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Aether & Iron Review: Disco Elysium Meets Bioshock in a Stunning Noir Adventure
1+ hour, 57+ min ago (480+ words) After checking out Aether & Iron from Seismic Squirrel at PAX East last year, I was immediately intrigued. Now that I've played through the final release, I'm thoroughly impressed by the art style, narrative depth, and character writing even if I…...
RPG Review: Vaesen – 'Mythic Carpathia' from Free League
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (217+ words) Mythic Carpathia from Free League Publishing adds Central Europe to the expanding Vaesen tabletop roleplaying game universe. In addition to its setting, Mythic Carpathia adds new facilities upgrades and the Vampire Hunter archetype, giving players more ways to develop their…...
'Disciples: Domination' Review — A Dark Fantasy Strategy RPG with Royal Ambition
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (446+ words) Set 15 years after its predecessor, Disciples: Domination places players in the boots of Queen Avyanna. After years of neglecting her realm and hiding from her past, Avyanna finds her kingdom fractured. The story follows her journey from a disillusioned recluse…...
Videogame Review: 'ROMEO IS A DEAD MAN' – Suda51’s Most Insane and Addictive Trip Yet
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (594+ words) I have been excited for ROMEO IS A DEAD MAN for a long time. Not only because I am a big fan of Suda 51 and Grasshopper Manufacture, but because the art style, gameplay and bonkers story that the early trailers…...
Music Reviews: Lucinda Williams’s ‘World’s Gone Wrong,’ plus Dave Miller
2+ mon, 4+ hour ago (528+ words) On early standouts like "Passionate Kisses," "Something About What Happens When We Talk," and "Right in Time," she delivered emotional meditations on personal relationships. However, her preoccupations began to change as she witnessed America heading down an increasingly dark road....
Card Game Review: 'Organ Attack!' from University Games and The Awkward Yeti
2+ mon, 4+ week ago (504+ words) Card Game Review: "Organ Attack!" from University Games and The Awkward Yeti'Blogcritics Organ Attack! from University Games brings life to the many body-part characters presented by The Awkward Yeti webcomic. It all began with "Heart and Brain" comics from The…...
Exclusive Interview: Pianist Chengcheng Ma on His Jan. 8 NYC Concert
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (671+ words) Ma began studying piano at age seven. Music, he told me, "has always been one of the primary ways I understand the world and express myself." After getting his start in China, he continued his training in the U.S., where his…...
Card Game Review: 'Puppy Pile' from University Games
2+ mon, 4+ week ago (489+ words) Card Game Review: "Puppy Pile" from University Games'Blogcritics Puppy Pile from University Games is a fast-paced collecting game with the most energetic thing to collect: puppies! Its creator is Sami Back, won the National Game Design Contest held by Otis…...
Music Review: Adam Roberts – 'Book of Flowers"
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (356+ words) The tradition of collections like this goes back centuries " from Bach, Schumann, and Chopin to Debussy, Scriabin, Crumb, and many others. Roberts" title also calls to mind Ivan Tcherepnin"s Flores Musicales with which it shares a certain gamesmanship with…...