John Farrell

1 week ago | gamingtrend.com | John Farrell

A few years ago I called Jason Trost America's most underrated filmmaker, a statement I only reconsider when I remember he's lived in Australia for a while. Since then, his work has gotten more outlandish yet more refined, a contradiction exemplified in the Waves of Madness. Shot for $20,000 in an apartment and garage, the cosmic horror sees Jason's lone investigator making his way through levels of a cruise ship being overtaken by...something.

2 weeks ago | gamingtrend.com | John Farrell

When we all heard that Skibidi Toilet, the series of machinima videos about toilets with human faces going to war, was being made into a movie, a lot of questions came up. Questions like "What are you talking about?" and "Huh?" and "What? Why? Why would you do that? How could a just and loving God allow something like this to happen?"We now have more information, but not enough to even begin answering these questions. What will this movie look like or be about? I have no idea.

2 weeks ago | gamingtrend.com | John Farrell

Among the many deck-building roguelikes, Monster Train stood out for the breadth of its tactical weirdness. Defending your train against waves of angels as you barrel through frozen hell, combining the unique strengths of factions brought with it immense variety, and unpredictable opportunities to make new strategies. The sequel builds on most of the strengths of its predecessor while bringing along only a few weaknesses, providing new story, challenge modes, clans, cards, enemies, and mechanics.

2 weeks ago | gamingtrend.com | John Farrell

Re-Animator’s 40th Anniversary 4k release is a strong case for the continuing worth of physical media. 1985’s cult classic has enough strength and legacy to more than justify itself, but this special edition is a few steps beyond a new release of the film; the standard version has two discs, containing the Unrated and Integral cuts, along with a small museum’s worth of special features and bonus content.

3 weeks ago | gamingtrend.com | John Farrell

Developed by Games Omniverous and published by Exalted Games, The Job is funding now on Backerkit for a tabletop RPG that tells the story of one heist, via a few towers of dice. There's a free preview out now if you want some first-hand information. Below are the contents of the box set, but first let me talk about the game's main mechanical conceit: the Dice Stack.