games

2021-10-02 — Vincent Leeuw

Castlevania Advance Collection - Castlevania: Circle of the Moon (PS4)

It’s comforting to return to Circle of the Moon and find it to be more than capable to hold its own in a time where metroidvanias are a dime a dozen. Here’s …

2021-10-07 — Vincent Leeuw

Castlevania Advance Collection - Castlevania: Harmony of Dissonance (PS4)

It’s the odd one out. The red-headed stepchild so to speak. Harmony of Dissonance came along at a very curious time. Konami wanted to redefine Castlevania as a …

Lies of P - trailer 2021-11-09 — Vincent Leeuw

Lies of P - trailer

Obviously Lies of P wants to jump into the gaping hole left by Bloodborne. It's almost a bit too similar to its inspiration. Creepy dolls seem to fit though …

2021-11-15 — Vincent Leeuw

Metroid Dread (NS)

I've been wanting to write down my thoughts about Metroid Dread since completing it over the first week after its release. Every time I sat down to write it …

2021-12-20 — Vincent Leeuw

Octopath Traveler tabletop RPG randomly appears

Well here's a totally random surprise. According to Japanese outlet GAME Watch, Octopath Traveler is getting a tabletop role-playing game on February 28, 2022. …

2021-12-21 — Vincent Leeuw

My Best Games of 2021

Because multiple people started asking me about what I played and liked this year, here's the list. No Metroid Dread though. You can read about that particular …

2021-12-24 — Vincent Leeuw

The manual of the Chronicles of Spellborn

Here's a nice blast from the past. While cleaning up some folders, I stumbled upon the old manual of The Chronicles of Spellborn. This did cost me a lot of …

2022-01-08 — Vincent Leeuw

If On A Winter's Night, Four Travelers (macOS)

A nice mood piece. Pour yourself a warm or a stiff drink and set some time apart to play through If On A Winter's Night, Four Travelers. Either via itch.io or …

2022-01-18 — Vincent Leeuw

Not an arrow, you say?

It is fun to see games acknowledge each other. If only within the slightest of nods.

Serve & Smash 2022-01-30 — Vincent Leeuw

Serve & Smash

It's not often Dead Cells manages to get under my skin, but this one hurt.

Yacht Club Games sails again 2022-02-03 — Vincent Leeuw

Yacht Club Games sails again

Yacht Club Games kind of surprised everyone with a spiritual Link's Awakening successor in the form of Mina the Hollower. Which is looking just perfect.

The Orphan of Kos 2022-02-09 — Vincent Leeuw

The Orphan of Kos

With Elden Ring around the corner, my thoughts wandered back to Bloodborne (as they often do). And that means recollecting the fight with Orphan of Kos, which …

2022-05-10 — Vincent Leeuw

Look at the size of 'em

Will have some experiences up about both before long.

2022-05-10 — Vincent Leeuw

Vampire Survivors (PC)

It looks like an old Flash-game and to a certain extent it plays like one too. Just move around dodging enemies and projectiles, while picking up gems to level …

2022-05-15 — Vincent Leeuw

Blasphemous (PS4)

"Never read the comments" is the unofficial creed of the Internet. It's bound to bring you misery and unhappiness. And so it cast me into the depths of …

2022-05-15 — Vincent Leeuw

A playdate with Playdate

It wasn't so much the hardware that made the Playdate an enticing proposition to me. Nor was it the admittedly great track record of both Panic and Teenage …

2022-06-06 — Vincent Leeuw

Elden Ring (PS5)

Proclaimed game of the year before the year well and truly started, it's maybe a bit redundant to write… well, anything about Elden Ring. Doubly so as I didn't …

Weekplay 202222 2022-06-07 — Vincent Leeuw

Weekplay 202222

I've been low-key obsessed with Dungeon Encounters for some time now, but last week it truly sank its hooks into me now that Elden Ring is out of the way. …

2022-06-14 — Vincent Leeuw

Weekplay 202223

I bumped into the braindance sequence of Cyberpunk 2077 and this is without a doubt the most cyberpunk-ish aspect of the game yet. It's a cool little reference …

2022-06-21 — Vincent Leeuw

Weekplay 202224

I like Streets of Rage 4, I really do, but the game is a bit dogged down by its technicalities. The aggressive specials-cost-rally-HP system isn't too …

2022-06-28 — Vincent Leeuw

Weekplay 202225

It's been a while since I plunged into the depths of Knytt Underground. Last time I've played it was on my PlayStation Vita, earplugs and all, wallowing in its …

Reiwa Type 4 2022-07-04 — Vincent Leeuw

Reiwa Type 4

Here's an unexpected pleasure: Kohta Takahashi of Ridge Racer composer fame, has basically created a "new Ridge Racer soundtrack" for a non-existent new …

2022-07-05 — Vincent Leeuw

Weekplay 202226

And suddenly, without warning, Eiyuden Chronicle Rising (PS5) ends. That was shorter than anticipated, but considering the questing was not doing anything new …

2022-07-12 — Vincent Leeuw

Weekplay 202227

I'm still continuing my play-through of The Secret of Monkey Island Special Edition (SD) in short bursts. However, the more I play, the more Special Edition’s …