Thomas Wilde, Author at Hard Drive

July 26, 2024

Exophobia bills itself as a first-person Metroidvania, but that’s not terribly accurate. It feels more like someone tried to port…

July 19, 2024

I haven’t written as many columns about “bullet heaven” games as I could have. Almost as soon as Vampire Survivors…

July 12, 2024

Starting with 2002’s Harmony of Dissonance, several of the Castlevania games on Game Boy Advance and Nintendo DS let you…

July 5, 2024

Without looking, I assume that at least half the reviews for Capes used the phrase “superhero fatigue.” That might be…

June 28, 2024

I had to switch horses mid-race this week. I started playing a game for the column, but it rapidly became…

June 21, 2024

“Over the centuries, mankind has tried many ways of combating the forces of evil,” the late Terry Pratchett wrote. “Prayer,…

June 14, 2024

The problem with Harold Halibut is that it’s a startlingly vivid artistic accomplishment, but in the traditional sense of the…

June 7, 2024

It’s interesting how nostalgia comes in layers. The concept of the “boomer shooter” started with games that were deliberate throwbacks…

June 5, 2024

RALEIGH, N.C. — George Miller’s new film Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga was the headliner for what’s been called the…

June 1, 2024

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