Brad Gallaway

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Gamecritics.com Editor. So Videogames Podcast host. Pro-BLM & LGBTQIA. Anti-Fascist. MOTU stan. My wife is the best. He/Him.

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Brad Gallaway@bradgallaway· Jul 14

Up Today at GameCritics.com, guest writer Søren Kamper offers up a well-considered article explaining why the best Star Wars games are the ones that aren't hell-bent on fitting themselves into pre-established canon. gamecritics.com/gc-staff/sta...

a scene from Star Wars featuring Luke Skywalker's childhood home on tatooine, a mud-built dome poking out of the dry desert with an array of antennas on the property and two suns beating down on it.

Brad Gallaway@bradgallaway· Jul 13

Up today at GameCritics.com, Eugene Sax has a video review for Rune Dice. This small-scale roguelite packs a lot of fun in, with smart streamlining and a pick-up/put-down ease that makes it super approachable and respectful of a player's time. @kwalee.bsky.social gamecritics.com/eugene-sax/r...

a screenshot from Rune Dice showing a tavern where players select a character, depicted in 2D pixel art style. There are various classes lounging and drinking, including a wizard, a thief, a paladin and more.

Brad Gallaway@bradgallaway· Jul 12

The new So Videogames podcast is up! In episode 496, I cover: Slay the Princess: The Pristine Cut Somber Echoes Dead Estate Intelligent Qube Bellwright Black Flag …And more! gamecritics.com/brad-gallawa...

a hand-drawn illustration of the cast of Dead Estate done in exaggerated cartoon style, featuring a variety of men and women and monsters.

Brad Gallaway@bradgallaway· Jul 11

@dalidimovski.com you don't come across this name in a game very often! 😉

The name 'dalibor' is used as two villagers speak in an RPG

Brad Gallaway@bradgallaway· Jul 8

ICYMI, the new So Videogames Podcast is up! In episode 495, I cover: Rune Dice Hyperwired Gargoyles Remastered Kabuto Park Roadout ...And more! gamecritics.com/brad-gallawa...

Brad Gallaway@bradgallaway· Jul 8

Up today at GameCritics.com, fighting maestro Darren Forman reviews Dead or Alive 6: Last Round. It's unclear why this remaster/refurb has appeared seven years after the original, but it doesn't bring much to the table despite the effort to make it happen. gamecritics.com/darren-forma...

a CG image of Christie, one of the female DOA characters. She's a white-presenting, female-presenting ample-chested combatant with white hair and wearing some type of strappy leather/fishnet outfit.

Brad Gallaway@bradgallaway· Jul 7

The new So Videogames Podcast is up! In episode 495, I cover: Rune Dice Hyperwired Gargoyles Remastered Kabuto Park Roadout ...And more! gamecritics.com/brad-gallawa...

a screenshot of Rune Dice showing a wide playfield with two dozen dice of various types. Above it are the player's character (a thief) and a boss monster spider.

Brad Gallaway@bradgallaway· Jul 6

Up at GameCritics.com, Eugene Sax spotlights Scramble Star Crossing, from @dusksharp.bsky.social. This game was featured in the recent Black Voices in Gaming showcase & this video first-look examines the Puyo puzzle-like gameplay set in the context of being a pastel-colored interstellar sport!

a screenshot of two puzzle fields, one above and one below. The top has a cartoonish girl character beside it, the bottom has a shadowy character dressed in stripes. Both fields are full of icons representing puyo-type puzzling.

Brad Gallaway@bradgallaway· Jul 6

Up today at GameCritics.com, Breton Campbell covers TR-49 from @inkle.co and finds that it's a wonderful and wonderfully cryptic experience that simulates unravelling mysteries that happened long ago and far away. gamecritics.com/bretoncampbe...

a screenshot from TR-49 showing a circular screen with a lot of text (very small) on it, and next to it is a small readout featuring "TR-49", and all of it giving the appearance of antique technology.

Brad Gallaway@bradgallaway· Jul 2

Up today at GameCritics.com, Stephen Cook has a review of Schrodinger's Cat Burglar. This feline puzzler features a cat that can split itself into two, each helping the other as they try to escape from a lab. The best part? it can be played solo or with a friend! gamecritics.com/stephencooke...

