having parts of your ship shut down because you didn’t think to shut down non-essential systems before jumping systems is a real bummer, and having to tell the crew to suck down rations instead of real food is a quick way to piss them off.
Combat feels like commanding a real starship. You don’t fly the ship yourself; instead, you give commands on what to target and when to fire torpedoes. Don’t waste time on slamming them off shields; they aren’t very effective. Wait too long, and the opportunity to cause some serious damage might pass.
Will this be the definitive Star Trek experience? It is far too soon to tell, but is it well on its way? Yes, this demo is painting the picture of a game many of us have long since wanted. Best wishes, and may the gaming gods bring you glory.
Just announced by Ultimate Games and coming to consoles and Steam is Construction Crew. I won’t say it is coming soon, as it has some pretty lofty goals and some big shoes to fill. Tentatively, release is set for sometime in 2026 or 2027, but a demo is set to come out this month. Check out the demo below, and may the gaming gods bring you glory.
Deathless: The Hero Quest comes out today on console. You may have seen my review from earlier this month. I have, of course, continued to play the game, and as you finally have a chance to get started, here are five things I think you may enjoy knowing that I wish I had known a little bit sooner.
1. Go straight into the options menu and find the game speed. You can crank this a bit, and the animations will be faster, but not so fast that you miss anything. 1.5X is game-changing in the best way possible.
2. This map isn’t just for show; you can see mostly what’s coming up, but more importantly, you can skip bosses. They will show up later and save all three for the end until you have better cards, fight them right away when they are weaker, or try to save them until after you heal. I used to fight them as soon as they showed up out of fear of missing them, and this definitely made the game harder.
3. You aren’t obligated to do each character in a row; feel free to bounce around. Yes, you have to finish a run and beat the character’s boss with all 4 to fight the true final boss, but nothing says you have to lock yourself into each character one at a time or in the order presented to you.
4. Dead enemies are shields, and sometimes it’s best to leave their bodies for a few rounds instead of attacking them. In my first few runs, I got rid of them as fast as possible so I could keep attacking. It took a few runs to realize that leaving a dead enemy in the front row so physical attacking enemies couldn’t do anything would leave me free to waste a few rounds playing expensive boon cards or buffs, so when the dead enemies vanished on their own, I was in a much better position to attack.
5. Don’t ignore the shop; there are relics and boons in there that can quickly change your entire game and play style. Relics in general are super important, so don’t pass up the chance to potentially choose exactly which one you want.
Hopefully, these five tips will make your early runs much easier, and my failures will lead to your success. Best wishes, and may the gaming gods bring you glory.
If you are like me, you probably grew up watching the Griswold family go on assorted vacations, such as Christmas Vacation. 2015’s Vacation was a very poorly received continuation of this series, with Rusty all grown up, played by Ed Helms. Ed does a great job alongside Christina Applegate, continuing the tradition of family vacations that just don’t go so well. Even Chevy Chase returns as Clark towards the end of the movie to guide Rusty at the end of his adventure to get the family to Walley World.
The humour is very hit and miss, unfortunately, with some of the scenes very much being throwbacks to the original films. These are nice for nostalgia purposes, but they don’t exactly age well for newer audiences, and the rest of us have already seen them in the original. Even back in the 80s, these scenes weren’t considered great scenes, such as the woman flirting with Clark while driving down the highway.
That isn’t to say the movie doesn’t have charm in its own right; the entire section where the Griswolds visit Rusty’s sister is fantastic, and Chris Hemsworth really steals the show as Stone, his brother-in-law. The movie isn’t great and deserves the criticism it gets, but it is a fun movie that is worth watching. I would have liked to have seen the cast return for Christmas. Best wishes, and may the gaming gods bring you glory.
Sonic Wings Reunion is the newest game from Red Art Games, and they were kind enough to toss me a copy. The game is a sequel to Sonic Wings, which was released as Aero Fighters back in 1998 in the West. Now I have some interesting opinions on this game, but I won’t make you read all of that to get to the main point of all that. If you just want to know if this is worth picking up, the quick answer is yes. If you enjoy old-school arcade-style shooters, the game is great.
With 8 initial characters and more to unlock, local co-op, 8 stages, and stories to go along with each character, the content is definitely there. Moreover, the characters will interact with each other depending on who you team up together, Mao Mao and Chaika & Pushka, for example, talk about a singing competition they will compete against each other in (you will discover the winner if you finish the 8 levels)
The damage you do to cities as you fly through the levels and use bombs (that change based on characters) is also impressive. Many games don’t even bother with such details, but here they are pretty well fleshed out. Here is where the game gets a bit odd to me.
