Recent reviews by Doktor Calamari

Fallout 76 just keeps getting better and better. Do we complain about it bitterly every day? Sure. But we keep on coming back for more. Yes, there are bugs and UI annoyances aplenty... but there's also a lot of fun co-op gameplay and a friendly community who, for the most part, lift each other up rather than tearing them down. I've been in it since beta, and I don't see myself quitting any time soon. If you gave up on FO76 at launch, give it another try.

While the graphics have not aged particularly well, the quest lines show a bit more variety on average than those of Skyrim... especially those in the game's final DLC, The Shivering Isles.

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A fantastic and really clever puzzle game! If you're a fan of Resident Evil... well, you might not be a fan of puzzles! How should I know? On the other hand, if you like puzzles with simple interfaces and no time limits... then I think you'll really enjoy this, whether you're a Resident Evil fan or not. There are only 40 puzzles in total--unless more are added later--but honestly, when I finished 40, I was darn near burned out, anyway. We're talking 3 or four hours of fun puzzling, which is satisfying enough for the current asking price (two bucks U.S.).

This is a fairly short exploration-type game, but a wonderful one. It's very chill, with beautiful music, no time constraints, and no penalty for failure, other than losing some altitude. There's no map, either, but that's a big part of the adventure: wandering around and learning the layout of the park. The dialogue is delightfully written, and the themes are, on the whole, uplifting. My only complaint is that it's only 6-8 hours of gameplay... although I think I'll be spending a lot more time than that just retracing my ralaxing journay.

Drizzlepath: Genie is a fun and relaxing "walking simulator" with a rich storyline and really amazing voiceover. Don't walk the Drizzlepath looking for challenging opponents or difficult puzzles. You won't find any of that here; in fact, there's only a couple of actual interactions with the environment in the whole game!

What you will find are incredible vistas, intriguing landscapes, and bunches of weird little "easter eggs" hidden here and there, all accompanied by lovely and literate poetry revealing the inner thoughts and memories of the game's main character, Lula, a village girl tasked with finding a mysterious "genie." There are two pathways to explore, each with its own ending, but venturing off of the path will yield some surprising and even seemingly incongruous finds: hidden objects, and even people! It's a virtual sightseeing tour, through the eyes of a young poet.

If you're in a hurry to get somewhere or to find answers, you may find the lengthy journey (five hours or so, if you walk the path at top speed and don't stop to smell the roses) a bit tedious. If, on the other hand, you like to see beautifully-rendered scenery and explore unusual and imaginative terrain at a relaxed pace--without anything jumping out to kill you--then Drizzlepath: Genie might just suit you.