The Best Android JRPGs Ever Made
Android JRPGs belong to a storied pedigree. The JRPG is a very specific genre suited to a very specific type of gamer. Most certainly hardcore, these are the players willing…
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Joe Matar
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Joe Matar hasn't stopped gaming ever since he first played Zak McKracken and the Alien Mindbenders for the Commodore 64. He is always on the lookout for solid game narratives and never gets tired of writing about the games that do it right. Or terribly wrong.
Super Hexagon Review
Geometric crack. Full disclosure: though I always do my best to finish a title completely before reviewing it, I’ve only beaten the first stage of Super Hexagon. And the first…
How to Write Game Reviews
There are two things you need to do to be a worthwhile critic. These are: Have a voice. Be able to communicate with it. The second thing is the boring…
VVVVVV Review
You may know Terry Cavanagh from a little game that frustrated you to insanity called Super Hexagon. Before that, Cavanagh made a platformer called VVVVVV. It wasn’t quite as streamlined…
Monument Valley Review
Simple controls, a sparse narrative, economical sound design, and graphics based around basic geometric shapes make Monument Valley the new poster child for minimalist indie gaming. Developer ustwo made the…
Broken Sword 5: Serpent’s Curse – Episode 1 Review
Kickstarter has become the place for old folks to spend their money recapturing gaming’s glory days. Well, I was around for those days and there were good things, but also…
Gobliiins Trilogy Review
Developed in the nineties by French developer Coktel Vision, the Gobliiins adventure games were already a trio of niche oddities. Now the trilogy’s made it to Android and, with its…
Twisted Adventures: Little Red Riding Hood Review
There have been a lot of variations on the tale of Little Red Riding Hood. But there’s never been a version where Little Red jumps between rotating planets avoiding shadow…
Radiohammer Review
It must be tough to make a truly engaging rhythm game as they’re essentially elaborate versions of Simon. The simplicity of their mechanics hides beneath flashy graphics and scenarios that…
Violett Review
Violett comes close to defying description, which is what people usually say when they want to talk about an experience that feels so absolutely unique that it demolishes conventions to…
Syberia Review
Originally released in early 2002, Syberia was a point-and-click adventure well-received by gamers and critics alike, probably because the genre had grown so stagnant that “basically competent” was misperceived as…
Ridiculous Fishing Review
Fishing has been scientifically proven to be the most boring thing in existence. Luckily, video games have come along to spruce up humanity’s lamest pastime! No more sitting around; just…
Luxuria Superbia Review
To get the pretentiousness out of the way up front, one might categorize Luxuria Superbia as an “experience” rather than a game. It’s a visual, aural, and tactile assault with…
Pivvot Review
Twitch games—those titles that call on the player to react instinctually to fast-paced, hectic situations— have been around a long time. Pac-Man, most shooters, rhythm games, and arguably the majority…
Incredipede Review
With the popularity of open-world titles, much of modern gaming subscribes to the notion that more is more, losing sight of the fact that a game anchored around one core,…
Gangster Granny Review
Grand Theft Auto popularized a style of comedic edginess that a lot of other games want in on. Gangster Granny makes the effort by borrowing that GTA staple of killing…
Simon the Sorcerer Review
Many new independent mobile titles pay homage to the point-and-click adventure genre, so it makes sense that we also get rereleases of the classic titles that inspired today’s indie developers.…
A Ride into the Mountains Review
I believe this game, and Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP before it, are the seeds of a new trend of indie games from the “I’ve played Shadow of the Colossus”…
Chrono Trigger Review
NOTE: As of this writing there have been reports of many compatibility issues with tablets and newer phone models. The reviewer experienced very few problems playing the game on his…
The Best Android Indies of 2013
“Indie” is a pretty nebulous term in that it doesn’t give you a clue as to what type of gameplay you’re in for. Indie titles can be puzzle, action, adventure,…