Author: Mulukh

  • Is Star Wars The Acolyte really “that” bad? – Review

    Is Star Wars The Acolyte really “that” bad? – Review

    There’s so much fear, hate and suffering surrounding the Internet discourse of The Acolyte that it’s tempting to let this review fall to countering arguments rather than critiquing the show itself. It would be much easier to review without all that noise and to be fair it would also be much easier to watch and…

  • Launder Your Way To Success in Arcade Paradise VR – Review

    Launder Your Way To Success in Arcade Paradise VR – Review

    Arcade Paradise VR doesn’t mess around when it comes to nostalgia. The main menu drops you in front of a classic arcade cabinet in some black void with a carpet that instantly teleported me back twen… thirt… a good number of years. Man, I’m getting old. Once this game gets going, you’ll be managing your…

  • Star Trek Prodigy Season 2 – Review

    Star Trek Prodigy Season 2 – Review

    Remember how Star Wars had its kids animated shows in Clone Wars and Rebels? And how they eventually evolved into a core part of the franchise with quality storytelling, popular with fans of all ages? Well, Star Trek Prodigy has pulled that off in only two seasons. The CG animation and kiddy characters and humour…

  • Retropolis 2: Never Say Goodbye

    Retropolis 2: Never Say Goodbye

    Most people think of VR games as either gimmick-driven or involving leaping around your living room like Tigger with a blindfold. Retropolis 2 is one of the third type: a classically “flat” genre game that has been elevated by dropping it into VR. With the number of escape room-like VR games, I guess point and…

  • A Tactical Future – Capes – Review

    A Tactical Future – Capes – Review

    It’s probably bad form to start a review by directly comparing it to another game, but remember how people wanted Marvel Midnight Suns to be X-com with superpowers but were disappointed by random card pulls and small arenas? Well, Capes is here to save the day in a tactical turn-based combat with a team of…

  • Simulated Space Chaos – Space Docker VR – Review

    Simulated Space Chaos – Space Docker VR – Review

    My PSVR2 may not be covered in dust, but my PlayStation HOTAS certainly was until I discovered Space Docker VR. It has been out a while but still provides a unique experience on PSVR2—space flight, complete with Newtonian laws of physics.

  • Like A Dragon vs Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth  – Which did it better?

    Like A Dragon vs Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth – Which did it better?

    Both Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth (FF7) and Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth (LaD) dropped in the first quarter of 2024 and they probably have more similarities than you realise – but which one is better? 

  • Warning! Contains Bears

    Warning! Contains Bears

    How many bears do you expect? Bears may have dominated social media discussion recently and I’m sure people have plenty of reasons for “picking the bear” so I’m not going to try and tie this in, but have you ever considered bears? I hadn’t really until I happened to read a random billboard featuring the…

  • Have We Outgrown The “Sexy” Protagonist? – Stellar Blade

    Have We Outgrown The “Sexy” Protagonist? – Stellar Blade

    Even before its release, Stellar Blade seemed to have garnered some of the worst attention and sparked the hottest takes. Some are calling it anti-woke because the main character is a scantily clad woman in full makeup. Others are calling for boycotts because they see the design as backwards, sexist and exploitative.  Claims of unrealistic beauty standards are…