About Jesse Taylor

I’ll be the first to admit I’m not the biggest League of Legends fan. I’ve made many attempts over the years to get into the franchise, but just couldn’t. To …
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By now, you’ve heard all about deckbuilders. It’s that genre that continues to see new games get released at an almost weekly pace. I’m a fan of deckbuilder games but …
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I’ll admit I’m not the biggest Sherlock Holmes fan. From the books, movies, TV shows, and games, I’ve never clicked with it and been into the famous detective. The Sherlock …
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If there was ever a crossover that made perfect sense from the moment you said it, Dead Cells and Castlevania would be that perfection. When I originally played Dead Cells …
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Let me see if you’ve heard this one before: it’s a lot like Dark Souls. Heard that? Over the last few years, many games have taken the Dark Souls-like gameplay …
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Ib is one of those few games that captures the phrase “don’t judge a book by its cover.” On the surface, Ib looks like your run-of-the-mill pixel-art game. Yet Ib …
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We’ve reached the point of the Nintendo Switch lifecycle where just about anything can make it onto the platform. This can be a great thing, as it allows a wide …
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Have you ever played a game and asked yourself why? Why does this exist? Why did someone make a game on Switch that doesn’t work? Why am I so angry …
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The Nintendo Switch has been a truly special console for Nintendo fans. Who could have guessed when the console was announced that we would see not only stand out new …
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Licensed video games have had a spotty track record over the years. During the GameCube era, getting a licensed video game (especially 3D platformers) was an almost monthly occurrence. Now …
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Sometimes the most fun games are the simplest games. They don’t need fancy graphics, super in-depth controls, or fancy IP’s (like Mario, FIFA, etc…) attached to them. The fun is …
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Orbital Bullet has all the trappings of a game that can pull you in for an addictively good time, while also having the curse of being an annoying, frustrating mess. …
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For some reason when starting this review, I think of a line found in the movie Mad Max: Fury Road. As the film’s villain tries to catch the heroes, one …
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Sometimes the core concept of a game is solid and appealing, like attempting to work together in an ever-increasingly chaotic situation to survive and thrive. The concept in theory works, …
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Sonic the Hedgehog has had a pretty rough life. He’s had bright spots (original Genesis and Dreamcast games) to pretty horrible failures (Sonic 06, Sonic Boom: Rise of Lyric, Sonic …
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You remember that one scene in the original Jurassic Park, where the two kids needed to hide from the velociraptors in the kitchen? The cat-and-mouse nature of needing to move …
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Visual novels have a bit of a hit-or-miss track record with me. When they hit, they offer a visually wonderful experience wrapped together in a special, well-written story. When they …
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Dorfromantik is another example of a chill game that really just wants you to chill. Sure, the game is about building a landscape and thinking things through. In the end, …
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