Butternut Ape

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My review of Long Puppy for Playdate's Season 2. #Playdate #VideoGames

Long Puppy Review

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My review of Otto’s Galactic Groove, a game that benefits from its album-like structure. #OttosGalacticGroove #Playdate #GameReview #VideoGames

Otto's Galactic Groove!! Review: A Rhythm Game Worth Putting on Repeat

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Perfectly timed for the zeitgeist, here’s my review of Mario Kart World. #MarioKartWorld #Nintendo #GameReview #VideoGames

Mario Kart World Review: More Than A Land

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My review for The Whiteout, a game in Playdate’s Season 2. #TheWhiteout #Playdate #PlaydateSeason2 #GameReview #VideoGames

The Whiteout Review

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My review of Wheelsprung for Playdate’s Season 2. #Wheelsprung #Playdate #PlaydateSeason2 #GameReview

Wheelsprung Review

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My review for Dig Dig Dino, a game in Playdate’s Season 2. #DigDigDino #Playdate #PlaydateSeason2 #VideoGames #GameReview

Dig Dig Dino! Review

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My review for Fulcrum Defender, a game in Playdate’s Season 2. #FulcrumDefender #Playdate #PlaydateSeason2 #VideoGames

Fulcrum Defender Review

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My review of AI: The Somnium Files. #AITheSomniumFiles #GameReview #VideoGames

AI: The Somnium Files Review

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The Switch 2 and the PlayDate couldn't be more different. What do their differences tell us about the lifecycles of game consoles? #Nintendo #Switch2 #PlayDate #VideoGames

Time Is Inescapable, Progress Is A Choice

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My review of the original #MetalGearSolid #GameReview #VideoGames

Metal Gear Solid Review

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Provocative and Repetitive. My review of Nier: Automata. #NierAutomata #GameReview #VideoGames

Nier: Automata Review

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Banjo Kazooie is a platformer, a world, and a puzzle. My review: #VideoGames #GameReview #BanjoKazooie

Banjo-Kazooie Review

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My review for Star of Providence. #GameReview #VideoGames #StarOfProvidence

Star of Providence Review

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My review for Avowed. #GameReview #VideoGames #Avowed

Avowed Review

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Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector Review

Space, cash, and consequences. My review of Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector. #CitizenSleeper2 #GameReview #VideoGames #GamePass

Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector Review

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Lonely Mountains: Snow Riders

My review of Lonely Mountains: Snow Riders, a game where skiing is punishable by death. #GameReview #VideoGames #LonelyMountainsSnowRiders #LonelyMountains

⭐⭐⭐⭐ Rating: 4 out of 5. Developed by Megagon Industries. When I went skiing for the first time in over a decade, I fell constantly. I fell on the slopes, and I fell on the flats. I fell exclusively at low speeds, because I never made it up to high speeds. There exist many photos of me face-down in the snow. I was so rusty, but I used to be good at this! Anyway, even that was some time ago.…

Lonely Mountains: Snow Riders

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Review: Indiana Jones and the Great Circle

An admirable game, if not a good one. #IndianaJones #IndianaJonesAndTheGreatCircle #GameReview #GamePass #VideoGames

⭐⭐ Rating: 2 out of 5. There is a dark room with a sandy floor far beneath the surface of Gizeh. I entered with a torch to push back the shadows, and found that it wasn’t needed: a pressure plate before me, when depressed, would open up a kind of skylight to leak in desert sun. There were several others, each creating small pillars of illumination at a touch: the room remained oppressively…

Review: Indiana Jones and the Great Circle