Kelson Reviews Games

Assistant for No Man’s Sky ★★★★★ Very useful for looking up crafting recipes and other reference while playing the game on my PC. Updated quickly when the game adds new features.

The Bard’s Tale (reboot) ★★★☆☆ While I liked the attitude and metatextual humor, it was annoyingly linear when compared to the original series.

The Bard’s Tale IV ★★★★★ This is the game Might and Magic IX wanted to be. A classic party-based quest in an immersively detailed world. Only, you know, playable. Plus amazing music!

Clusterduck ★★★★☆ Fun and weird, good for killing time while you’re waiting in line. Eventually it gets monotonous, but it takes a while to get there.

Heaven’s Vault ★★★★★ You play as an archaeologist, sailing among the moons of a habitable nebula linked by rivers, exploring ruins, interacting with townspeople, and translating ancient inscriptions. What starts as a simple quest to find a missing person ultimately reveals surprising truths about the history of the nebula and its people.

Heroes of Might and Magic III ★★★★★ Possibly the high point in the turn-based strategy battle series.

Might and Magic IX It’s interesting and immersive, but some of the game and UI design choices make it really frustrating.

No Man’s Sky

Computer-rendered scene of a person in a spacesuit looking across rolling hills and strange plants toward a large metallic structure in the distance, with an even larger metallic sphere floating above it. The sphere reflects the foreground, which looks enough like the background to seem almost transparent. It also has spider-like legs, suggesting landing gear. Red patterns are painted on both structures. The hills fade as they recede farther into distance, and fluffy white clouds drift across the pale blue sky.

★★★★★ Open-ended, self-directed sandbox game of exploring space. Amazing graphics. Gameplay switches smoothly between solo and multiplayer modes.

Outer Wilds ★★★★★ A fascinating game of discovery in a finely-crafted, tiny solar system trapped in a time loop. In a ship made of plywood, sheet metal and duct tape. Where you can roast marshmallows on every planet.

The Outer Worlds ★★★★★ Immersive space RPG that at once satirizes corporate control while asking you to make hard choices within it.

Squirrel With a Gun ★★★★☆ Fun, absurd, and absurdly fun. Yes, you play as a squirrel, outrunning and outgunning secret agents and charming the civilians.

Star Wars: Dark Forces (Remastered) - First Impressions ★★★★☆ The remastered Dark Forces is the game you remember playing back in the day, not the game you actually played.

Stellaris - First Impressions ★★★★☆ An empire-building game, like Heroes of Might and Magic in Space, but more complicated, with diplomacy, espionage and alliances along with base building and battles.