Spivey, Author at Hey Poor Player

Lock’s Quest Review (PC)

Better throw away the key while you’re at it In terms of both critical and fan response, the 2008 DS Lock’s Quest was one of the best titles on the system. With great tower defense gameplay, stylish pixel art, and a decently long story campaign, fans were hoping…

Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Review (Switch)

Racing has never been this great. Back in 2014, Nintendo released the original Mario Kart 8 in the wilds of store shelves for the Wii U. An amazing kart racer in its own right, Mario Kart 8 featured the most responsive controls yet, a working WIFI connection for online play, and…

How Persona 3 Saved My Life

Sometimes games can be more than just fun Persona 5 just released in the United States after nearly 4 full years of delays and push backs. Pretty much everyone in the Hey Poor Player office is excited for the next game in this groundbreaking franchise and discussion has been…

Introvert Quest Review (PC)

Next time, stay indoors As someone who generally tries to stay away from people that I don’t know, Introvert Quest seemed to be a great idea. Take someone who hides from the rest of humanity, throw them in the real word, add some humor for flavouring, and you have…

Berserk and the Band of the Hawk Review (PS4)

Unlike Griffith, this game did nothing wrong Despite the massive critical acclaim and generous fan support, the now over 27 year-old Berserk manga has only had two video game titles to its name (one exclusive to Japan), which had come out over a decade ago. Now that the series had…

Digimon World: Next Order Review (PS4)

Not really the “Next” step in the Digital World After last year’s excellent installment in the Digimon franchise, Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth, I was pretty excited to see the next game in the long-running series actually come out in areas outside Japan. Hearing that it is a pseudo-remake of…