A cartoonish image of two orange cats with big smiles on their faces, both leaping in a lab-type environment and leaving speed trails behind them

Brad Gallaway@bradgallaway· Jun 29

Up today at GameCritics.com, @unabridgedgamer.bsky.social covers Luna Abyss and finds that it's a singular, unmissable experience that more people should be talking about! gamecritics.com/elijah-beahm...

luna abyss key art featuring a woman in a white/black striped prison outfit standing beside a woman made of red energy. behind them are large automatons and behind all of them are a huge pair of menacing eyes

Brad Gallaway@bradgallaway· Jun 29

The new So Videogames podcast is up! It’s a one-man show today, covering: Sumerian Six (scored review) Deathbulge: Battle of the Bands Rune Dice …And more! gamecritics.com/brad-gallawa...

key art for Sumerian Six featuring a team of six operatives in WWII-era gear with a steampunk/scifi twist, all of the blasting occult-themed nazis with various powers

Brad Gallaway@bradgallaway· Jun 25

Also up at GameCritics.com today, Eugene Sax offers up a video First Look at Burn-9 from the recent Summer Game Fest. It's like playing Metal Gear Solid from Otacon's perspective! gamecritics.com/eugene-sax/f...

a green-tinted screen replicating the presentation of the original MGS on NES. An operative is in a window giving advice about an overhead map of hallways and doors.

Brad Gallaway@bradgallaway· Jun 25

Up today at GameCritics.com, Eddie Guo previews Dead as Disco, in Early Access. This 3D brawler blends music and rhythm to create a fighting experience like any other. And with more content coming as it develops? Looks like a real winner-in-the-making here. gamecritics.com/gc-staff/pre...

A stylized image of a man in a bright yellow jacket and yellow sunglasses in a combat pose, beside him is a darkly shaded silhouette of a man who's just been knocked out. onscreen are hearts for health, and a "perfect!" splashed across the screen to praise his combo.

Brad Gallaway@bradgallaway· Jun 24

Up today at GameCritics.com, Ali Arkani covers Super Meat Boy 3D and finds that this masocore platformer retains much of its original gitgud energy, but moving it into all three dimensions is a problematic choice. gamecritics.com/ali-arkani/s...

key art for super meat boy 3d. the titular character is running towards the viewer in a close-up, he looks like a squat red block with huge teeth. he's wall-running on dirt and stone, and behind him is a robot with a chainsaw for a hand.

Brad Gallaway@bradgallaway· Jun 24

The new So Videogames is up! In ep 493, Carlos & I are joined by Jeremy & Matt from the 2 Guys, 3 Consoles pod to discuss: RE2 Remake Ghost of Yotei Resident Evil : Requiem The Drifter Saros Nier: Automata 007: First Light Saints Row: Gat Out of Hell... And more! gamecritics.com/brad-gallawa...

key art for the drifter done in pixel-art style featuring an older man with greying beard digging up a grave, while in the background dark figures wearing night vision goggles and carrying guns close in on him.

Brad Gallaway@bradgallaway· Jun 23

Breakfast!

Brad Gallaway@bradgallaway· Jun 22

My favorite poster artist did this custom Inhumanoids piece for me. He did a killer job!! Fuck AI -- support real artists!!

A wall full of posters including a narrow framed image of three Inhumanoids, and one one side is a she-ra collage and on the other is a poster for Labyrinth. Below are Jem posters.

Brad Gallaway@bradgallaway· Jun 19

Up today at GameCritics.com, André Pedro covers Scriptorium: Master of Manuscripts and finds it to be a wildly bizarre and inventive experience that plunges the player headlong into the medieval world of marginalia. gamecritics.com/andrazevedop...

an image of a medieval-style hand-illustrated text featuring an image of a cat god reaching down to a cat human and touching it with its finger to give it the gift of intelligence.

Brad Gallaway@bradgallaway· Jun 18

Also up at GameCritics.com today, new writer Michaela El-Ters offers up thoughts on Mina the Hollower, and its success in blending elements of Zelda and Souls to create something retro-yet-new, and entirely awesome. gamecritics.com/gc-staff/min...

key art for Mina the Hollower featuring a cartoon mouse with a morning star-style whip. behind her is a frog with a club, a mud monster and a leonine figure looking on.

