Samiee Tee

Aug 19, 2024 | intothespine.com | Samiee Tee

My mom always used to call video games “commercial art.” A copy of a copy of Van Gogh’s “Sunflowers”, cut out of an introductory textbook and used as a template for an Etsy listing, the centerpiece of a coffee shop, or a commentary in framing. For me, I’ve always been one to defend video games stature as “art”. It’s a tale as old as Pong, with both sides bolstering their argument with equal amounts of passion and derision, although in its infancy, both sides still lack maturity.

Jul 30, 2024 | techraptor.net | Samiee Tee

Concealed in a lot of anti-war messages is this “damned if you do, damned if you don’t” nature. There’s not a lot of genuine empathy for the characters involved for a lot of it, even if they do harbor genuine regret at the actions brought forth by the powers that be from the beginning. Still, it’s always a place to showcase the damage done to its soldiers, and CONSCRIPT is no exception. CONSCRIPT is the debut title from Catchweight Studio and the brainchild of solo developer Jordan Mochi.

Jul 17, 2024 | techraptor.net | Samiee Tee

Let me preface this review by stating that it was a weird experience. It’s been a while since I’ve been a spectator of so many peaks, valleys, troughs to trawl through, and clarity to connect the dots. If anything, I’ve left the Dungeons of Hinterberg a changed individual, and whether that’s a good thing? Well, I guess we’ll see. This is the debut title from Austrian-based developers Microbird, who’ve made Dungeons of Hinterberg as a love letter to their country of origin.

Jun 24, 2024 | techraptor.net | Samiee Tee

In the wake of eSports becoming a growing mine of financial prosperity and career opportunities, it makes sense that console players tend to be on the outside looking in. A keyboard being the optimal solution, its use in a console player base for games like Rainbow Six: Siege or Call of Duty is met with derision, and some would say rightfully so.

May 27, 2024 | techraptor.net | Samiee Tee

Well, you can’t say that this one was coming. Whenever a horror icon jumps back into the spotlight, it’s for a crossover in Dead by Daylight, like Chucky from Child’s Play or Ghostface from Scream, or a crossover in Call of Duty, like Spawn or… well, Ghostface from Scream, actually. Still, there’s more ammo in the clip in this instance, as 36 years later, Killer Klowns from Outer Space has gotten the game treatment.