Michael Mendis

Michael Mendis loves to discuss gaming, Christian faith, and how the two interact. In addition to his main hobby of playing video games, he also enjoys watching movies, anime, and baseball.

Review: Sinner—Sacrifice for Redemption (Xbox One)

By Michael Mendis / November 5, 2018 /

Sinner: Sacrifice for Redemption offers boss battles straight out of the Dark Souls playbook, along with its own unique “level down” twist. Does this focused approach yield a great game?

Review: Graveyard Keeper (PC)

By Michael Mendis / September 20, 2018 /

Developer: Lazy Bear Games Publisher: tinyBuild Games Genre: Management sim Platforms: PC, Xbox One Rating: T for Teen Price: $19.99 Video games allow people to perform all sorts of activities that they will never have the opportunity to do in real life: gunning down alien hordes, commanding massive armies, or uncovering magical mysteries are some…

Review: Star Traders: Frontiers (PC)

By Michael Mendis / August 22, 2018 /

Developer: Trese Brothers Publisher: Trese Brothers Platforms: PC Genre: RPG, Simulation Rating: N/A Price: $14.99 Many role-playing games these days put the player into the role of a great hero or antihero: some terrible evil threatens the world, and your character is the only one with the right combination of strength, intelligence, and allies to…

Review: OneShot (PC)

By Michael Mendis / August 10, 2018 /

Developer: Little Cat Feet Publisher: Degica Platforms: PC Genre: Puzzle, Adventure Rating: N/A Price: $9.99 If you have never heard of the game OneShot before, I do not blame you. OneShot is a small indie game that released to little fanfare back in 2016; it never topped any sales charts or caught the attention of…

Review: City of the Shroud (PC)

By Michael Mendis / August 8, 2018 /

Developer: Abyssal Arts Publisher: Abyssal Arts Genre: Strategy RPG Platforms: PC Rating: N/A Price: $19.99 Episodic video games have carved their own niche in the gaming landscape in recent years. Ranging from story-heavy games like The Walking Dead and Life Is Strange to more mechanics-focused titles like Hitman, this approach of releasing pieces of a…