Some of you might think I take pleasure in this. HERE COMES THE MIGHTY DOOMSAYER, they cry, HERE TO SPIT IN THE FACE OF THE LATEST GAME TO GARNISH THE INTERNET’S FAVOR!!! Nay, my loyal followers, I take no pleasure in being the outlier. Yet I will not fake enthusiasm to avoid being exiled to… Continue reading Hi-Fi Rush Review – Threw Off My Groove
Author: Craig "Doomsayer" Gervais
Dead Space 2 Review – Curse of the Sequel
HEAR YE!!! HEAR YE!!! My followers, I have fallen ill with the fever. It claims a gamer at one point in their life, usually after completing a game. Their senses begin to dull. Food and drink taste as dry as the desert sun. Their minds are driven completely mad as if their brains were melting… Continue reading Dead Space 2 Review – Curse of the Sequel
Dead Space (2023) Review – Back from the Dead
REJOICE! REJOICE, MY LOYAL FOLLOWERS! I was worried the Dead Space remake would not satisfy my hunger for intense sci-fi horror. I would be left heartbroken wondering if I was living in ignorance when I played Dead Space back in 2009. Did I not know what a good game was in my youth? NAY, says… Continue reading Dead Space (2023) Review – Back from the Dead
God of War Ragnarok Review – Gluttonous
Gluttony. Overindulgence. Intemperance. These are words I would use to describe God of War Ragnarok. Take heed, my loyal followers, and I promise there is no reason to break out the torches and pitchforks…yet. Notice I didn’t use the words dreadful, foul, or just plain bad to describe the latest tales of Kratos and Atreus. … Continue reading God of War Ragnarok Review – Gluttonous
Scorn Review – Torn
I can’t think of anything more awkward than being a reviewer unsure about a game. What use do you serve by preaching on a metaphorical fence? Nothing, you might as well be a crazed lunatic screaming into the void about how the video game industry is marching to its own demise. What title has sent… Continue reading Scorn Review – Torn
My Top Six of 2022
I am in a rebellious mood. I toiled away at which games deserved my awards this year. I found the task of narrowing it down to five to be nearly impossible. Then it came to me. This is my list. Why am I shackling myself to an arbitrary number? Adhering to conventional rules hasn’t made… Continue reading My Top Six of 2022
The Quarry – Bad Dog, No Holiday Cheer for You
Isn’t the holiday season just the worst? All smiles and cheer. People ask if you will put this obscure indie game on your Game of the Year list. LISTEN BILLY, I am trying to pour through my back catalog. Please don’t add another game to my pile of shame. You know, this year overall was… Continue reading The Quarry – Bad Dog, No Holiday Cheer for You
The Callisto Protocol – Rotten to the Core
I feel like every critic at one point or another has made this analogy. It feels a bit cliche to reference Revenge of the Sith, but as I stare into my collector’s edition Callisto Protocol statue, the same rage and sadness that overtook Obi-wan washes over me. You were the chosen one, I yell at… Continue reading The Callisto Protocol – Rotten to the Core
Sony Keeps the Long Tradition of Using Celebrities to Sell Video Games Alive
HEAR YE!!! HEAR YE!!! I stand before all of you, eager to discuss something near and dear to my heart: celebrities advertising video games. The video game industry has had a long and proud history of having big names endorse their shiny new products. Many believe, including myself, that making video games is just an… Continue reading Sony Keeps the Long Tradition of Using Celebrities to Sell Video Games Alive
God of War (2018) Review – A Wishlist for Ragnarök
I nearly quit God of War within a few hours of starting the game. I don’t subscribe to the old notion that games get better after a certain amount of hours played. A turn-based JRPG doesn’t magically get better a hundred hours in if the first battle feels sluggish. I have squandered many hours trying… Continue reading God of War (2018) Review – A Wishlist for Ragnarök