Cursed to Golf Review (Switch)
Cursed to Golf Review: More Like Blessed At some point during my time with Cursed to Golf, I began to feel a burning sensation in my chest. I thought it odd, and a little concerning, until I realized that I had been holding my breath every time…
XEL Review (Switch)
XEL Review: Lost in Space XEL did not make a good first impression. In the first half hour of my time with it, I rolled through a rope, clipped through a building, and got stuck. I restarted the game only to find out that somehow my save…
Spacewing War Review (Switch)
Spacewing War Review: Just Shoot Everything To my knowledge, there weren’t many shmups on the Game Boy and Game Boy Color. The standout titles are probably R-Type DX and Project S-11. Aside from those two, the shmup library mostly consisted of arcade ports. Perhaps designers couldn’t get…
Freezer Pops Review (Switch)
Freezer Pops Review: Of Dudes and Desserts Freezer Pops markets itself as a “bara visual novel.” If you’re unfamiliar with the term—and I’m generalizing here—it’s essentially the beefed-up version of the boys’ love (BL) genre, but it’s created by and for gay men. As with any genre,…
Dungeons of Dreadrock Review (Switch)
Dungeons of Dreadrock Review: Mired in Mysteries Dungeons of Dreadrock developer Prof. Dr. Christoph Minnameier wanted players to “relive memories of oldschool dungeon crawlers, like Dungeon Master and Eye of the Beholder,” when he created his game. While Dungeons of Dreadrock does have aspects in common with…
Get-a-Grip Chip and the Body Bugs Review (Switch)
Get-a-Grip Chip and the Body Bugs Review: Little Robot, Big Adventure I wanted to review Get-a-Grip Chip and the Body Bugs because it looked like a charming platformer with an educational twist. I was unaware at the time that it’s essentially a reworked version of the original…
