Heather Johnson, Author at Hey Poor Player

The Awkward Steve Duology Review (PC)

The Nice Guy Of Video Games – Awkward, Yet Endearing Steve is…awkward. Painfully awkward. He spends most of his time online, would rather not attend parties for fear of being eaten…even answering the door is nail-bitingly frightening. He just can’t deal with people, despite wanting to connect with them.…

Planet Nomads Preview

If No Man’s Sky and Minecraft had a baby… We’re still all a little sore from No Man’s Sky – so much so, that any game that even remotely resembles the title is described as “it’s like No Man’s Sky, but better!”. The surprising amount of games that are…

Nex Machina Review (PS4)

Fight the (neon)machine. Some genres have games that break the mold every once in a while to keep them fresh – FPS games, Strategy titles, and even the occasional RPG will bring something different to the table to the delight of fans everywhere. Twin stick shooters, on the other…

Bot Colony Preview – Do you want Skynet? Because this is how we get Skynet!

Imagine building Ikea furniture, but only using Alexa. The year is 2021. You’re a mild-mannered Caucasian <insert gender here> named <insert name here> who is a real whiz with robots – so good with them, in fact, that the top-tier Japanese firm, Nakawaga corp., has decided to give you…

Dark Rose Valkyrie Review (PS4)

Big Personality. Bigger Weapons. What do you get when some of the most brilliant minds behind of Ah! My Goddess and Tales of Symphonia cross paths? You get the Visual-Novel-Turned-RPG creation Dark Rose Valkyrie. Developed by Compile Heart and published by Idea Factory International, this title mixes many different…

Samurai Warriors: Spirit of Sanada Review (PS4)

What is best in life? To crush your enemies and see them driven before you! When life gets rough and the stress kicks into high gear, there is no better remedy than video games, and there is no better genre than a musou. The never-ending onslaught of enemies to…