Dead Take

"Feed me something real."

My signature always mentions that I love video games, so why not actually review one? Especially when it features two of my favorite voice actors in the business.

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

"We continue."

Reviews touting this as one of the best games ever made are common, and this is one of them. But I'll go one further. It transcends the format and is arguably one of the best experiences I've ever had in a media presentation. Did that get your attention?

Free Stars: The Ur-Quan Masters: Game Review

Player: ‘I could talk all day, but I really must go.’

Unusual Alien@: ‘Yes! We do! Goodbye is the *Game*. Hello!! I am only joke. It is funny enough. Do not forget to *enjoy the sauce*!!!’

Note: @ is not actually called unusual alien in the game.

Formerly known as Star Control 2, a direct sequel to the excellent Star Control...

Cube Chaos: Game Review

In this day of obnoxious live services, AAA flops that can cost hundreds of millions of dollars, overpriced ‘special editions,’ and the extreme greed of the larger video game publishers in general, it’s nice to see a small, inexpensive game made by a passionate developer, and Cube Chaos fits that bill perfectly.

J.D. Balthazar's Worst and Best of 2016

Let's face it, 2016 sucks, it's a rotten year, with a lot of bad mojo surrounding pretty much everything.

Game Review: Star Wars: The Old Republic

(Video Game - PC)

Once in a while there is a franchise that is so massive, so pervasive that it literally transcends its original media. Star Wars broke that barrier decades ago. Movies, television, toys, books, comics, trading cards, a pen & paper role-playing game, and of course, video games.