PC Reviews
Review: The Swapper
Written by Zach Snell on June 12, 2013 in PC
[Facepalm, PAX 10, PC, The Swapper, TMG]
It’s rare that a game can really evoke the feel and presence of a well made movie. Its rarer still that a 2D puzzle platformer manages to pull that off. The Swapper builds a minimalist, grim story with a fantastic aesthetic and gameplay to match. The core of The Swapper is just that, swapping. In… Read More »
Review: Monaco: What’s Yours Is Mine
Written by Addam Kearney on May 16, 2013 in PC
[Monaco: What's Yours Is Mine]
Heist situations are one of the most criminally underutilized scenarios in video games. Grand Theft Auto IV had a fantastic heist mission and Payday: The Heist made cooperative multiplayer heists a blast. Other than that, though, heists in video games are extremely rare. Monaco: What’s Yours is Mine, winner of the Grand Prize at the… Read More »
Review: Metro: Last Light
Written by Zach Snell on May 14, 2013 in PC
[Deep Silver, Metro: Last Light. Metro: 2033, PC, TMG]
The good part about this is Metro is just as atmospheric, weird, and compelling as it was previously. The even better part is most of the issues with the first game have been fixed, making an experience that’s polished while retaining the quirkiness of the original.
Review: SimCity
Written by John Catuira on May 13, 2013 in PC
[EA, Maxis, Review, SimCity, The Married Gamers, TMG]
SimCity is one of those classic, time-sucking franchises that egged me on to play for just another five minutes. Of course, another five minutes easily turned into hours and hours. Knowing this as I write up my SimCity review, I openly admit that there are some fond, rose-colored memories attached to my opinions of this… Read More »
Review: Shootmania: Storm
Written by Zach Snell on April 23, 2013 in PC
[Married Gamers, PC, Shootmania, TMG, Trackmania, Ubisoft]
Shootmania is colorful and varied enough in its maps, and the game’s bright skybox and neon-shaded characters make the game really stand out in a sea of gray military shooters.
Review: Don’t Starve
Written by Addam Kearney on April 22, 2013 in PC
[Don't Starve, Klei Entertainment]
Klei Entertainment is a company that, for a while, showed promise but couldn’t deliver. Their biggest games, Shank and Shank 2, had a lovely art style but failed in being very compelling. They then released Mark of the Ninja, a game that was arguably the best downloadable game of last year. Since then, they have… Read More »
Review: Defiance
Written by Addam Kearney on April 18, 2013 in PC
[defiance, MMO, Shadow Wars, Trion Worlds]
What happens when a game and TV show are developed simultaneously, in order to cross promote one another? You get Defiance, the latest MMO from Rift developer Trion Worlds. Before the game launched, we previewed it and it showed some promise. However, due to a myriad of small issues, the game is held back from… Read More »
Review: Go Home Dinosaurs!
Written by Patrick Cassin on March 26, 2013 in PC
[Firehose Games, Go Home Dinosaurs, Tetirs, tower defense]
Go Home Dinosaurs (GHD) is a tower defense game that delivers a cute concept in a somewhat familiar package, but for all of its uniqueness, its greatest failing is that it doesn’t bring enough tradition to the table. While the objective of using gopher troops to defend against a parade of hungry dinosaurs hell bent… Read More »
Review: Dead Space 3
Written by Zach Snell on February 15, 2013 in PC
[Dead Space, Dead Space 2, Dead Space 3, EA, Married Gamers, PC, PS3, TMG, Xbox 360]
Dead Space 2 was my game of 2011. Given that, one could safely assume some high expectations for the third game in the series. And while Dead Space 3 generally delivers, some odd design choices and an atrocious DLC scheme make for a game that’s harder to recommend. Dead Space 3 continues the adventures of… Read More »
Review: To The Moon
Written by John Catuira on February 14, 2013 in PC
[Freebird Games, indie, Review, The Married Gamers, TMG, To The Moon]
On the surface, To The Moon by Freebird Games seems like an unassuming indie title that came out in September, 2012 to little fanfare. However beneath the surface lies a real treasure. The premise is simple enough. Johnny is on his death bed and wants his final wish fulfilled: to go to the moon. Although To… Read More »
