I imagine I’ll be playing A Nest of Vipers again on a different save file, just to see how things could have ended up differently. … read more
Review: Game of Thrones Episode 5: A Nest of Vipers
I imagine I’ll be playing A Nest of Vipers again on a different save file, just to see how things could have ended up differently. … read more
Shayne Smith is by far the nicest, most tattooed guy you’ll ever meet, and he’ll leave you debilitated with laughter after every conversation. … read more
The feminine sound of Tink Safeer’s backing vocals gives the already danceable “You’re Alive” a dash of ’60s pop. Decapitated slows to an end with a narrative sung from the perspective of a deceased lover accompanied only by acoustic guitar: “I Stopped Loving You Tonight” could be Deadbolt on open mic night. … read more
Strike Back is at its strongest when it revels in the fact that it’s a cocksure action flick that liberally combines body count with boobies. … read more
Words Taken From Books caught me off guard in a good way. These five songs are lustrous and captivating, with a spacey, dream-rock vibe and just enough grunginess. Vocalist Devin Powell is successfully emotive and visceral, while the band handles the rest with lo-fi texture and intriguing rock patterns. … read more
Legend of Kay Anniversary Edition is a remaster of an old Playstation 2 game. While I enjoyed playing Kay in the end, I’m not sure why this game was re-made. … read more
The understated, dark, fantasy characters as normal folks thing has become a genre all on its own. … read more
It’s been something like 13 years since I last consumed anything G.I. Joe–related. I missed the recent live-action films and, unfortunately, have not kept up with the comic book universe. … read more
It takes about 150 seconds for this album to establish itself as one of the tightest, most well produced local efforts this year. It’s a seamless transition between the opener, “Patterns & Processes,” which subtly incorporates elements of its successor on the album, “Machines,” that sets the feeling for the remainder of The Young Electric’s debut effort as more of a complete package rather than an assortment of randomly distributed tracks. … read more
In the early ’90s, when we are all sitting around playing our Super Nintendos, I remember talking with my friends about different ideas for games—believe it or not, we never landed on the idea of a game about intergalactic soup domination. … read more
Airscape: The Fall of Gravity is one of my new favorite platform/indie games. Every aspect of this game is so beautiful and well done that it’s impossible not to appreciate. … read more
The biggest issue I have with Awesome Level Max is that, even though at first this looks like a brand new experience, after a few hours it just feels samey. … read more