Matthew Pollesel

1 week ago | gaming-age.com | Matthew Pollesel

Platform: PCPublisher: Yogscast GamesDeveloper: Jérémie & ThibautMedium: DigitalPlayers: 1Online: NoESRB: Not RatedWhile I understand why an indie game would bill itself as a mash-up of two more popular games – citing those games is a good way of attracting fans of those games to your game – it’s an approach that isn’t without risks. After all, you could just come off as a pale imitation of the more popular games, which doesn’t really help you at all. That’s the problem facing Kaya’s Prophecy.

1 week ago | gaming-age.com | Matthew Pollesel

Platform: PCPublisher: Mostly GamesDeveloper: Mostly GamesMedium: DigitalPlayers: 1Online: NoESRB: Not RatedPeppered – or, to use its official name, PEPPERED: an existential platformer – is an outstanding game. It’s a really interesting take on platformers that blends in black humour and choices that make a difference in how the game unfolds. And I really don’t want to say much more than that.

2 weeks ago | gaming-age.com | Matthew Pollesel

Platform: Nintendo SwitchAlso on: PCPublisher: Dear VillagersDeveloper: Caracal GamesMedium: DigitalPlayers: 1Online: NoESRB: E10+While it got overshadowed by a bunch of other stuff, for me the most intriguing announcement at Nintendo’s Indie World and Partner Direct last August was Star Overdrive. The reveal trailer grabbed my attention in a way that no other game did.

2 weeks ago | gaming-age.com | Matthew Pollesel

Even if last year’s output from Jackbox Games was very much hit (Jackbox Survey Scramble!) or miss (the Jackbox Naughty Pack), their track record is still good enough over the last decade that I’m going to want to play everything the studio releases. After yesterday’s Jackbox Direct, I can say that goes double for this year, since we’ll be getting a pair of new Jackbox games this year. The first will be Jackbox Party Pack 11, and apparently it won’t feature a single returning game.

2 weeks ago | gaming-age.com | Matthew Pollesel

Platform: PCAlso on: PS5, Xbox Series XPublisher: SEGADeveloper: Two Point StudiosMedium: Digital/DiscPlayers: 1Online: NoESRB: EGiven how much I loved both Two Point Campus and Two Point Hospital, you can probably imagine how excited I was to play Two Point Museum. Given Two Point Studio’s impeccable track record, I figured their take on a museum would be as close as you could get to a sure thing. And yet, somehow, it’s not. I mean, it’s certainly not a bad game by any stretch of the imagination.