In an era of paid skins and loot boxes, DLC packs for unfinished-feeling AAA first-person shooter games and blockbusters that are heavy on breadth of content but light on depth, there's a beauty to games that know how to just be games: providing a straightforward and enjoyable experience that doesn't feel like a marketing ploy. … Continue reading Budget for Fun: Three Steam games worth buying
I didn't like Evoland. I mean, I'll get into it further now because duh, but I think I should make my opinion quite clear from the get go. I had really high hopes for Evoland, I tend to be very forgiving towards artsy games when it comes to mechanics and gameplay errors. In a world … Continue reading Evoland Review
On this episode of the Cinnamon Post Fight Club, the three friends are back at it again with the kid murder (solving). Alex is playing as Volker Valentine al-Khazad: an Immolator looking for glory and Celia plays as Dorothy Bay: a Thief turned college graduate. The two are looking for clues in the disappearance of … Continue reading CPFC #2 – There Are NO Heterosexual Wizards
Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons is a small game. The puzzles are light, and it takes not even 5 hours to get all the way through, but what catches your eye is the gimmick: you control two brothers, one with each hand. Your left hand controls Big Brother and your right hand controls Little … Continue reading Grief takes center stage in Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons
The X-COM franchise is a series of science-fiction horror tactical video games (plus a handful of shooter and flight simulator titles) that put you in the commander's seat of a covert paramilitary organization tasked with protecting the Earth from alien invaders. You negotiate funding from a council of nations, delegate that money toward weapons technology, … Continue reading X-COM: Allies Known
This week on the Cinnamon Post Brunch Club, the three friends finally complete their hero's journey and discuss the final chapter of the Bioshock saga. We all had each other's swords and each other's axes, but it's time for us to return home, where Ken Levine will finally stop quoting Atlas Shrugged at us. Oh … Continue reading CPBC #10 – Bioshock Infinite: Burial At Sea
I don't go to a lot of movies. Mostly this is just a carried over habit from my college years, I was too poor to afford going out when Netflix was right there (and payed for by my roommate's parents). Every piece of entertainment had to be carefully analyzed and only the highest in cost:entertainment … Continue reading Size Isn’t Everything: Giving Short Games a Chance
I'll start this review the same way Unravel starts: Unravel is a puzzle-platformer which sets itself apart using yarn mechanics. You play as Yarny, an adorable red creature who can throw the pieces of his body to grapple from place to place, tie knots, and build bridges in designated locations. But the real meat of … Continue reading Unravel review
This week on the Cinnamon Post Brunch Club, the three friends graduate to the clouds to talk about Bioshock Infinite, a game which received overwhelming love from gamers on release but for which the passage of time has revealed some serious flaws and questionable choices. Games discussed: The Bioshock Series, of course, and bizarrely, still … Continue reading CPBC #9 – Bioshock Infinite
On this week's episode of the Cinnamon Post Brunch Club, the three friends gather around the fireplace to discuss Toby Fox's indie-darling Undertale. Finally, all of our episodes can alienate those who are avoiding Undertale spoilers, just like God intended. Games discussed: Undertale, and really nothing else? The CPBC Podcast is a weekly chat with … Continue reading CPBC #8 – The Undertale Episode (but good this time)
