Midnight Medium

07/05/2024

Hey nerds, just dipping back into Boltgun because of Forges of Corruption! See how it went!

Well, looks like the pixel art first person shooter Warhammer 40K: Boltgun by Auroch Digital is my first officia...

06/21/2024

https://youtu.be/EibcbeyRUts?si=YTZxtkAOUhcHLur7

Puzzle platformers are not usually my jam but 2010's Limbo by Playdead woke something in me....

06/04/2024

https://youtu.be/tLQCkGDtWnM?si=dLaaLCNghp7nHL1r

, peeps, it's about time I revisit the series that kind of put my channel on the map, isn't...

06/04/2024

https://youtu.be/VqZqxRaaI64?si=Qf95u16GoL9a0PXM

06/04/2024

https://youtu.be/B9JUGdkGuxY?si=DTi14BNBGzGnSRDx

: Senua's Sacrifice, released in 2017 by "AAA indie" developer Ninja Theory, was a breath of fresh air for the s...

06/04/2024

https://youtu.be/VXJf-2ptmO4?si=bai6cy39_FASyncQ

Mad Max somehow has only had 2 licensed games ever made in its history, and plenty of failed attempts. Just Cause develo...

06/04/2024

https://youtu.be/kP1cpxMO6to?si=IbRXM6K3sdiSnh1P

: Senuas Sacrifice by Ninja Theory in 2017 won a ton of BAFTAS because of its emotional, gripping story, it...

10/13/2022

10/13/2022

Guilty as charged.

10/12/2022

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05/19/2022

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MiyOkmQOgA4&t=3s

04/13/2022

https://youtu.be/nx3ka9uipNw

Christmas season 2021 saw two very hotly anticipated sequels release: Spider-Man: No Way Home on December 17 and the Matrix: Resurrections on December 22. Ot...

04/03/2022

https://youtu.be/kQuky3hjvYs

You may have heard of Doom clones but there was a small pocket of time between Wolfenstein 3D and DOOM's release where Wolfenstein clones should have existed...

03/22/2022

https://youtu.be/TbtFs6hFUaQ

Infinite by 343 Industries is an open world first person shooter and the first of its kind for the Halo series. Aft...

03/16/2022

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BXC4kPAr6jc&t=27s

We haven't exactly been starving for Batman content, so we do need yet another stab at the character? Probably not b...

02/02/2022

A bit of an epic but who says thats a bad thing ;)

https://youtu.be/vWGLFZV3PTI

was the year of DOOM. Wolfenstein 3-D may have staked a claim to first person greatness but DOOM put the genre and id software...

12/26/2021

several experiments with design in Hovertank 3-D and Catacomb 3-D, id software would finally nail their particular brand...

12/08/2021

Just a little low budget Russian horror for ya!

Antarctica 88, the second title from Russian indie developers Euphoria Games, is an action horror game inspired by John Carpenter's the Thing and features fi...

11/21/2021

My comprehensive thoughts on one of the most important games ever made!

1992, 3D first person gaming branched into two distinct directions: the action-packed shooter Wolfenstein 3D by id software and Ultima...

10/26/2021

Check out my top 4 favorite Steam Next Fest demos!

10/26/2021

My latest!

Here it be, not a moment too soon! Steam Next Fest has come and gone, and big names like Forgive Me Father and Fallen Aces didn't disappoint but here are th...

10/09/2021

Some cool new demos!

https://youtu.be/SOKEz1mCIx4

Check out my impressions of the most interesting Steam and itch.io demos I found recently in fall 2021 (pre Steam Next Fest demos; those are coming next time...

09/08/2021

My latest!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=baXuB5VyUnQ

In 1991, id software created one of the most unsung but important games ever in Catacomb 3D, a fantasy first-person corridor shooter that required defeating ...

07/24/2021

Apparently I have dropped my first video and now invite you to partake. Be careful though, I had to drop it because it was too hot

Into the Gloom is an indie horror game by Emmanuel Ramos aka EARRGAMES that uses red, white, and black pixel style graphics. You are trapped in a nightmarish...

07/15/2021

My writeup of the fine but underwhelming Godfather II game!

https://www.highfunctioningmedium.com/blog/godfatheriireview

Godfather II is unfortunately not the sequel the first game deserved. It serves up creative new ideas like being able to recruit and fight alongside soldiers with different skills and adds some other strategic elements to taking over rival families’ operations, but the repetitive gameplay and the ...

06/26/2021

See what I thought of Nolan's latest movie!
https://www.highfunctioningmedium.com/blog/tenetreview

Tenet is a thrilling showcase of everything Christopher Nolan movies are: intricate, high concept, and often indulgent. You may not always know what’s going on in this time traveling spy thriller, but you’ll often be too distracted by the set pieces and visuals to mind.

06/18/2021

https://www.highfunctioningmedium.com/blog/batman-arkham-origins-review

Aside from some cool boss fights and detective missions, there’s not a ton new here from WB Montreal as far as the series goes, but comic book fans and gamers alike will appreciate a deeper understanding of Batman’s psyche than in previous games and another outing of classic Arkham fun.

06/16/2021

One of the most infamous games ever gets critiqued anew!

As a complete package though, Aliens: Colonial Marines is just not worth the hate. I had fun with Colonial Marines and that rarely changed, though I’ll admit I experienced lots of small, persistent annoyances along the way. It’s not a game of intense highs but its little midgrade romp that never...

06/03/2021

Utter doodoo or totally fine? Inquire within!

https://www.highfunctioningmedium.com/blog/homefront-review

Homefront has often been called one of the worst games of all time, but it’s nowhere near that bad. It’s greatest crime is that it’s content to copy Call of Duty tropes at nearly every turn, but it’s really just a short, competent time killer with serviceable shooting and some great set piec...