Literate Gamer

Jonathan and Nick talk Chimera Squad, a great little game sprouting off the X-COM franchise, nourishing for those jonesing for another hit of the good stuff. It's not as long as a full game, but at this price, that's more than worth it!

Jonathan recounts the wonder of Prince of Persia: Sands of time, a groundbreaking play and story experience that left a permanent mark on the 3D platformer genre.

Jonathan and Nick talk with Eli Belmont, expert Sea of Thieves pirate and streamer. It's not an action game, it's a pirate simulator with all the action and swashbuckling that entails. This one is a novel take on multiplayer, and a real blast!

Jonathan recounts God's Trigger, a top-down, instant-kill, bullet-hell shooter with a lot of attitude.

Nick and Jonathan discuss WarFrame, the third-person, quasi-massive-online, immortal robot, horde-fighting, action game. It was this game before Destiny was this game. More #ThornCars, and yet less.

Jonathan recounts working out with the Switch peripheral title Ring Fit Adventure, another of Nintendo's ingenious uses of the joycon, more than a bit clever, and surprisingly effective.

Jonathan and Nick discuss Vampyr, a step forward into new territory of story and morality, more than just some sort of simple good and evil mechanic, and certainly enough to overcome a few rough mechanical edges. A fascinating gem amidst a sea of higher-budget games.

Jonathan discusses Alto: a light, fun, relaxing romp of a one-button, 2D platformer.

Jonathan and Nick discuss Code Vein, a Japanese souls-like that represents the expansion of the mechanical genre into new setting genres. Your move, Atlas.

Jonathan recounts a pleasant, puzzle-light platformer, low on tension and high on relaxation.