About the author: Scott Ellison II
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- Scott is a disabled Marine veteran, married to his wife Nicole and has three kids. Scott also has a full-time job with Fastly as the Manager of Tier 3 - CSE. Scott is most well-known for founding, and writing for Saving Content, but you can find his other work on G4@Syfygames (defunct) and GameCritics.com (active).
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FATE: Reawakened Review
Mar 19, 2025
For me, there’s nothing more nostalgic of dungeon-crawler action RPGs like FATE. It was lighthearted alternative to Diablo that also ran in web browsers – 2005 was a wild time. FATE: Reawakened mostly succeeds at recapturing the memories and feelings playing, but the current state is rather buggy. The current FATE games are playable today but are visually lacking, FATE: Reawakened closes the gap of time to be a remaster that doesn’t change too much to be more like how you remember it. FATE: Reawakened goes back to a time when loot was plentiful, pets were loyal, and the grind was a satisfying one.
Expelled! Review
Mar 11, 2025
Expelled! comes from the folks at inkle, the folks behind 2021’s Overboard!. In that game you were guilty as sin, and had to disprove your guilt in a brilliant reversal of the detective game. Here you have to prove your innocence, and it’s a whodunit of insurmountable odds. Expelled! is much better and more expansive experience than its guilty counterpart. There’s plenty of cleverness and bright ideas to go around, so much so that it deserves a spot on the Dean’s List.
Two Point Museum Review
Feb 25, 2025
It’s pretty universal that everyone loves museums, maybe not all of them, but there’s at least one you have as a favorite. Chicago’s Field Museum and Griffin Museum of Science and Industry are my favorites.Two Point Museum is a first of its kind museum management game, and Two Points Studios absolutely nails it. Fun and silliness is still front and center, retaining its British sensibilities and humor that’s not quite “Night at the Museum”, but there’s so much character here. Two Point Museum is a masterclass in the tycoon genre and Two Point Studio’s best game in the series to-date.
Avowed Review
Feb 21, 2025
Obsidian swings hard with its first-person fantasy RPG, and lands a wonderfully timed strike. Set in the Pillars of Eternity universe, Avowed serves up a gateway drug towards discovering those gems. This is much less weighty than other RPGs of its kind, but it’s moment to moment action carries it forward. Avowed is like the ring in trees, there’s a bunch of stories and growth to be found within.
X-Out: Resurfaced Review
Feb 18, 2025
X-Out: Resurfaced is the revival and a ground-up remake of the 1990 Amiga game X-Out, a horizontal shoot’em up that was set in an unconventional location, the ocean. X-Out: Resurfaced has new artwork and new music, but they’re all done in a way to mimic the original, but at a higher resolution and fidelity, respectively. This is a tough-as-nails shooter that has no modern accommodations, so be prepared to replay stages until they’re memorized, and take notes on the patterns of bosses. X-Out: Resurfaced stands as a remake for modern systems with retro sensibilities that you should pay attention to.
Sid Meier’s Civilization VII Review
Feb 17, 2025
The turning of a new era is always met with a mix of excitement and trepidation, especially when it comes to beloved franchises. With Sid Meier’s Civilization VII, the question isn’t whether it’s a good game – it’s a Civilization game, after all – but whether it innovates enough to justify the purchase. Civ VII is a compelling entry, but it simply plays it a little too safe for its own good. It refines and polishes existing systems, introduces some intriguing new ideas, but ultimately falls short of the revolutionary leap some might have hoped for.
Keep Driving Review
Feb 13, 2025
Keep Driving has you embarking on a journey that encapsulates the essence of early 2000s road trips with eerie precision. This atmospheric management RPG offers a unique blend of exploration, resource management, and narrative depth, all set against the backdrop of a procedurally generated pixel art open-world. While it’s inspired by a lot of games that become evident when playing it, this delivers a unique memorable experience you can have again and again. Keep Driving is truly something special.
Eternal Strands Review
Feb 10, 2025
Yellow Brick Games, a studio comprised of industry veterans has released their first game with Eternal Strands to an auspicious start. This fantasy RPG weaves together a compelling narrative, engaging albeit limited exploration, and a unique physics-based magic system, begging you to search every nook and cranny to uncover its secrets. Eternal Strands is a captivating experience that showcases the studio’s potential and leaves a everlasting positive impression is a breakout title.
Reality Break Review
Feb 07, 2025
Reality Break is an action RPG set in space, that’s also an opt-in roguelite, and has elements of incremental games for a blend of genres that compliment each other beautifully. Developed by Element Games, this game made by a solo developer offers a unique “Rewrite” mechanic that sets it apart from other games in the genre by a wide margin. I only have a few quibbles with areas of the game, but its great gameplay loop, deep customization, and intriguing storyline make Reality Break a stand out game for 2025.
Virtua Fighter 5 R.E.V.O. Review
Feb 05, 2025
The Virtual Fighter series has been woefully absent from the PC platform for 30 years. SEGA and Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio fixes that with Virtua Fighter 5 R.E.V.O. This is a PC port of the PlayStation 4 version of the game released in 2021, Virtua Fighter 5 Ultimate Showdown. Which in it of itself is a game that originally released back in 2006. Phew! VF5 R.E.V.O. is a fighting game that all should play, but isn’t a must-play. Virtua Fighter 5 R.E.V.O. is a great introduction for newcomers and a great continuation for long-time fans, which has stood the test of time, for the most part.
While Waiting Review
Feb 04, 2025
While Waiting is already a standout game for 2025. Optillusion wonderfully captures life’s ups and downs with whimsy and grace. It’s a game that tests your patience but equally rewards you. It teaches you things along the way you might already be aware of, but puts it within a practical application to understand it deeper. While Waiting makes the mundane tolerable and entertaining as it tasks you with acceptance.
Turtle Beach VelocityOne Multi-Shift Review
Feb 03, 2025
The Turtle Beach VelocityOne Multi-Shift is as innovative as it is brilliant to use. It’s an accessory for the Turtle Beach VelocityOne Race Wheel & Pedal System or another wheel system that makes for the perfect compliment to your simulation setup. Whether you want an H-shifter, a sequential shifter, or a handbrake, you are covered here. The versatile and convertable shifter adapts to whatever you need it to be, reducing the need to buy multiple hardware items for nearly the same function. Turtle Beach really nailed it with this one, and the Multi-Shift is it.
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