The First Hour: Slayaway Camp: Butcher’s Cut
Experienced videogame players are probably familiar with the sliding block puzzle: A block placed on a slippery floor which, when pushed, will continue along its path until it reaches...
The First Hour: Streets of Red: Devil’s Dare Deluxe
It’s timely that Ernest Cline’s and Stephen Spielberg’s Ready Player One film adaptation would arrive weeks before Streets of Red: Devil’s Dare Deluxe, as both properties concern themselves with...
The First Hour: Don’t Starve: Nintendo Switch Edition
Don’t make deals with the devil, because the devil will come to collect his due. When an inventor named Wilson delves into the occult to power his inventions, he...
The First Hour: The Bunker
With increased availability and affordability of improved storage mediums like the CD-ROM, the 1990s saw the advent of a new kind of videogame where actors were photographed or filmed...
The First Hour: Penny-Punching Princess
In Nippon Ichi Software’s new release Penny-Punching Princess, players take control of the titular Princess and use the power of money to do battle with the minions of the...
The First Hour: Paper Wars: Cannon Fodder Devastated
In Paper Wars: Cannon Fodder Devastated, players take control of a single turret and try to hold off a leftward-marching army of paper soldiers from reaching the left side...
The First Hour: Wonder Boy: The Dragon’s Trap
Wonder Boy: The Dragon’s Trap was not only a videogame ahead of its time, it was a videogame outside of its time when it first released in 1989. With...
The First Hour: Devious Dungeon
Not to be confused with fellow alliteratively-titled Roguelite indie Switch release, Darkest Dungeon, Devious Dungeon casts the player as a burly warrior descending into a cursed dungeon to defeat...
The First Hour: Warp Shift
Puzzle games rarely require more than abstract shapes to make sense, so it’s rare to see one with wonder and majesty put into its visual and audio presentation like...
The First Hour: Attack on Titan 2
Based on the popular shōnen manga series, Attack on Titan 2 casts the player as a soldier who fought alongside the main cast but their story was lost to...