RedBlue Games’ Sparklite offers an intriguing mashup of Zelda and traditional roguelikes. But is it worth a purchase? Read on for my full review.
Author: David Silbert
David Silbert
David is the founder of The Punished Backlog. He has a problem finishing games he starts. Just beat: Astro Bot, Final Fantasy VII Rebirth. Working on: UFO 50, Echoes of Wisdom, Persona 5: Royal. Can't wait for: Hollow Knight: Silksong. Follow David on Twitter at @David_Silbert to keep up to date with all things The Punished Backlog.
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It’s been over half a year since I visited the busy halls of PAX East 2019. Despite some extensive coverage across all four days of the trade show, there’s one game I just can’t stop thinking about, months later: the upcoming action-adventure indie Sparklite.
It’s no secret that anime game adaptations tend to be mediocre, but fear not! Here are some of the finest “traditional” video games that, with an open mind and a little ingenuity, you can find for your favorite anime.
The Good Place’s fourth and final season premieres this Thursday on NBC. In preparation for the beginning of the end, I reflect on the show’s run thus far, and give some predictions for season four.
Fresh off of 2018’s chart-topping Beerbongs & Bentleys, Post Malone is back with his third studio album, Hollywood’s Bleeding. Read on for our full review.
Three months after the 24th anniversary of its North American release, we’re celebrating EarthBound and its 25th anniversary in Japan.
Weekend at Dave’s – Episode 5: David Silbert discusses the value of Xbox Game Pass, his backlog “keys” to fall 2019’s games, and why Quantum Break is so stellar.
Nintendo is widely known for its deep well of beloved franchises. Here are six in particular I would absolutely love to see on Switch.
E3 2019 is officially over, y’all. Though the world’s biggest gaming expo came and went faster than Elon Musk swiping that 2B artwork, the conference left us with plenty in the way of announcements to dissect and games to fawn over. As with our pre-E3 2019 coverage a few weeks back, your favorite panel of dream chasers — David Silbert, Sam Martinelli, and Kei Isobe — will be doing a rapid-fire post-mortem on the best and worse of this year’s show. Easy peasy, Keanu Reevesy?
Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order was officially unveiled during E3 this morning at EA Play. While there are bound to be plenty of observations taken away from the game based on its 15-minute, unedited gameplay segment, I have a few burning thoughts… and they’re not great.