Nate Hermanson

ANNOUNCING: The Video Games are Good 2024 Game of the Year Winner - 1000xRESIST!

Nate Hermanson

4 days ago5 min read

ANNOUNCING: The Video Games are Good 2024 Game of the Year Winner - 1000xRESIST!

Congratulations to 1000xRESIST, VGG's 2024 Game of the Year winner — we can't fathom having gone through this year without playing it.

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REVIEW: Apartment Story is gaming's equivalent of a one-act play

Nate Hermanson

Dec 56 min read

REVIEW: Apartment Story is gaming's equivalent of a one-act play

Arthur's life is turned upside down by a girl, a gun, and the tension of things lingering just outside the confines of his apartment.

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REVIEW: Pull off book heists in a fascinating literary world with The Bookwalker: Thief of Tales

Nate Hermanson

Dec 28 min read

REVIEW: Pull off book heists in a fascinating literary world with The Bookwalker: Thief of Tales

Six books, six items to steal, and writer-turned-thief Etienne Quist has his freedom again.

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ANNOUNCING: The Video Games Are Good 2024 GOTY Nominees

Nate and Julie

Nov 239 min read

ANNOUNCING: The Video Games Are Good 2024 GOTY Nominees

These 10 were bright spots in the world of games, and earned a place on VGG's 2024 Game of the Year nominee list.

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ANNOUNCING: The Video Games are Good Champion Campout

Nate and Julie

Nov 133 min read

ANNOUNCING: The Video Games are Good Champion Campout

Join VGG for a 24-hour stream! The Champion Campout on Twitch celebrates the fourth year of Video Games Are Good.

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Early Access Check-in: Creature collecting goes sports anime in the charming and competitive Beastieball

Nate Hermanson

Nov 129 min read

Early Access Check-in: Creature collecting goes sports anime in the charming and competitive Beastieball

VGG's resident Sports Guy has a lot to say about sports anime-flavored creature collector Beastieball. Go figure.

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REVIEW: Fear the Spotlight's warmth and horror convention twists make it an easy favorite

Nate Hermanson

Nov 58 min read

REVIEW: Fear the Spotlight's warmth and horror convention twists make it an easy favorite

Fear the Spotlight is the most comprehensively satisfying horror game I've played in years, with gut-clenching tension and tenderness alike.

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REVIEW: The Jackbox Survey Scramble turns one simple concept into one of the best Jackbox games yet

Nate Hermanson

Oct 248 min read

REVIEW: The Jackbox Survey Scramble turns one simple concept into one of the best Jackbox games yet

The Jackbox Survey Scramble, despite technically being one game and main concept, feels just as full and engaging as a proper Party Pack.

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PAX West 2024: Popucom quietly became the co-op game we can't stop thinking about

Nate Hermanson

Oct 235 min read

PAX West 2024: Popucom quietly became the co-op game we can't stop thinking about

Popucom quickly became our favorite co-op game at PAX West, so grab a teammate you'd trust with a colorful bubble gun and hop in.

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PAX West 2024: Dance like THE MAN is watching in All Systems Dance - Hands-on impressions and interview

Nate Hermanson

Oct 1411 min read

PAX West 2024: Dance like THE MAN is watching in All Systems Dance - Hands-on impressions and interview

"We're trying to make it as fun as hell to think in revolutionary terms," says Dave Proctor, Mighty Yell CEO.

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REVIEW: Wild Bastards adds a bundle of yeehaw personality to a randomized immersive sim experience

Nate Hermanson

Oct 88 min read

REVIEW: Wild Bastards adds a bundle of yeehaw personality to a randomized immersive sim experience

Wild Bastards gave us a new cast of spacefaring outlaws and scoundrels to love.

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PAX West 2024: oneway.exe might be the next big indie horror hit

Nate Hermanson

Oct 25 min read

PAX West 2024: oneway.exe might be the next big indie horror hit

oneway.exe does indie horror for the chronically online.

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REVIEW: Été has a few rough edges but manages to delight with its zen creative expression

Nate Hermanson

Sep 258 min read

REVIEW: Été has a few rough edges but manages to delight with its zen creative expression

Été offers players a chance to slip into the mind of an artist, turning Montreal itself into a canvas — though some rough edges persist.

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PAX West 2024: Going medieval with Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2, the perfect sequel

Nate Hermanson

Sep 247 min read

PAX West 2024: Going medieval with Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2, the perfect sequel

Duels, cheeky dialogue, and all-around improvements — we played Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 at PAX West and didn't want to put it down.

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PAX West 2024: Centum's trippy AI horror changes the world around you every step of the way

Nate Hermanson

Sep 235 min read

PAX West 2024: Centum's trippy AI horror changes the world around you every step of the way

Instructions unclear, now trapped in Centum's ever-changing reality with a manipulative AI: a PAX hands-on demo and interview with Centum.

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PAX West 2024: Hands-on with Whisper Mountain Outbreak and Toge Productions' legacy on display in Seattle

Nate Hermanson

Sep 216 min read

PAX West 2024: Hands-on with Whisper Mountain Outbreak and Toge Productions' legacy on display in Seattle

Whisper Mountain Outbreak's classic survival horror vibes delivered some of our most tense moments at PAX West.

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REVIEW: The Plucky Squire celebrates the creative spirit and performs gaming magic

Nate Hermanson

Sep 179 min read

REVIEW: The Plucky Squire celebrates the creative spirit and performs gaming magic

The Plucky Squire is about how stories are able to inspire others to create, and the impact they have on young hearts and minds.

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PAX West 2024: Ender Magnolia balances beauty and brutality, just with fewer difficulty spikes | Interview with Hiroyuki Kobayashi

Nate Hermanson

Sep 166 min read

PAX West 2024: Ender Magnolia balances beauty and brutality, just with fewer difficulty spikes | Interview with Hiroyuki Kobayashi

Ender Magnolia publisher Binary Haze talked to us about the "oppressive and dark, but still beautiful" Metroidvania releasing winter 2025.

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REVIEW: Jackbox Naughty Pack gives your dirty jokes a new home in this slight but saucy package

Nate Hermanson

Sep 129 min read

REVIEW: Jackbox Naughty Pack gives your dirty jokes a new home in this slight but saucy package

It's not the Jackbox Party Pack you break out at Thanksgiving, I'll tell you that.

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REVIEW: PS2-era horror lives again in Hollowbody

Nate Hermanson

Sep 127 min read

REVIEW: PS2-era horror lives again in Hollowbody

Hollowbody’s blend of PS2 horror mechanics and modern-day anxieties is a different breed of scares.

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