by LepcisMagna 
Endless runners are probably one of the few casual game types as old as Tower Defense. They have been done and perfected in every way and in every style: from the sublime futuristic to the flash game classic to the puzzle version to the mobile modern to the ridiculously popular. Any new entry must stand up to these and the thousand others which already exist. Alto’s Odyssey looks pretty, but doesn’t have much new to add to this tired genre.
by LepcisMagna I’m a math guy – let’s start with some numbers:
597 days (292 days after Chezni).
978 games in total.
229 in Tier One (23.4%).
216 in Tier Two (22.1%).
Now it’s done. I have…far too many Steam games. What’s more, I now know that even with unlimited time, more than half of them are not worth playing. You might think that depressing (I’ve specifically avoided calculating exactly how much money I wasted), but it’s a remarkable feeling to look at all the Tier One games I have and know that I enjoy each one of them. I can pick any game in my library and have a good time. That was the point. I no longer feel an obligation to play video games. I can have, you know, fun.
by LepcisMagna 
Let me be clear: I went into Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition thinking I could just knock a quick game off my list, sure I wasn’t going to be particularly interested in it. It looked like a vaguely Mexican-themed Smash Brothers ripoff. What I got was a fun and (mostly) intuitive game about a man named Juan who gets killed by an evil skeleton on Dia de los Muertos, but is given a second chance by a mystical luchador mask. I look forward to playing far more of this – here’s to hoping the initial glow doesn’t wear thin. Tier One.
by LepcisMagna 
The character above is responsible for this game going into Tier Three. I feel a little bad about that, but there are just so many games out there that I just can’t see myself coming back to this one.
by LepcisMagna This is a difficult game to get screenshots of, since it’s a roguelike rhythm game. You crawl through a dungeon to the rhythm of your own heartbeat, matched to the beat of the song (awesome songs, and apparently you can add your own as well). It took me a little bit to “get”, but as far as roguelike gimmicks go, this one is amazing. Tier One.
by LepcisMagna AKA Quick Time Event: The Game. Tier Three.
by LepcisMagna 
Exploding Kittens is a card game claiming to be “a highly strategic kitty-powered version of Russian Roulette.” Until I started this review, I was going to file Exploding Kittens under Tier Two – not bad, but not anything there to keep you entertained past an hour or so. After reading that elevator pitch, I am inspired to write a bit more. The premise of the game is pretty simple: draw cards until all but one player has drawn an Exploding Kitten with no Defuse card to stop it. Everyone starts with one Defuse card, and there are chances to draw or steal more Defusal cards. There is very little content beyond just that description, even with the advanced rule options.
by LepcisMagna 
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (BotW for short) is a game of extremes. At times, it can be an incredibly fun and polished trek through a fantastic open world. But also at times, it can be an incredibly frustrating experience. It’s never frustrating for very long, but the moments of frustration are the many small bits of gristle in an otherwise well-cooked and seasoned steak.
by LepcisMagna 
Anodyne is a difficult to pin down game. Honestly, I’m not even sure if I’m going to put it into Tier One or Two yet. It has taught me that I may be a bit of a sucker for good audio design and soundtracks, since I ended up playing it longer than I expected based on that alone. On its face, I found it quite reminiscent of classic Zelda – I was happy to learn that I was correct in this assessment when I visited the Steam page. You wander about, exploring a strange world with strange creatures and caves, all the time feeling rather lost and alone. You’re told you have a great destiny, but (and this is where it differs) it doesn’t really seem like that’s actually the case. Perhaps if I hear something about this game elsewhere, I’ll pick it up again – but for now, I think it goes to Tier Two. I certainly don’t regret my time, but I also wasn’t particularly engaged except by the mechanics – just the audio and art direction.
by LepcisMagna I first played this in VR, and it gave me motion sickness. I played it on the desktop, and I got bored. A Cthulhu-esque horror game shouldn’t be boring. It’s a pity, because it sets up a good atmosphere – there’s just no interesting gameplay to back it up.