Recent reviews by Old Man Gamer (OMG)

I am about a third to a half way through Harvey's New Eyes, and can already tell this is a recommended game based on my likes. The game is adorable, hilarious (dark and witty humor driven), and also disturbingly intriguing.

I have had zero performance issues with the game so far, giving me a problem free gaming experience.

I absolutely love the voice overs and voice acting. The music is also a hit.

In all, this is an easy recommend for me. If you like mouse driven games with an interesting story and dark humor, this game will be a hit for you.

Goodbye Deponia was a mixed bag, where the good outweighs the bad. I am a big flustered at the ending, as it is illogical and makes little sense to me, but the journey makes the game still worth the overall experience.

The game was a much smoother experience than the second edition of the series, but I did still have a few sections that froze and required me to close and restart the game. In all, it was mostly problem free.

The humor was hit and miss, but targeted a wide variety of topics. I have read there is some controversy on some of the humor, to which I did find some things lacking humor, many of the comedic aspects did land well.

For me, the biggest flaw of the game is the sudden switch in the final act. The characters, in the final moments, behaved contradictory to everything that makes logical sense and the development of the characters. In short, the final moments of the game do not fit the entirety of the first two games and the third installment up to this point.

Overall, Goodbye Deponia is recommended, as a funny and sometimes edgy humor casual experience. We do not know what drives a creative mind to make sudden changes, but it is their story to frame or burn in the museum of presented art.

Despite the numerous issues in getting Chaos on Deponia to run, I still had an enjoyable time playing this humorous and artistic game. The dialogue and interactions made the game experience well worth the trouble.

I ended up using a friend's save game files to bypass a couple of problem areas, though it did do funky things with the achievements. If you do not have a friend who has these files, I have found a couple of sites that do list such to bypass the more problematic areas. The introduction to the opening of the game was constantly crashing for me, so I used it to bypass the area, for example.

Despite the many problems, I found the Chaos on Deponia worth the experience and recommend the game for a more relaxing and humorous gaming experience.

Deponia is a strange, humorous, and enjoyable game. While slow paced, and mouse clicker driven, the game kept my attention via the many dialogue options and interesting artistic backgrounds.

The game was mostly problem free and a fun experience.

I found myself liking Deponia, despite its age. I recommend the game for a casual and relaxed game.

I do not recommend Astrometica, as it fails on every principle that the game is designed for.

Why is up and down set in space? Why is there atmospheric-like resistance in space? Why is the game simulating low atmosphere or maybe underwater mechanics, instead of space? This is not a space setting simulation as is.

I found myself completely unsatisfied with the building system as well. Why is the entire crafting and game design funneled into a uni-style that limits, if not completely removes, creativity and imagination.

I can forgive a lot in a game like this, but this lacks the very fundamental aspects that comes from the genre. Regardless of what creative ideas the player may have, it will always end in the same generic style.

In short, Astrometica is painfully limited in creativity and building. The lack in player freedom in building along with the complete failure to have a space like feel in mechanics and game play leads me to not recommending this game.

Jurassic World Evolution 2 is an improvement to the first game, but still has some draw backs. In all, the game is both fun and relaxing. I find the biggest disappointment with the avian and aqua variants. The terrain based variants of life are fantastic. I had a fantastic time building a massive dinosaur park having each and every creature available in the game. I am not a fan of the made up variants, so they ended up in the corner somewhere.

The missions are a mix of fun to tedium. I would view most of the missions as a tutorial rather than a challenge. Everything is handed to you, but you have to jump through hoops and play hand holding for much of it.

The voice overs are overly infatuated with animal life, clearly loving the dinosaurs more then they care about people. I am sure that comes from the writing of the more recent movies, which I have not seen. Fortunately, Ian Malcom (Jeff Goldbloom) is his normal self. The contrast is fantastic for humor.

The graphics are excellent, as is the main sound score. John Williams is unmatched in the modern composer realm. I am not sure what the radio music was, as it never came through well, but sounded generic and meh, so I never bothered trying to fix it.

The game is mostly problem free. I started having dinosaurs appear outside of their enclosures and other odd bugs, but only after filling up more than half of the large flat terrain map and having near 500 combined dinosaurs on the field. Seems that anything under 460 had no issues, but above that I would see dinosaurs randomly being teleported.

JWE2 is a fantastic simulation park manager game, with a combined dinosaur loving presentation. I wish that they made up dinosaurs were more clearly stated, but aside from that, it is somewhat informative/educational as well. I highly recommend this game for those that enjoy this genre.

Maid of Sker is a very interesting game that I found a bit cliche but still rewarding.

The game was a problem experience for me, having no crashes or issues.

The story is compelling enough, but I do feel that there is not enough to go on to fully understand the lore. I would like an extended version of the game that allowed for more exploration and explanation of how things came to be. While cliche, I found it still enjoyable and liked how the various endings played out.

I recommend Maid of Sker, as a puzzle-lite and quick story style game.

This is not an interesting or complete experience. Fears of Fathom - Episode 1 is buggy, messy, dull, and left me wondering why.

Adorable game with a unique story, I recommend Little Nightmares II for those that enjoy the story and puzzle lite style of game. The story definitely took a different turn than I expected. I have enjoyed reading the many theories of breaking down the ending.

The graphics, sound, and the progression are all fantastic. While it is not necessary, I recommend playing the first release before playing Little Nightmares II, as the story is what matters most to me in the game.

In short, I definitely recommend Little Nightmares I and II. These are cute and problem free games that I have thoroughly enjoyed.

Path of Achra is a fun and relaxing game, without any pressure or stress. The game is turn based with many custom options per attempt of running the gauntlet. I played this off and on between other games. The developer is still continuing to add to the game, and a recent prestige class was just added as well, showing that the game continues to be invested in by the creator.

While the graphics are not modern, they are satisfying, as is the accomplishing the various challenges. There are a lot of specifics to figure out when first starting. However, once you figure out the game, it gets a lot easier.

In short, for a relaxing and casual gaming experience, I recommend Path of Achra.