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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Double Dragon Gaiden: Rise Of The Dragons Review
Jul 27, 2023
How do you refresh a beat’em up series that started back in 1987? Well, the first part is to give it to the developers at Secret Base. Second, update the series with an all-new art style. And thirdly, introduce roguelite elements where the enemies become tougher over time, and you have a recipe for success. Double Dragon Gaiden: Rise Of The Dragons is a surprising mix of new ideas with classic beat’em up brawling that meshes incredibly well together, like chocolate and milk. The genre has seen a renaissance over the past few years, and Double Dragon Gaiden: Rise Of The Dragons is the new leader.
Viewfinder Review
Jul 17, 2023
Viewfinder is a forced perspective first-person puzzler that gives you creative freedom to solve things the way you want. Comparisons will be drawn to Superliminal , but where that game used objects as the means to solve puzzles, Viewfinder instead uses photographs for its gimmick, and it’s a game that’s all the better for it. There’s lots to see and do in its relatively short run time, but you’ll compelled to see and do everything it has to offer. Nickelback said best: “look at this photograph”, and you’ll see that Viewfinder is one of this year’s best puzzlers.
DAVE THE DIVER Review
Jul 14, 2023
DAVE THE DIVER is the Russian Matryoshka doll of games, even though MINTROCKET is a South Korean developer, as it offers gameplay and systems within systems the more time you spend with the game. At its core, it is two things: an underwater exploration RPG and restaurant management sim. These two things don’t have much intersection, but they go together swimmingly. DAVE THE DIVER is a unique and refreshing experience that combines exploration, puzzle-solving, and stunning visuals that’s nothing short of incredible and is one of 2023’s biggest surprises and best games.
Crime O’Clock Review
Jun 30, 2023
Crime O’Clock mashes up the genres of detective with hidden objects for an incredibly satisfying mix that will make it hard for games like it to follow. From moment one, the gameplay clicks and you’re immediately invested in finding wrongdoers and bringing them to justice. Bad Seed did well to take a game about finding things, and add a layer that worked well with it, and they chose a “Minority Report” style detective and time travel layer seems to be the perfect compliment to it. All of this is presented with a hand-drawn art style, where everything is monochrome except for splashes of color at specific times. The result with this game is that it offers a melding of genres is clever and unique ways that really pay off, you’ll definitely want to make time for Crime O’Clock .
AEW: Fight Forever Review
Jun 28, 2023
AEW: Fight Forever recounts the days of WWF No Mercy and even WWE Smackdown vs Raw with its accessible and arcadey gameplay. This isn’t a simulation-focused game like the WWE 2K series, and is a breath of fresh air for the genre. If you’re only familiar with WWE , there’s some faces you might recognize if you don’t know the AEW brand. While the game at times can be buggy and janky, it gets the important things right to be a standout. AEW: Fight Forever is the new kid on the block for wrestling games and this promotion, but this is undoubtedly the most fun I’ve had playing a wrestling game in close to a decade.
The Elder Scrolls Online: Necrom Review
Jun 21, 2023
The Necrom expansion for The Elder Scrolls Online kicks off the ninth year for the venerable MMORPG. The Elder Scrolls Online: Necrom takes players to the new Telvanni Peninsula and Hermaeus Mora’s realm of Apocrypha for all characters to explore. This chapter also includes the seventh. The chapter also includes the seventh class, the Arcanist. While it doesn’t equal the price of admission, it is the first new class in several years that’s worth getting excited for, even if it feels a bit familiar. The Elder Scrolls Online: Necrom takes players to new and foreign places that as a complete package make this expansion another solid entry that’s full of Lovecraftian horrors.
Raiden IV x MIKADO remix Review
Jun 20, 2023
Raiden IV x MIKADO remix replaces the delisted Raiden IV: OverKill , with nothing lost, but has many things gained. This game’s been out on Steam for the past six months, but I finally got around to it. While the original is delisted and no longer available for purchase, this includes everything the prior game had and more. The main attraction here is that the game’s soundtrack has been completely reworked by Mikado Game Center, one of the best arcades in all of Japan. While it’s a bummer to repurchase for updated features, it’s a soundtrack and experience I can’t have on a daily basis. Raiden IV x MIKADO remix doesn’t reach the heights of its predecessor, but it’s one of the finest vertical shmup and series to exist, and owning a digital piece of history is worth the price of admission.
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