Recent reviews by Lerb the Mycologist

This game is fantastic. I love the choice of niche setting (in this case, the Russian Civil War), the atmosphere, and that you play the outsiders in this conflict (although keep in mind this is a fictional portrayal of events). The visual design and music is also great.

The game operates on two levels: The Strategic level where you keep you train going, move from place to place and send out squads to acquire resources/trade/complete objectives. And the tactical level, where you fight individual battles.

The game options and difficulty settings are somewhat granular in this regard, so if you prefer to focus on a certain aspect of the gameplay, you can set it for that. In other words, you can make the tactical fights easy, or the strategic management fairly streamline and effortless. Or just handle both - it is totally up to you. This kind of flexibility is nice.

Additionally, for those who want to just play tactical encounters, the Legion Tales DLC offers a bunch of stand alone battles with various challenges you can play through.

The strategic management is all about managing your train and supplying it. You send out squads to visit various locations along the way in a sort of point crawl. There's a limited trade/economy system you can engage with. I enjoyed strategic aspect quite a lot.

On the tactical level I would describe it as a sort of real-time XCOM (though you can pause at any time and issue orders). It is a skirmish level RTS so you won't ever go into battle with more than ten legionaries (although you might acquire temporary allies in certain missions). All your legionaries have their own skills, traits, and equipment.

All in all, it's a game that really works. It's not perfect and I might have liked a bit more variety in equipment and rolling stock but it is fine as it is.

Definitely worth picking up if a choo choo management simulator with skirmish level RTS combat appeals to you.

This game did live up to a lot of the hype I'd come across for me.

In terms of game play, this is obviously inspired by PS1/PS2 era horror games like Silent Hill and Resident Evil. Combat works fine enough - there are a lot of options. The puzzles are really fun without being particularly difficult - and they are all quite logical. There's a lot to explore and plenty of bits of lore to uncover. The environments look great.

The game has great atmosphere, and the central story and characters are really interesting although a lot seems to be left up to interpretation. I get a real unreliable narrator vibe so to speak. The world the game crafts is also really interesting.

Some criticisms have been levelled at things like inventory limits but it seems options have been added to address that now. There are also a number of other accessibility options that can be toggled if desired.

Definitely worth picking up if those kinds of things interest you.

I've been looking forward to this for a while and it does not disappoint. An incredible experience that takes all the best parts of the first game and also dives more into narrative and exploration side of the world it creates.

The puzzles are just as fun as previously, with a bunch of new things to keep them fresh. The environments are gorgeous, and the characters are fun and interesting. And the price is a bargain too.

This game has some jank. Combat is kinda rough and takes some getting used to. The UI can be a bit clunky. There are some bugs here and there.

But if you can get past that it is a really good game and I enjoyed it a great deal.

It has a decent story. The voice acting is pretty good. But more importantly the setting is incredibly evocative. The environment and design of the city oozes atmosphere that is perfect for a Lovecraft inspired game and story.

It also had some ideas that I thought were interesting. I enjoyed the archive system for example, and there are a couple of secrets in there too. I feel they could have done more with the underwater segments but you don't really spend a lot of time down there anyway.

But if you're looking for a Lovecraft inspired game and can get past the initial jank, this is well worth picking up.

Short but worth it I feel if you enjoy inventory tetris fun. I would love to see a longer follow-up.

It can feel like a series of glorified fetch quests at times and that is kind of true. But the gorgeous aesthetic, really fun characters, and fantastic synthwave soundtrack make it all worth it. Definitely check this one out.

A really nice first person puzzle game. Well polished, interesting story. If you enjoyed games like Portal and The Talos Principle then you will have a good time with this.

This is a game you can only really play once so it is really important you don't go into it with spoilers.

It's a really great brainteaser of a game with an interesting story, evocative environment, and a lot of character. It's a hard game to review without spoiling too much,

In terms of gameplay, you arrive on the ship in first person and use an arcane timepiece to witness the last moments of various members of the crew in order to fill out a report about what happened to the ship and everyone aboard. You have to use observation and deduction to figure out who everyone is. I won't lie - I did end up just having to guess who some of them were, but for the most part I managed to figure them out.

If that sort of puzzle game appeals to you then it is well worth the purchase.

A really amazing action RPG and definitely one of my favourite games.

Superficially it shares some mechanics in common with the Dark Souls series - another favourite of mine - but it would be a mistake to think of it as some kind of clone. It does things differently enough and in a good way as to stand on it's own feet. It also plays differently enough to the Souls series that most lessons from that game won't really help you here (I mean except for perseverance =P). You'll need to learn Nioh's own pacing of combat, dodging, timing etc.

There is a lot of focus on gear and equipment in Nioh so you will probably find yourself spending a lot of time at the blacksmith. There is an extensive skill system that allows you to learn various spells, ninjutsu skills, and so on. There are also lots of different items you can equip and use. And it all drops fairly liberally or can be bought from the blacksmith or tea house so you never feel you need to grind for an item.

Combat is slight faster paced in Nioh than in the Souls series but not overly so. Also instead of a hundred different weapons all with their own move set, Nioh focuses on seven different classes of weapon but with much more extensive move sets and skills you can unlock. (You also have three combat stances that change your move set and speed too.) On top of that you have three different types of ranged weapon, and then dozens of weapon items (ie: shuriken, firebombs, ROCKS, etc).

Finally the game puts a really interesting fantasy twist on a period of real life history. Almost everyone you meet is a person from history so if you have a passing interest in the Sengoku Jidai or the Anglo-Spanish wars, you might enjoy that aspect of the game.

All in all a wonderful game with a lot of replayability. I highly recommend it!

Really nice lovecraft inspired game. Lots of atmosphere, very nicely designed areas, great sound and visuals.

It's not really a horror game, more navigating your way through a mystery. Gameplay is mostly exploration, puzzles (nothing overly complex though), a brief monster chase, and you get to pilot a mini-submarine at one point!