Jay Krieger

In the age of dwindling theater attendance, the importance of smartly crafted trailers has never been more critical. Movies live and die by their trailers to ensure they turn a profit. It is in studios’ interest to convey to audiences that…

My interest in fighting games has never extended past the 2 am dorm room tournaments of Mortal Kombat X I participated in during college. I never understood the appeal of memorizing countless combos, nor the time investment required to…

Developer: Nyamakop Publisher: Good Shepherd Entertainment Platform: Switch, PC, Mac Review code provided At their core, platformers are all fairly simplistic concepts. Often, the player must traverse an environment with the end goal…

Memorable Mechanics is a bi-weekly column highlighting memorable gameplay mechanics and level design of both past and present video games. This week I take a look at Oddworld: Stranger’s Wrath, a first person shooter that defined genre…

Best of the Bunch is a monthly column where I review my favorite game offered as part of PlayStation Plus. Even if a particular month’s offerings aren’t my cup of tea, my goal is to emphasize positive elements of the one game that will get…

Developer: DONTNOD Entertainment Publisher: Square Enix Platform(s): PC, PS4, XB1 Review code provided Where's the review score? A vivid imagination is at the heart of The Awesome Adventures of Captain Spirit. Imagination is innocent…

In Steven Spielberg's 80s horror classic Poltergeist, there's a scene where a paranormal investigator looks into a mirror and hallucinates that his face has melted away. This scene scared me so badly as a child that for two weeks I refused…

Developer: Mistaken Visions Publisher: Mistaken Visions Platform: PC Review code provided Whether it’s an indie or AAA title, every game grapples with balancing the development and execution of a core concept. These concepts are…

Best of the Bunch is a monthly column where I review my favorite game offered as part of PlayStation Plus. Even if a particular month’s offerings aren’t my cup of tea, my goal is to emphasize positive elements of the one game that will get…

Developer: Okomotive Publisher: Mixtvision Platform(s): PC, Mac Review code provided It isn’t often that a game comes along that subtly invokes a series of emotions out of me. Emotional moments in games occur during the climactic…

Best of the Bunch is a monthly column where I review my favorite game offered as part of PlayStation Plus. Even if a particular month's offerings aren't my cup of tea, my goal is to emphasize positive elements of the one game that will get…

Typically, "must complete in one sitting," would be a daunting ask of most players, but fortunately, game director Kenny Guillaume respects our time. In what is easily one of the most concise and to the point experiences I have played so…

Memorable Mechanics is a bi-weekly column highlighting memorable gameplay mechanics and level design of both past and present video games. This week I take a look at SOMA, a survival horror game that removed the threat of death in a…

Quite possibly one of the most underrated levels in FPS history.

An absolute dud and one of Netflix’s worst original pieces of content to date.

Hellmut's crazy mutations and winning attitude elevate it beyond being just another roguelike.

You tell me there isn't something cathartic about splitting demon heads in two and I will call you a liar.

Dandara is a Metroidvania that more than breathes new life into the genre - it takes it to another level.

Sometimes the most useful tool at the player's disposal is a door. Sometimes.

Survive is a bizarre if not intriguing use of the Metal Gear Universe.