Crossing Souls (PC) Review

This game is a trap, and I fell for it. Last year when I was doing the 100 Days of Gaming, I set aside Fridays to play demos of games that looked interesting. At the time I got my first taste of this game... and after a meaty hour or so, I wanted more. Suffice it to say, it wound up in my collection and before too long, the dice selected it as my next game to play. I was excited. But sadly, this game is pretty front loaded, and by the time you reach the second half, you've pretty much had all the "good parts."

Silent Descent (PC) Review

I'm going to be honest with you. This game did not open itself up with the best first impression. It promised to be a psychological horror and the trailer suggested that you would spend your time investigating a haunted house. The title screen looks good enough once you loaded it up, but starting your game leads to a relatively lengthy loading time only to hit another one seconds later as the opening video finishes playing. And the game itself has no instructions or way to even look at your controls, leaving you to wonder how to even really begin. And on top of all this when the game actually starts, it is not what is promised. But this is also one of those titles where I have urge you to read on and have patience with it's akward start, as there is definitely something great beneath this grit.

Stranger Things 3: The Game (PC) Review

When Netflix Announced Stranger Things Season 3, I was hyped up. I have absolutely loved this show from beginning to end, but this time was a little different. Along side the show, we were told we would be getting a retro-style game which would "reveal more" of the story as well as let you play through the main events you will see in the show. I knew I was in from the word go, but I also knew I didn't want to do it till after I finished the show itself.

This proved a wise decision as the game is VERY faithful to the original material and many a spoiler is found there... and as a result, there may be a fair few here as well. You have been warned.

Windows 1.11 (Stranger Things) (PC) Review

I don't think I'm doing anything more then stating the obvious, but Stranger Things is an AWESOME series. When it was only going to be a single season show, that season came in with a bang and is arguably one of the best released on Netflix ever. So of course, they bought a few more to be produced. And this year, we got season 3.

But this time, we got more then just a show. Rather, two video games came out along side it, promising more insight and fun for the fans. The big game released is, like the season itself, named simply Stranger Things 3, which is basically available for all major gaming platforms. And I do plan on getting to this myself.

However, today we are looking at the "other" game. This one is a PC exclusive which Microsoft only hinted at as a simulator for their original launch of Windows and dropping it for free when the show aired. I could not resist this small detour.

Corpse Party: Book of Shadows (PC) Review

If you remember our 24 hour run for Extra Life 2017, you know I finished Corpse Party over that amazing night. But even then, I understood it was only the first of several titles, if titles that were only available in Japan. But that changed last year when this direct port from the PSP release dropped on PC. I knew I was going to get my hands on this as I really enjoyed the original. But this time would be a quite different experience.

I knew it would be, though. The trailer made it obvious that I was about to walk into a game less like the original which felt like it was made with RPG Maker, and more of a point-and-click/object hunting affair. To be honest, that sounded interesting, for while things like chase scenes may have to be removed, the potential to show off the world of Heavenly Hosts would go absolutely off the charts. So it would soon enter my library. What did I think? Well, let's just say the original was a much better game.

DarkStar One (PC) Review

 
Sometimes, you really do just need to play something different. Having just finished with several smaller games, I was ready for something bigger and I hadn't done much with real space flight sims... ever... so what the hell, why not? I am SO glad I took this chance.

Extra Life Update

Hi everyone. This is not going to be a long post, but as the year moves along, so does the big event so it's time for an update.

On the large scale, a lot has been going on already. The biggest event outside of the main marathon took place about a month in Florida, and while I wasn't able to watch the stream this year, ExtraLife United is a weekend-long marathon all it's own. With 250 gamers local competing to bring in prizes to the hospitals they are playing for, it is an epic event to witness, giving a face and place to the reason we do this every year.

In addition to this, PAX East has recently come and gone, and with it a drive for gamers to join up and be a part of the event. This may not sound like a lot, but when they get over 1000 new members to join up, that has promise to push what we can do in total even further! (And if are going to beat last year's total, we need that boost.)

And finally locally we have hit our own first milestone at $100 raised. Not a lot I know, but a first milestone should be noted, as well as the regular team starting to band together on our own page. So lets keep pushing forward! We CAN have an even better year then last!

Sources:

• Extralife.childrensmiraclenetworkhospitals.org: Boston Guild's Volunteerism at PAX East Sets a New Extra Life Record