2022 felt like a year when a lot of the world was finally getting back on track, and the video game industry for the most part followed suit. Major production companies hit us with several major AAA titles that really delivered on both story and gameplay. And while there were a few major delays like …
by Josh Thomason This is one of the first years in a while where the competition for Game of the Year has included two games that I’ve thoroughly and almost equally enjoyed. Elden Ring opened up this year of gaming for me and wowed with its incredible sense of discovery, the customizability of the experience, …
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Getting stuff done is rewarding, and getting stuff done the right way just feels… right. Game developers know this and you’ll see it reflected in a variety of indie games that are inherently task focused. Stardew Valley, Unpacking, even Overcooked all capitalize on this aspect of human nature by having players work piece by piece …
With Halloween almost upon us, we here at Lunch Break Games have been listening to our share of eerie Nintendo music, lighting pumpkin candles, and hunkering down with some of our favorite spooky levels! Now to clarify, we’re talking about levels that encapsulate that fun, about-to-go-trick-or-treating feeling, so this list is composed of fun haunts …
It’s hard to find much tenderness in dystopian media. Harsh government regulations and police forces, natural disasters, large swaths of zombified creatures — nothing about the genre is particularly cuddly. And on the rare occasion a furry friend does make it into a narrative of troubling times, they’re killed off for emotions (see I Am …
Cuteness And Exploring A Bleak Future: Stray Review Read More »
As a gamer with what is likely undiagnosed ADHD, and who has too many titles to tackle on an annual basis, part of me dreads the latest announcements of massive open world games. Sure, they have hundreds of hours’ worth of exploring, side-questing, crafting, or any of the other plethora of ways to get lost …
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I always get some weird looks when I say I like video games more than film and television. I guess that’s hardly a hot take considering gaming has become a staple medium for crafting cinematic stories, but I still run into disdain when I share this opinion with people who aren’t gamers. Ironically most of …
Need some love this Valentine’s Day? Here’s some video game couples who can help!
One of Rare’s crowning achievements, and arguably the greatest platformer from the N64 era, we’re all thrilled to see Banjo Kazooie making its way onto the Switch virtual console library today! We can’t wait to collect jiggies, rescue jinjos, and of course explore the delightfully crafted worlds the iconic bear and bird traverse. So to get …
For the past decade, the Dark Souls trilogy has been known as one of the most difficult challenges in gaming. You might say Dark Souls is the Dark Souls of video games. And any veteran player of the series will tell you that for every supportive, wholesome, sun-praising friend you encounter in the dismal kingdom …