The 13th Doll: A Fan Game of the 7th Guest (PC) Review

 
I have been waiting a long time for this. I had heard of this game back when it was being made as a fan creation to be released for free over a decade ago, and having been a fan of the franchise since the early 90s, I was instantly eager to see where it went. I won't say I was hyped at the time, for I knew it was still early in development and when a game is made as a hobby, it can take a very long time no matter how good the results might be.

While we waited, a lot changed, including the game becoming an officially licensed project despite still naming itself as a "fan game." And then finally it happened. Last Halloween we finally saw the game drop in full. Sadly it came out as a buggy mess by most reports, so I left it alone at the time. But a few weeks ago, it went on sale after the devs had time to fix it... and I took the plunge for what is likely going to be the last game in the series we ever get.

Resident Evil: Revelations (PC) Review

 
EDIT: With Capcom's move to add DRM to their old games, they have proven a will to ruin their old stuff, which I can not support. When the DRM (Enigma Protector) is triggering antiviruss all over the place because of it's relation to straight up MALWARE, I am calling it. Consider this game and any other Capcom game broken (0/10) until further notice.

Sadly it has happened again. During one of my stints with the 100 Days of Gaming for Extra Life, I found a demo for this game on my WiiU. Curious how a modern Resident Evil game plays, I gave it a go... and found myself really enjoying the small taste. But since I had to play with a controller and the game used the camera controls to aim, I knew I would want to play this on PC where that camera would be mouse-controlled. Today, we finished with this game... and I find myself sorely disappointed. Once again we have a game where the demo seemed interesting and even a bit fun, but when it came time to play the full game, something somehow went really wrong.

Super Amazing Wagon Adventure (PC) Review

 
Not every game worth playing is a huge cinematic AAA experience or an RPG game you will spend dozens (and maybe hundreds) of hours completing. Sometimes something much smaller and much more experimental falls in your lap and just begs to be looked into. And when you see one that takes it's inspiration from Oregon Trail and promises to go absolutely insane, you take a second look.

Human Resource Machine (PC) Review

There are studios who leave their mark with you, even in their first game. With their rather odd but unmistakable style, quirky way of weaving a meta-story, and even unique choice of game sensibilities, the Tomorrow Company has made themselves one of these studios to me. Having loved both of their games before this one (World of Goo and Little Inferno), I knew I would be playing this one in due time too. But I'm afraid this game might be just a bit weaker then the last few.

2000 to 1: a Space Felony (PC) Review

Curiosity is a powerful drug. And with a name like this showing up one day in the Humble Bundle, how could I not be curious about it? Still it could not outshine what I was playing at the time, so it went into the backlog for a couple years. But among my online groups it turns out I was not the only one curious about this title... so let's see what the hell is going on.

Let the Extra Life 2020 run begin!

Hi everyone! Welcome and the title says it all! Here at the Red Sector, we have have already begun raising cash for Extra Life and formed our own team. And today we are making our official announcement.

If you do not know what it is, Extra Life is a charity run by the Children's Miracle Network where gamers from around the world raise money for their local children's hospitals and culminating in a 24 hour marathon in November. This year the marathon will happen on November 7th to be exact.

This early in the event, donations are indeed nice, but before even that, we want to see you take part. Are you a gamer who wants to use your hobby for good? Not some social justice bullshit, but legitimately play games to do some good for kids who legitimately need your help? This is an amazing way to do so, and all the details are here at www.extra-life.org. And if you wish to help us, well... thank you. Our team page is reachable by that thermometer image on the right-side of our page.

Thank you everyone.

Tokyo Xanadu eX+ (PC) Review

I have not had a lot of experience with games by the venerable game studio Falcom. In fact before now, I had only ever played the first two Y's games. But my first encounter with them happened at a much much younger age. I was a tiny kid during the age of the original NES, and at times a game would come along with a mysterious enough concept that that alone would at least draw my attention for a while. Faxanadu was one of those games. I never got to play it, but I remember watching a friend play before having to go home one day. At the time, my curiosity was satisfied and I moved on...

At least I did until I found Xanadu Next was part of a sale on gog.com. My curiosity peaked, I found not only that the NES game that grabbed that same curiosity was a spinoff from a series I never even knew existed, but there was another such spin-off that instantly felt more familiar to me from the trailer: Tokyo Xanadu eX+. At the time I left both games alone as my backlog was kinda large for a game who's place in the main timeline I couldn't even guess as well as another more enticing, but full price title. Then Tokyo Xanadu eX+ went on a steep sale. And I promised myself I play it next as I picked it up. I kinda lied a bit to myself due to news at E3: PSO2 coming out in the west demanded this title wait till I was done with Ragol. But as soon as I finished with Phantasy Star Online, it was time to install.