Author: Craig "Doomsayer" Gervais

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

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

I did it again.  I put all my hope into an upcoming indie horror game all for said game to dash my hopes against the rocks like a ship lost at sea.  I am a moth to the flame when it comes to horror titles: drawn to the dread and the fear only to get… Continue reading Martha is Dead Review – Autopsy Report

An eerie creek echoes as a pair of eyes slowly open piercing through the dark.  The whites of the eyes slowly move towards you sitting motionlessly.  Shrouded in darkness, the owner of the eyes exclaims excitedly he hasn’t had a new challenger in ages.  The menacing eyes explain a card game that requires you to… Continue reading Inscryption Review – Blood, Bones, and Cards

New year, new me for not only us individuals but for the games industry as well.  By that, I mean the games industry will continue with the same bad habits it developed in past years.  In this case, it will continue to vomit up open-world games at an alarming rate.  As my eyes gaze at… Continue reading Horizon Zero Dawn – The Weight of the Open World

Disappointment.  Regret.  Anger.  We have all experienced these feelings at one moment or another.  A flashy trailer or the promise of something new captures our imagination and blinds our senses.  We spend countless nights in anticipation of this new exciting experience.  We all think our lives will be so much better once we get our… Continue reading Little Nightmares – Teetering on the Knife’s Edge

My followers, lend me your ears like the days of old. I come to you after a long and arduous hiatus. An interlude where I began to wonder if there was truly a place in the world for an old doomsayer, such as myself. In a world filled with such darkness and hatred. In a… Continue reading The Medium Review: New Perspectives

This article originally ran under a different banner/website in January of 2021 and is now being here re-uploaded for purposes of convenience and consolidation. Please enjoy. Hype is poison.  As I, the Video Game Doomsayer, stand before you, my loyal followers, the number of games that overpromise and under-deliver seems infinite, while the number of… Continue reading Cyberpunk 2077 Review: Glitch in the Matrix