Lee Mehr

Though seeming inconsequential on its surface, Nomada Studio's first DLC ranks as a commendable example of subtractive design adding to a greater whole.Reviewer's Note: This review will briefly touch on SPOILERS for the main game. Read on at your own risk.From the Alone [...]

Despite unfortunate launch-window technical issues, Spiders' ambitious shift towards turn-based combat results in a commendable prequel.Reviewer's Notes: Given how certain story praises & critiques demand specific attention, there will be some SPOILERS below. Read on [...]

Wonderfully's sequel may top the original in specific respects, but scattershot vision & execution translates to something less than the sum of its parts.

Iridium Studios' latest album is a conflicting one: a list of solid and middling tracks that does enough to earn considered appreciation, but not stardom.Reviewer's Note: Though limited in detail, certain critiques & praises demand I mention SOME SPOILERS. Read on at [...]

Quality presentation can only take a visual novel so far when both its script and choices feel so false.Reviewer's Note: Given some of my pointed critiques, it's impossible to avoid SPOILERS altogether in this review. Read on at [...]

As if frostbitten of any nuance, intrigue, or genuine character, Aphelion may just be Don't Nod's most boring title of all time.Reviewer's Note: Given some of my pointed critiques, it's impossible to avoid SPOILERS altogether. Read on at your [...]

Out of the Blue's sequel has a bigger canvas and more colors to play with, but new mistakes diminish the magic such eldritch adventures promise. Reviewer's Note: Given some of my pointed critiques, it's impossible to avoid SPOILERS altogether. Read on at your [...]

Though Ingame Studios' post-launch support deserves some recognition, Auction House sure as hell isn't worth its opening bid.In an age of multiplayer titles getting axed mere weeks after launch (Luna Abyss, Concord), a potential wave of studio closures [...]

Beethoven & Dinosaur's latest is better at musically capturing perfect moments than narratively or mechanically, which means those highs dissipate when the track stops. Reviewer's Note: Given some of my critiques and praises, it's impossible to avoid SPOILERS altogether. Read on at [...]

D-topia's AI-driven world has programmed a unique fusion of logic puzzles, innocent visual design, and unsettling implications to sustain one's attention, but not much beyond that.The letter 'D' in D-topia is deliberately playing with its two most closely associated words. Not to be confused with dys-topia, [...]