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Starfield represents a moment of transition not just for Bethesda, but for many players. It captures both loneliness and beautiful potential.
Exploring the beautiful landscape of Atlas Fallen is almost good enough to distract from its competent combat and generic story.
All great games start somewhere. In the wake of Starfield’s “start gate” controversy, here are eight of the best video game start screens.
In our Blasphemous 2 review, learn whether this much-anticipated sequel lives up to the all-time Metroidvania and Souls-like greats.
Episode 3: First Ones raises the stakes for Telltale’s version of The Expanse, but it’s a short experience to be released two weeks apart.
For all of the great personalities, there is no wrestler who has ever walked this Earth with a better creative mind than Bray Wyatt. Not one.
Reviews
View AllBattle Chasers: Nightwar is a good, classic JRPG with a great battle system and a memorable style set in the world of Joe Madureira’s titular comic.
Nidhogg 2 is out, and it boasts an intricate combat system and some killer visuals. But does Nidhogg 2 make for a compelling competitive fighting game?
Nintendo and Ubisoft have teamed up to provide an unlikely collaboration with Mario + Rabbids: Kingdom Battle. Does this crazy, new Switch title deliver?
The Dark Tower, based on the acclaimed fantasy books by Stephen King, recently hit theaters to poor reception. In honor of the original series, I’ve provided my thoughts on the very first book of the Dark Tower saga, The Gunslinger.
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The Punished Podcast
View AllIn this episode of our video game podcast, Amanda asks the writers to pitch her on one of their favorite games of 2024.
In The Punished Podcast episode 11, we talk visual art style in games. Learn how art impacts the way we play, and if visuals are plateauing.
In The Punished Podcast Episode 10, we discuss our most anticipated games of fall 2024! We also do our Fantasy Gaming waiver wire pick-ups.
What makes DLC worth it? How does the expectation of DLC change our experience? We discuss all things DLC, including the best DLC out there.
For The Punished Podcast Episode 8, we share our favorite games and biggest disappointments of 2024 thus far.
If you loved playing a hundred hours of BG3, hopefully you’ll enjoy hundreds of minutes of our spoilercast discussion.
Punished Notes
View AllFor this edition of Punished Notes, Sam lists some brief and simple New Year’s resolutions, shares some games from 2024 that just missed the deadline for his tier list, and discusses his latest TV binge being on… CBS?!
So far, there hasn’t been a game that has pulled me out of post-election despair, and maybe that’s not a bad thing.
In this edition of Punished Notes, Sam gets into his thoughts on the reveal of Gears of War: E-Day, his favorite part of Hellblade II, and other thoughts.
In this Punished Notes, Sam dives into Balatro, a replay of Fallout: New Vegas, and more.
In this edition of Punished Notes, Sam gets into his experience with Golden Sun’s storytelling, the best narrative mechanic of Baldur’s Gate 3, and other thoughts.
Bethesda’s Starfield may be janky, but I’m having a great time. Its mundane moments make the unordinary ones all the more compelling.
Punished Chat
View AllThe Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom has been out for about a month. How do the writers at The Punished Backlog feel about it so far?
Five avid Stardew Valley players discuss why Stardew Valley is so good, the future of the game, its Harvest Moon roots, and more.
Long lost robot girlfriends, zombies, and fascism, oh my! We get together to discuss this indie horror survival game.
How does Tears of the Kingdom compare to rest of the series? Where should Zelda go next? Get our early Tears of the Kingdom impressions here.
Want a fun way to celebrate, laugh, and/or cry about your favorite games of 2022? Introducing The Punished Backlog’s first ever prop awards.
Favorite characters, problematic approaches to Manuela, figuring out what that whole goddess thing was about… we discuss it all.
Punished Favorites
View AllIn honor of the 20th anniversary of the Nintendo DS, check out the very best Nintendo DS games ever created.
From straight-up horror games to RPGs and cute indies, here are some of the best horror game moments of 2024 so far!
Waiting for Hollow Knight: Silksong? Make the wait easier by reading and playing our picks for the best Metroidvania games ever made.
As the 25th anniversary of the PS2 approaches, help us celebrate by checking out our list of the 19 best PlayStation 2 games ever.
Whether a game succeeds or disappoints, there’s no denying the power of a great teaser. These are our most hyped video games ever.
For this edition of Punished Favorites, we’ve decided to highlight our favorite SNES games of all time and why their legacies live on.