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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Parking Garage Rally Circuit Review
Sep 20, 2024
Parking Garage Rally Circuit comes from the solo developer of JellyCar Worlds, and is another wonderful car game with great physics and intuitive mechanics. This game excels from having tight controls and simple gameplay, and doesn’t ever overstay its welcome. In fact, it’s the kind of game you wish would stick around longer than it does. Parking Garage Rally Circuit defies expectations with a silly concept, where you feel nostalgic for a game from a bygone era that never existed, but it looks and feels like it was.
Tiny Glade Review
Sep 16, 2024
Tiny Glade is a virtual retreat that offers a peaceful escape from life and even the most demanding of live services games. This tranquil simulation allows players to immerse themselves in a serene forest setting, where they can relax, explore, and create idyllic and cozy cottages of their own making. While it isn’t so much a game, and more of a toy and application, it has engaging gameplay and stunning visuals. Tiny Glade is a must-play for anyone seeking a digital sanctuary and a desire for creative freedom.
Wild Bastards Review
Sep 12, 2024
Space pirates are so 2019, but in 2024 it’s all about space outlaws. Developer Blue Manchu made adjustments for Wild Bastards to shift towards more bite-sized encounters and developing crew relationships that has everything feeling more intimate. Void Bastards was one of my favorite games from 2019, and it just hit at the right time, offering everything I was looking for that nailed the setting in space and roguelite formula while incorporating an immersive sim flavor. While this is still set in space, this unfortunately isn’t Void Bastards in the wild west, and in fact, Wild Bastards pales in comparison.
Turtle Beach Kone II Air Review
Sep 11, 2024
The Kone series of gaming mice from the late ROCCAT brand have been the flagship series. Now, Turtle Beach has fully absorbed and has replaced the ROCCAT branding, now known as Turtle Beach PC. The result of this incorporation seems to be marked improvement on the quality of its hardware and software, as this is one of the best ROCCAT / Turtle Beach mice in years. Turtle Beach is the new name in PC gaming hardware, and the Kone II Air is the new king of gaming mice.
I Am Your Beast Review
Sep 10, 2024
I Am Your Beast is now my favorite Strange Scaffold game, as both its story and gameplay is concise and quick. This is a game that will be fun for speedrunners, but if that’s not something you’re interested in, you’ll still be invested in seeing things to their natural end. Replayability and improving towards perfection is what will draw you back in once the story is completed. I Am Your Beast is fast and frenetic, where its gameplay enables you to be creative in its micro-sandboxes for one hell of a revenge thriller.
WHAT THE CAR? Review
Sep 06, 2024
Take a joyride (emphasis on joy) through the utterly ridiculous and undeniably delightful world of WHAT THE CAR?. This isn’t your standard racing game, kids. Forget meticulously tuned engines, pristine tracks, and the pursuit of perfect lap times. WHAT THE CAR? throws physics out the window, replaces it with a healthy dose of slapstick, and lets you loose in a gloriously chaotic sandbox of vehicular mayhem.
Tactical Breach Wizards Review
Sep 05, 2024
Suspicious Developments have released games that have yet to disappoint, and Tactical Breach Wizards is no different. The makers of Gunpoint and Heat Signature have spent six years on this, and it shows. With its unique blend of strategy, humor, and character, it’s a game that’s both challenging and incredibly rewarding. Tactical Breach Wizards is a game that defies expectations. At its core, it’s a turn-based tactics game, but it’s wrapped in a whimsical, magical coat that is unmatched by anything else out today; and its “Overwhelmingly Positive” rating on Steam speaks volumes.
Star Trucker Review
Sep 03, 2024
Monster and Monster just gets it. The two-person development team (with some friends) have made something incredibly good with Star Trucker. It embodies everything that’s so attractive about the Euro Truck Simulator 2 and American Truck Simulator games, and puts that concept into space, with every understanding of the complexities it brings. Truck simulator veterans will be right at home, but there’s a lot to learn that will bring them down to novices. Star Trucker is a truly stellar truck sim that’s one of the best for the genre.
Sumerian Six Review
Sep 02, 2024
If there’s nothing I love more, it’s punching Nazi’s. Now, I’ve never had the pleasure in real-life, but in video game form its a smorgasbord. Sumerian Six is the next great Nazi-punching adventure, and a fantastic game own its own without that. Coming from Showgunners developers Artificer, Sumerian Six is a combat puzzle to be solved by using real-time tactics, and it’s up to you whether it is done stealthy or not. Sumerian Six fills a gap in the real-time tactics genre, and is impeccably detailed and fun, making it an unforgettable gem.
Intravenous 2 Review
Aug 30, 2024
The first Intravenous is an overlooked masterpiece, I only wish I had found it sooner. Once I did, it wasn’t long before I bought and had to pick-up my jaw off the floor with how intricate and detailed it was in and around its stealth. Playing the first game just blew my mind, it was everything I wanted a stealth game to be, and more. Developer Explosive Squat Games admittedly draws inspiration from “Splinter Cell, Dishonored, Deus Ex, Insurgency, and ArmA“. That’s a wide swath of games from stealth to immersive sims to military sims, and you know what? It absolutely works, every part of it. The sequel is the first game, cranked up to eleven, and offers everything a sequel should be. Intravenous 2 is deep and rewarding, and in order to satiate yourself you’ll wish you could inject it straight into your veins it’s so good.
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