Balatro is a new roguelike deck builder that takes the general rules of poker, and then uses mercurial joker cards to magically scramble everything around for players trying to achieve high scores and battle big bosses. It’s a unique experience with eight difficulty levels to test players’ skills and luck.
Back when he was much younger, Save State columnist Vincent Mahoney was a tremendous fan of the Ace Attorney series. The first three titles are now available in the new Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney Trilogy, so he’s enjoying all the visual novel and courtroom antics this week.
There is a little bit of everything in Rising Lords, which on the surface plays like a medieval version of Civilization. But below the surface you have elements of city building, turn-based combat, management and even some board game elements to keep things interesting.
Tasked with running a Dungeons and Dragons campaign for a group of far-flung friends, Save State columnist Vincent Mahoney decided to invest in Fantasy Grouds, an online tabletop simulator designed to bring remote role-players together for adventure.
Palworld took the world by storm, quickly becoming a best selling title on Steam the week it was released. Combining cute creatures, deep crafting, base building and lots of action-packed combat, it’s definitely an entertaining experience.
Still fleeing from the ravages of his Mega Man Battle Network Marathon, Save State columnist Vincent Mahoney this week finds comfort in an amazing but little-known RPG adventure called LunarLux.
While much of the world is slaying demons in Diablo IV, Save State columnist Vincent Mahoney is adventuring once more in Diablo III. But there is a method to his madness. After 12 years, the endgame is finally fixed.
The remake of Mega Man X Dive Offline on Steam takes the classic mobile Gacha game from Capcom, removes the monetization elements, rebalances the economy and breathes new life into this amazing entry in the Mega Man franchise.
Focusing on the stories of Carmine and Kieran, The Indigo Disk DLC from Pokemon Scarlet and Violet managed to capture a good chunk of Save State columnist Vincent Mahoney’s time this week, not that he is complaining.
Save State columnist Vincent Mahoney has been playing and running Dungeons and Dragons games for years. So, when he’s given an advanced sandbox like Baldur’s Gate 3, which allows players to do almost anything within that world, it’s time to stand back and watch the magic happen.
