by Brian Hobbs | Nov 15, 2023 | Review
Unless you’ve played Chants of Sennaar, you won’t realize that I just insulted you in the language of an ancient priest, and with terrible grammar to boot. I’ll admit, I’m not one who picks up on new languages very quickly. My five years of Spanish...
by Brian Hobbs | Nov 3, 2023 | Review
It’s interesting that in a medium where you can create worlds with seemingly anything in them and make pretty much anything happen (within certain technological limits), every now and then a game comes along that feels like a real magic trick, that makes you think,...
by Brian Hobbs | Aug 25, 2023 | Review
If you’re wondering, “What exactly is this SEASON: A Letter to the Future game, anyway?” well, I’ve played it and I’m still wondering the same thing. So let’s wonder a little together, shall we? Created by Scavengers Studio, SEASON is a magical realist arthouse...
by Brian Hobbs | May 31, 2023 | Review
I grew up around extraterrestrials. Probably not real ones (unless my childhood suspicions about my sisters are ever confirmed), but thanks to my dad’s fascination with the subject of alien life, I have fond memories of UFO movies, documentaries about Roswell, and...
by Brian Hobbs | Feb 13, 2023 | Review
Stop me if any of this sounds familiar: Your character wakes up in a small, closed room with no knowledge of who she is, and a disembodied robotic voice greets her with instructions on what she needs to do to get started with her laboratory puzzle routine. Once you...