Category: Reviews

For better or worse, I focus better when playing music, white noise, a podcast, or even mindless TV in the background. Usually, my favorite in-ear buds or over-ear headphones remedy my audio fix, or — one of the privileges of remote work– even blasting from my favorite speaker. However, spending nine hours a day behind a screen takes a toll on my eyes, often resulting in a desperate Renpho Eye massager session. While my prescription Warby Parker glasses have a blue light filter built-in, the added pressure from the glasses arms along with in-ears or the headband from over-ear headphones,…

Nintendo and Retro Studios officially announced Metroid Prime 4 back in June 2017. Then, it sort of slipped into the background following development restarting in 2019. Now Metroid Prime 4: Beyond is finally here as a Switch and Switch 2 game. And yes, to assuage any fears, it’s absolutely entertaining. Even the Metroidvania-style psychic upgrades feel like a perfect fit. However, even with the variety of biomes, psychic abilities, helpfulness of the Vi-O-La motorcycle, and new world of Viewros, Metroid Prime 4: Beyond often didn’t feel as new or exciting as I expected and it takes quite some time to…

Horses reviewThe machine can’t get off without your help. Developer: Santa Ragione Publisher: Santa Ragione Release: December 4th, 2025 On: Windows From: GOG, Humble Bundle, Itch Price: $5/£4 Reviewed on: Intel Core-i7 12700F, 16GB RAM, Nvidia RTX 3060, Windows 11 One of the first “moving pictures” ever created is a moving picture of a horse. In the late 1870s, the photographer Eadweard Muybridge produced a series of “chronophotographs” of horses and riders, including the famous 12-frame sequence Sallie Gardner at a Gallop. I know about Muybridge’s work thanks to Jordan Peele’s film Nope, which considers the historical erasure of…