Posts by Madeline Ricchiuto

[rwp_box_recap id="0"] Gang Beasts is a multiplayer party game where players control gelatinous characters and take part in slaptstick fight sequences. It's a party game meant to be taken lightly, which is great, except that the player base is so small it makes the online matchmaking pointless. The concept and execution are relatively solid, however, […]

[rwp_box_recap id="0"] Tripwire Interactive and publisher Deep Silver released the Killing Floor: Double Feature eariler this year to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the franchise. The Double Feature includes both Killing Floor 2 and Killling Floor: Incursion which is a VR spin-off of the franchise. Both games stick to the basic formula of having players brutally murder a […]

[rwp_box_recap id="0"] Klabater and Polyslash's We. The Revolution is a unique in both gameplay concept and art-style, as it puts players in control of a Tribunal Judge during the French Revolution. Players will need to pass sentences, play the politics, and do everything in their power not to be the next one brought to the guillotine. […]

[rwp_box_recap id="0"] Team 17's My Time at Portia is a cute, relaxing crafting game where players restore the neglected family workshop and fulfill commissions, grow crops, raise animals, and befriend the inhabitants of the post-apocalyptic town called Portia. Players need to gather, mine, and craft their way to being the top workshop in town, and they […]

[rwp_box_recap id="0"] Going into The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel II, I'd never played the original game. So my background information on the title was limited to the official game description and what I could piece together from the opening sequence of the game's story. Which is probably not the best way to pick […]

[rwp_box_recap id="0"] Larian Studios' Divinity: Original Sin II – Definitive Edition for the Nintendo Switch is quite possibly a perfect game. Which shouldn't be a surprise, because Divinity: Original Sin II was pretty damn perfect when it released back in 2017 for PC. It's a modern RPG designed to look and feel reminiscent of classic RPGs like Baldur's […]

I was in the middle of writing up my late review of Devil May Cry on the Switch when the code for Devil May Cry 2 hit as well. So I've decided to bundle them both into the same review to save us all some time. This is far from the first time I've played either game, […]

Night School Studio's latest game, Afterparty, will release on October 29, 2019. Just in time for Halloween. Which is the perfect release window for a game about partying it up in the afterlife with the king of hell. The game will retail at $19.99 USD, though Xbox Game Pass subscribers will get access to the game […]

[rwp_box_recap id="0"] RemiLore: Lost Girl in the Lands of Lore is the kind of anime game that has a very specific fanbase in mind. And I am not that fanbase. So this was a bit of a mis-match between game and reviewer, but I'll try to do my best regardless. The game is a hack-and-slash […]

The Parker Hybrid Tote is a combination tote-bag and backpack designed by Solo NY. It's one of Solo's more elegant backpack designs, and you can hide the backpack straps away and use it as a tote instead. Which gives the bag some versatility and makes it a great commuting tool. The tote has a fully […]

[rwp_box_recap id="0"] Crystar is a game about a young girl who travels to purgatory and purifies the torments of restless souls by crying about it. The game even has a "cry to gain more power" mechanic. The game is described by Spike Chunsoft and developer FuRyu as "driven by catharsis," which is why Rei gains […]

[rwp_box_recap id="0"] Like most officially licensed game adaptations, Attack on Titan Tactics relies heavily on its leveraged IP. A licensed game like Tactics lives and dies off of its authenticity to the original. Luckily, DeNA and Crunchyroll Games are also partnered with Kodansha and Funimation who publish the manga and anime respectively. The game also features the […]

Liberated is a 2.5D platformer disguised as a graphic novel, as Atomic Wolf presents the game as four issues of a comic. Each chapter shows the story of the game from the perspective of different characters. The overall plot of Liberated focuses on a near-future society where technology has turned against its users and has become […]

Double Fine and Bandai Namco's RAD is a 3D action rogue-like game set in a post-apocalyptic world where humanity has faced it's doom twice over sometime in the mid-1980s. So everything is neon. Players take on the role of a teenage protagonist who ventures into the Fallow, which is a constantly changing radioactive wasteland filled with […]

A Purrtato Tail is an RPG about cats that are also potatoes, and you connect them together to create bridges in order to complete dungeons and face off against bosses. It's honestly, both fascinating and horrifying at the same time. The game is slated to release in 2020. When I got the pitch from Drunk […]

Beau Blyth, co-creator of Hyper-Light Drifter, and studio Teknopants are bringing Samurai Gunn 2 to the Nintendo Switch as a limited-time exclusive before the game launches on other platforms. Much like the original Samurai Gunn, the sequel includes a brutal, fast-paced free-for-all verses mode designed for 2-4 players. The controls in versus mode have been improved, and new […]

Phoenix Labs and Indiebox put together an absolutely stunning Collector's Edition for Dauntless that includes a massive behemoth statue, an art book, and a steelbook for the game's soundtrack. Since Dauntless never got a physical release, the steelbook contains two discs for the game's soundtrack, a decal, and a code for the Aetheric Armor set. The […]

DeNA, Crunchyroll Games, Funimation, and Kodansha have launched the mobile RTS game Attack on Titan Tactics on iOS and Android in North America today. The game is an officially licensed mobile title based on the anime series, and can now be downloaded in the US, Canada, and Australia. Attack on Titan Tactics is a tower defense […]

The latest LootAnime subscription box contained a few collectibles that would be essentials for any Fruits Basket fan. The theme of the box was "New Beginnings" for the new Fruits Basket anime which premiered earlier this year on TV Tokyo. The 2019 anime is the second adaptation of the popular Fruits Basket manga, and is naturally a […]

The Pusheen Box is a subscription box for fans of the Pusheen comic, which delivers a ton of themed Pusheen collectibles to your door every three months. The boxes are themed after the season, so naturally, I got the Summer Pusheen Box to review. And let me tell you, the box was absolutely packed with […]