Ironic death isn’t just for grown-ups
Games we played this week include:
Wanderstop (8:45)
Medabots (20:35)
Yugioh Early Days Collection (36:15)
Rogue Light Deck Builder (43:55)
Metal Bringer (49:10)
Publishers desperately want to sign "The Next Balatro" because they are reactive losers who chase trends rather than lead markets. Will they ever find it, however, when games like Balatro are the antithesis of what these corpos stand for? No. No they won't.
2025-03-17 14:33:27 +0000 UTC View Post
We're not talking about farts... or are we?
We are.
2025-03-15 12:24:40 +0000 UTC View Post
An adventure game that deserves attention, this. Dark, twisted, and poignantly critical of "generative" AI, it grabbed my attention firmly and held the hell on. Do please read this review, because I think the game is highly relevant!
2025-03-13 20:29:12 +0000 UTC View Post
Justice for Wolf
Games we played this week include:
Nubby’s Number Factory (15:45)
Centum (21:30)
One Lonely Outpost (27:35)
Wanderstop (30:30)
Suikoden I & II HD Remaster: Gate Rune and Dunan Unification Wars (39:05)
BOKURA: planet (52:25)
Power Vacuum (55:00)
Split Fiction (1:01:10)
The twisted version of Early Access in which publishers hide a game's real launch date behind a paywall so you buy a deluxe edition of a game isn't just a scam, it's a scam that's subtley taking away content as it becomes THE reason to pay more money. It is terrifying how well FOMO works...
2025-03-10 12:36:21 +0000 UTC View Post
I reviewed Monster Hunter Wilds! A great game that would have been better if it let you off the rails far sooner and put a gag on the endlessly jabbering quest handler.
2025-03-07 13:30:53 +0000 UTC View Post
Just vinegar.
Games we played this week include:
Monster Hunter Wilds (11:35)
Faceminer (32:20)
Shadow Hearts (37:05)
Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii (53:30)
Blobun (46:15)
When I said I'd do a Bomb Jack retrospective because the modern game industry was terrible, I meant it. Here, enjoy a look back at an arcade quasi-classic!
2025-03-03 14:59:43 +0000 UTC View Post
A very disappointing game, this. It gives me no joy to talk about what a limited, hollow RPG this is, and that's to say nothing of the toothless story. Combat's nice though. Hope you like the review!
2025-02-27 20:11:26 +0000 UTC View Post
You spoke. We listened.
Games we played this week include:
Avowed (3:20)
Creepy Redneck Dinosaur Mansion 3 (18:40)
Guns of Fury (23:55)
Lost Records: Bloom & Rage (29:50)
Wanderstop (40:55)
Drakengard (45:45)
Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii (53:30)
More layoffs. More and more layoffs. Marvel Rivals makes millions, so NetEase makes cruel savings, because it doesn't matter how much money you make, in a system where executives have promised profits in perpetuity and growth that grows forever, desperation and devastation is all you'll see. Yeah, it's another one of THESE videos...
2025-02-24 13:48:06 +0000 UTC View Post
Powers beyond comprehension
Games we played this week include:
Elden Ring Nightreign (10:35)
A Game About Digging a Hole (28:25)
Dynasty Warriors Abyss (37:20)
Ruffy and the Riverside (48:35)
Astro Bot (50:55)
Dawnfolk (51:55)
Alundra (54:35)
Is summoning in Elden Ring a violation of the "pure" experience, or is it the very purity of the game? While fighting every boss solo, rejecting tools deemed overpowered, and otherwise engaging in the "hardcore" experience is perfectly valid, it might not be the objectively correct method of engagement that some seem to think so. After all, deny...
2025-02-17 16:39:11 +0000 UTC View Post
Oh hey, the Patreon website lets me post these reviews as links again instead of making me find a workaround. Anyway, a surprise Musou game happened and I just happened to play it. It's great... if you think AoE attacks are so good they should make a game entirely about them without considering whether other elements of the game actually wor...
