Three years ago, I reviewed Valley on PS4 for PlayStation Lifestyle. It was a small indie game, it looked pretty, and I sometimes enjoy exploration games. I figured, why not? Well, I fell in love with it. I trumpeted constantly that it needed to be a GOTY contender, even if that meant it was only in the indie category. I didn't care; it HAD to be there. It didn't win with our … [Read more...] about Valley Review – Just as Great the Second Time Around (Switch)
Beat Cop Review – Beats Being a Real Cop (Switch)
Eighties nostalgia is so hot right now. Thankfully, the hair isn't coming back (yet), but the 80s have tapped into video games like few other time periods have. I suppose it's because all of us GenXers who had fond memories of movies, music, games, etc. from that era are now the ones making video games. Which brings us to Beat Cop, another 80s-nostalgic game from the pixelated … [Read more...] about Beat Cop Review – Beats Being a Real Cop (Switch)
One Line Book Review: Calgar’s Siege by Paul Kearney
The Summary Limerick There once was a planet called Zalidar Its people were proud in the backwater Then the orks called for a Waaagh! Everyone screamed Aaaugh! But there was no Exterminatus thanks to Calgar. Calgar's Siege Book Review The biggest derailment of a road trip ever is a pulse-pounding page turner, but then it just ends, like Calgar dropped a … [Read more...] about One Line Book Review: Calgar’s Siege by Paul Kearney
2019’s Unkind Kick-off and Rebirth
January 29, 2019 is a day that will always live in infamy for me. My first mistake that morning was to take a shower. While I was in said shower, I missed a call from my mother, who asked me to call her back soon. She said that "Dad is fine, but please call me." Uh huh. Nothing good comes from those first three words. He had an aneurysm in his aorta that they need to remove. … [Read more...] about 2019’s Unkind Kick-off and Rebirth
A Setback for Summer
Life is funny in the way it won't run according to your plans. Perhaps it's a sign for me, personally, to not remain complacent with the way things are. I should be pressing onward and always looking for ways to improve or better the current situation. Or perhaps it's a sign that I should be looking elsewhere with my goals. The last couple of months have been downright … [Read more...] about A Setback for Summer