Joel Couture

World End Syndrome Review

Joel Couture May 23, 2019

The small town stories I’ve experienced in games tend to revolve around finding the seedy underbelly. Beneath the charming, folksy exterior lies sin and vice.

Saints Row: The Third – The Full Package (Switch) Review

Joel Couture May 10, 2019

Saints Row: The Third revels in absurdity. It rewards ridiculousness. It’s the open world crime game for those who like to strip naked and ride

Final Fantasy X/X-2 Switch Review

Joel Couture Apr 16, 2019

Final Fantasy X was a narrative, visual, and audio achievement, telling a moving story with wonderful characters that was accompanied by masterful, heart-wrenching music. Its

Corpse Party: Sweet Sachiko’s Hysteric Birthday Bash (PC) Review

Joel Couture Apr 11, 2019

Corpse Party is a ruthless horror game, dripping with heart-wrenching atmosphere, and a cruel demonstration of the raw power sound can have in creating fear

Baba is You (Switch) Review

Joel Couture Mar 13, 2019

Baba is You is a puzzle game about rules. About changing them. Don’t want to be the cute bunny character you started the level off

Resident Evil 2 (PS4) Review

Joel Couture Jan 22, 2019

Resident Evil 2 lives to unsettle its players. It languishes in the sickening and macabre, bringing the disturbing into discomforting proximity. It closes in tight

Atari Flashback Classics (Switch) Review

Joel Couture Dec 24, 2018

Atari Flashback Classics, for sheer numbers, puts many game collections to shame. Getting one-hundred-and-fifty titles in one place makes for a staggering offering across Atari’s

Katamari Damacy Reroll (Switch) Review

Joel Couture Dec 17, 2018

Katamari Damacy Reroll, an HD remake of 2004’s Katamari Damacy,is a charming game of rolling up Earth’s clutter to replace the stars in the sky.

Earth Defense Force 5 (PS4) Review

Joel Couture Dec 7, 2018

Earth Defense Force 5 revels in B-Movie shlock. Its dialogue is endlessly hokey and absurd. Its plot is goofy and makes no attempt at coherence.

PUNCH LINE (PS4) Review

Joel Couture Nov 21, 2018

PUNCH LINE is about a high school kid who causes the end of all life if he sees too many panties.

Castlevania Requiem (PS4) Review

Joel Couture Nov 12, 2018

Castlevania Requiem brings two of the series’ greatest entries, Rondo of Blood (Rondo) and Symphony of the Night (Symphony), to the PS4. Whether players are