2025-02-14 19:33:52 +0000 UTC View Post
We will learn the ways.
Games we played this week include:
Reality Break (11:15)
Rift of the Necrodancer (18:50)
Onimusha 2 (29:30)
The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening (38:35)
The headline says it all, really. Let's say enough to fill out a video's worth though, 'cos we get a bit spicy this week!
2025-02-10 13:43:51 +0000 UTC View PostJust playing with ourselves over here.
Games we played this week include:
Spirit Swap: LoFi Beats to Match-3 To (14:20)
Dynasty Warriors (21:00)
Ninja Gaiden 2 Black (30:50)
Dome Keeper (39:45)
Red Ninja: End of Honor (43:30)
Mods are good. It was on the exact day a mod transformed the way I play one of my favorite games of all time that I learned Sony slapped a cease & desist on a Bloodborne mod that did what the publisher refuses to do. So let's talk about how important modding is!
2025-02-03 16:37:41 +0000 UTC View Post
You could have just done the thing and it would have been less work.
Games we played this week include:
Dynasty Warriors (21:45)
Codenames (25:10)
Donner Dinner Party (27:40)
Battlestar Galactica (30:05)
For Sale (35:55)
Sengoku Basara 2 (42:15)
Spartan: Total Warrior (44:50)
Buccaneer (48:15)
Babysitting Mama (5...
Hello you lovely patrons!
It’s been a long time since I posted an SoS update. And oh no, it just hit me, I think there’s an Asking Sterling podcast that’s looooong past its due date as well. For this, I can only apologize. Life is difficult - not exactly bad, just full of responsibilities and obligations and physical pain management....
2025-01-28 16:46:47 +0000 UTC View Post
As a professional reviewer, I've earned the ire of many fandoms. As a player, there is one fandom I could truly call myself part of - Dynasty Warriors. These two things clashed with my review of Dynasty Warriors: Origins, as I did not love it the way the crowd did.
Let's discuss what that says about the way different people prioritize di...
Call toll-free, operators are standing by.
Games we played this week include:
Mindwave (8:45)
Wii Music (15:25)
Alien: Fate of the Nostromo (19:25)
Yooka-Laylee and the Impossible Lair (25:45)
Ticket to Ride London (29:30)
Switch 2 (31:55)
It was during the recording of this very video that I realized the "Live Service Bubble" existed only in the heads of game executives, and it made Sony's plan of TEN such services even more ridiculous. It was absurd even before Concord happened, let alone after.
Now, as the company desperately cancels what it desperately gre...
Well, it works.
Games we played this week include:
Cooking Mama Cookstar (7:35)
Spirits Abyss (13:00)
Dynasty Warriors Origins (16:25)
Scarlet Maiden (41:35)
Sengoku Basura: Samurai Heroes (50:30)
Did you know Capcom's answer to Dynasty Warriors was utterly bananas? Like, completely unhinged stuff? It was also brilliant, in its own cracked way. Looking back nearly 15 years into the past, we take a look at the amazing nonsense of Sengoku Basara!
2025-01-13 18:35:54 +0000 UTC View Post
I've been playing Dynasty Warriors: Origins for quite some time and have a review for you. On embargo day, no less! It's a very serious game for very serious people, and CLICKING HERE will take you to a serious revie...
2025-01-13 11:06:39 +0000 UTC View Post
Well... they are.
2025-01-06 15:43:29 +0000 UTC View Post
What the birthday girl wants, the birthday girl gets.
Games we played this week include:
Punirunes (14:00)
Among Ashes (20:50)
Devil Kings (25:15)
Stars in the Trash (37:24)
Sengoku Basura: Samurai Heroes (43:55)
I wanted to squeeze one more review out before the year's over, and what better closer than Mouthwashing? I may have missed the original release, but this game remains so personally impactful that my thoughts had to be enshrined in critique. So, if you're as tired as me this New Year's Eve and have no evening plans, 2024-12-31 20:28:22 +0000 UTC View Post