Each level starts by telling you to “Gird Your Loins,” which, by the way, is not some messed-up translation issue. This is actually a very old English saying, meaning to prepare yourself for a difficult situation or for something dangerous. The bosses range from things like a rocket to a mechanical gorilla. None of this is ever really explained; this is just the level of insane stuff the game gives you. Sort of like the Russian characters bomb being Russian nesting dolls accompanied by Russian dance music.
None of these are complaints, by the way. This is actually a list of why you should play this game. If games are meant to be fun, this game nails it. Even after I had decided I played this game enough to review it, I found myself wanting to play more. That, to me, is the sign of a good game. It is an 8/10 experience that lets you make it as hard or as easy as you want. Best wishes, and may the gaming gods bring you glory.
Sinister 2 is obviously the Sequel to the first film, and it was not received well at all. Seriously, if you look it up over on Rotten Tomatoes, people did not like this movie at all. I honestly do not really see why. Shannyn Sossamon and James Ransone do a great job in their roles.
The story of an old pagan god that uses movies from previous kills to convince kids to murder their families isn’t exactly something that is overly done or seen either. We aren’t exactly rehashing old material here. While the movie absolutely has its faults, for example, it does use jump scares more often than I would like. It also does a fantastic job of setting up a creepy atmosphere alongside those scares.
The ghost children in the movie also manage to be downright creepy. Right from the very start, their monotone delivery alongside their happiness to deliver these other kids to damnation is spooky. I enjoyed watching them manipulate these kids into the murder plot right from the start, even if it was easy to see what they were doing.
Sinister 2 is one of those movies, while I understand it isn’t a great movie, I don’t see how so many people consider it a bad movie. It was definitely worth a watch. Best wishes, and may the gaming gods bring you glory.
Skygard Arena is a turn-based tactical game from the people over at Gemelli Games, and they were kind enough to send me a copy to check out. I always appreciate this, and this was a fun one to play. It has very positive reviews over on Steam, and it is easy to see why. While the game isn’t perfect, it does a lot of things right.
I won’t spoil the story for you; suffice it to say there is one, and I enjoyed it. Basically, there is a tournament amongst the five floating kingdoms, and this year, there is an added bonus where the winner gets to claim a newly discovered magical item. As the leader of the cloud people, you want to stop it from falling into the wrong hands. It isn’t anything groundbreaking, but it is still enjoyable.
The gameplay itself is where the game shines, mostly. The battles play out in a sort of MOBA fashion. You choose three champions, capture points to help redeploy champions, and collect things to charge up stronger attacks. How you attack also matters; you can attack from the front if you want, but hitting from the back, for example, is always better.
Some of these things are also where the flaws show, for example, I love that things like line of sight matter. If you stand behind a pillar, you won’t be hitting the enemy, and they won’t be hitting you. This, however, isn’t always intuitive. I should be able to launch a fireball over that bush without a problem. I also really don’t understand why certain things need to even be researched.
None of that really ruins the fun or flow of the game. 3v3 battles are a lot of fun, and the story is honestly more of a tutorial anyway. The real meat of the game comes in the skirmish and PVP, which, unfortunately, can sometimes feel empty. Some days, finding a match took a few minutes; others, I couldn’t find out at all.
The question is, does the game give you value for the $20 price tag? Truthfully, I am a bit on the fence. If you enjoy single-player experience and are willing to risk not being able to enjoy the multiplayer as much as you would like, then yes, pick it up. If all you want is to play with other people, this may not be the experience for you right now. It is a solid 7/10 experience, and I hope the multiplayer picks up. Best wishes, and may the gaming gods bring you glory.
Honestly, what can I say about Final Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice Chronicles that hasn’t been said in about 600 YouTube videos and even more written reviews? Is the story amazing? Absolutely, even by today’s standards, it has it all. Love, betrayal, well-written political commentary, and an unspoken bond between man and bird that is never explained. Seriously, I will kill every animal in this game, but Boko stays.
I will always love this scene
This review is going to be less of a review and more of an acknowledgment of what we already know: Final Fantasy Tactics is just an amazing game and possibly the best tactical RPG ever made. Nothing I say will convince you to buy this game if you haven’t already made the decision.
There are some things to note, for example, the PS5 has amazing load times, the fastest across all versions in a test done by RPG Site, so if this is one of your concerns about where to buy it, hopefully, this helps. The game also reportedly has some stuttering issues on both Switch consoles.
Some of the quality of life changes, however, are what really make this the definitive version, even if the dark (fell) knight class is missing. The ability to fast forward in battle is amazing, though having to hold down the button instead of toggling it is an odd design choice to me. The voice acting is also far better than I expected.
There isn’t much more to be said on this title. If you loved this game before, you will again, and if you have been waiting to play it now is the time. If you somehow never cared for it, however, this won’t change your mind. Best wishes, and may the gaming gods bring you glory.
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