The Pixels

Elemental Video Game Critiques

Cory G

5 min read

By now you’ve heard the praise for Chained Echoes, much of it well-deserved. Here’s the full story on its highs, lows, and complexities.

4 min read

Impaler is more than the sum of its familiar parts, equally an experience more than worthy of its affordable entrance fee.

7 min read

Jupiter Hell is more than a DOOM clone, combining the infernal energy of the classic shooter and turn-based roguelike gameplay.

7 min read

GoNNER 2 is a rogue-like sequel to die for: adding more zaniness, more surreal visuals, and even local multiplayer to Ikk’s underworld adventures.

6 min read

Ys Origin is familiar but reliable and really, need anyone ask for more from a JRPG honoring long and rich series traditions?

10 min read

It’s Super Smash Bros. except with indie characters… but is there actually a game worth playing underneath any of that?

8 min read

Innovation is a mere buzzword. Changes happen in a microcosm. Mortal Shell enjoyably drives that point home, like a sword in a monster’s gut.

6 min read

Sakura Wars skirts the line between visual novel and mech combat, and while some continue to ask “what is a game?”, fans of visual novels will eat this up.

8 min read

As an updated version of a modern classic, is Persona 5 Royal likely to steal your heart a second time? Find out in our review.

7 min read

“Fantasy and science fiction can be literal as well as allegorical and there’s nothing wrong with enjoying a monster like a giant squid for what it is, as well as searching for metaphor.” -China Mieville

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