April 2019 - Hey Poor Player

8-Bit Chronicles: Sky Skipper

Does Shigeru Miyamoto’s long-lost classic hold up to Donkey Kong? Bleeps, bloops, and pixels: the cornerstones of classic gaming. The innate addiction coded within the circuit board-powered arcade cabinets and NES cartridges render them precious artifacts, their primitive graphics and relative brevity revered even today. But why is that…

Moero Chronicle Hyper Review (Switch)

The Beauty of the Beast As a reviewer, I’ve had plenty of experience with Japanese games that specialize in hitting players with heavy doses of… erm… shock value of the revealing variety. I’ve reviewed Hyperdimension Neptunia. I’ve reviewed Gal*Gun. And I’ve reviewed Senran Kagura. I thought that I was immune to…

Solar Zoom Collectibles (Yoshi’s Crafted World Guide)

Vroom vroom! Time for Yoshi to showcase his racing skills outside Mario Kart, and what better method than solar-powered cars? This time, Yoshi won’t be behind the wheel; instead, he engages in the highly-dangerous practice of running about his vehicle’s solar panels. Between racing for the Solar Zoom cup…

Open, Shut! Collectibles (Yoshi’s Crafted World Guide)

Not quite an open-and-shut case. Deep in Cheery Valley lies a vast mountain range raising unto the paper cut-out heavens, host to an assortment of affixed blocks never ceasing in spinning and clicking together. Being the only method of travel within Open, Shut!, you’re in for one heck of…

A Plague Tale: Innocence Gets Eight Minutes of Uncut Gameplay Footage

Watch Amicia work her way through a darkened village in this gameplay video for A Plague Tale: Innocence With the game’s release just weeks away, Asobo Studios and Focus Home Interactive have released a new video showcasing eight minutes of uncut footage of their upcoming adventure through a plague-ridden…

Beat Blaster Review (PC)

Playing on Tilt Beat Blaster is a game where you navigate their way through 30 procedurally generated levels while shooting and dodging your way past an array of increasingly challenging obstacles. All of this is done to a mostly monotonous soundtrack, that to be honest, you just…