Brad Gallaway@bradgallaway· Jun 18

Up today at GameCritics.com, Eugene Sax has a video quick look at Poly Fighter - a Steam Next Fest demo that combines fighting and roguelikes. Is it a chocolate + peanut butter situation? gamecritics.com/eugene-sax/f...

An image of a young male fighter with a backwards ball cap, dark hair and fingerless gloves rendered in blocky, low-poly style. behind him is a cloud filled with fighters in various poses.

Brad Gallaway@bradgallaway· Jun 17

Also up at GameCritics.com today, @baxnalley.bsky.social reviews Causal Loop. This sci-fi adventure manages multiple versions of yourself to accomplish things you can't do alone. Unfortunately, most of what you accomplish is pushing buttons... gamecritics.com/ryan-nalley/...

a red-tinted sci-fi room made of sciencey metal panels. two versions of the same character, one orange, one blue, are leaping through the room and leaving laser trails behind them.

Brad Gallaway@bradgallaway· Jun 17

Up today at GameCritics.com, Breton Campbell covers Kumitantei: Old School Slaughter and finds that this heavily-inspired-by-Danganronpa fan-flavored visual novel does a fantastic job of carrying on that legacy. gamecritics.com/bretoncampbe...

A group picture of 16 different anime-style characters from Kumitantei, they're all semi-extreme archetypes of Danganronpa-style people.

Brad Gallaway@bradgallaway· Jun 16

Up today at GameCritics.com, Mitch Z spends some time with the upcoming Rayman Legends remake -- it seems this 2D platformer is doing quite well in the modernization process! gamecritics.com/mitch-zehe/p...

a CG image of Rayman with his huge nose and spiky hair. beside him is a gangly valkyrie looking incredulous. her smile is missing teeth.

Brad Gallaway@bradgallaway· Jun 14

The new So Videogames Podcast is up! In ep 492, I cover: Black Jacket Sumerian Six Switch 2 Gladio Mori Eternal Life of Goldman Onimusha: Way of the Sword Coffee Talk Tokyo Star Trek Online …And more! gamecritics.com/brad-gallawa...

Six different starships from Star Trek heading out into space towards the player, a reddish expanse of galaxy behind them

Brad Gallaway@bradgallaway· Jun 11

Up today at GameCritics.com, writer @rorenado.bsky.social covers Coffee Talk Tokyo. The third entry in this cafe-based urban fantasy series focuses on conversation and connection -- something we could all use more of these days. gamecritics.com/rorenado/cof...

an anime-style montage image of a variety of people (some human, one appearing to be a kappa, one a cat-person) framed by a cafe backdrop and fireworks over Tokyo

Brad Gallaway@bradgallaway· Jun 10

Up today at GameCritics.com, Ali Arkani covers Uprising, the last DLC for Terminator: Dark Fate This RTS offers a lot for fans of the base game, pitting them against Skynet & human factions. Despite a few odd design choices, it's sure to satisfy. gamecritics.com/ali-arkani/t...

A battle scene featuring humans with automatic weapons entrenched behind barbed wire emplacements while terminator exoskeletons approach, large war machines behind them.

Brad Gallaway@bradgallaway· Jun 9

Up today at GameCritics.com, guest writer Adam Sharman offers a second opinion on News Tower, the indie paper-running sim. It may be a bit of a grind at times, but the presentation and building of an empire are sure to win over sim fans. gamecritics.com/gc-staff/sec...

a stylized image of a newspaper boy holing up a rolled-up paper while standing next to a female photographer. in the background, a small news building

Brad Gallaway@bradgallaway· Jun 7

The new So Videogames Podcast is up! In this episode, I cover: Survivor Mercs Skeletor: Until Next Time Do You Even Forklift? Necrophosis: Full Consciousness Marlow Briggs & the Mask of Death ...And more! gamecritics.com/brad-gallawa...

Key art for Marlow Briggs and the Mask of Death, featuring Marlow, a black man with close-cropped hair and small goatee. behind him is a south american death mask with glowing eyes, and to the side is a woman holding a gun and wearing a leather jacket. There's also a bald man with sunglasses.

Brad Gallaway@bradgallaway· Jun 5

Up today at GameCritics.com, André Pedro reviews The Abbess Garden. This indie about a nun renovating a garden in the shadow of political events has a strong premise at the core but fails to deliver on both gameplay and narrative. gamecritics.com/andrazevedop...