What’s On The Shelf?
Video games have been a cornerstone of both my childhood and modern life. Countless hours have been spent staring at flickering screens—though the consoles and TVs may have changed over time, the love for gaming has never faded. Come with me on a journey through all things video games, where we’ll explore and review titles both new and nostalgic.
The Latest Posts
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- Neon White – Heaven’s Fastest Headache (In a Good Way) | WOTS ReviewNeon White is a contradiction in motion—an elegant, adrenaline-fueled speedrunning puzzle shooter wrapped in some of the most baffling dialogue this side of heaven. When it works, it absolutely sings.
- A Golden Era for Gamers, a Brutal Era for DevelopersA golden era for players is proving to be a brutal era for developers. Six of 2024–2025’s biggest hits generated billions in revenue, yet publishers like Sony, Square Enix, and Microsoft cut thousands of jobs. Here’s how corporate greed is reshaping the industry behind the games we love.
- Punch-Out!! (NES) – Little Mac, Big Memories and Bigger Asterisks | WOTS RetrospectivesPunch-Out!! for the NES is one of my earliest gaming memories—an endlessly replayable boss rush of patterns, timing, and wildly dated stereotypes. Little Mac may be the underdog, but this game still punches way above its weight.
- Ethics in Video Game ConsumptionVideo games are built on crunch, consolidation, and compromise. Is ethical consumption even possible—or is it just a question of how much you’re willing to ignore?
- Race to Git Gud – Lost Kingdoms (Day 5): Master of PuppetsKatia crosses a beautiful bridge full of horrors, gets yelled at by a king in denial, and descends into crystal-lined mines filled with monsters, cowardly soldiers, and moral quandaries. Runestone secured. Card missed. Progress questionable.
- Monster Hunter Rise – If It Ain’t Broke, Don’t Fix It | WOTS ReviewCapcom’s Monster Hunter Rise + Sunbreak keeps the hunt thrilling with slick mobility, loyal Palamutes, and big-setpiece brawls. Not a revolution—just refined, addictive fun.
- Race to Git Gud – Lost Kingdoms (Day 4): Castle DoctrineKatia stomps through Castle Grayl’s armor-lined hallways, detonates one too many Will-o-Wisps, and duels a hooded runestone bearer with main-character energy.
- A Love Letter to Civilization VILate to the Civilization party, I found myself falling hard for Civ VI — the game that made “just one more turn” a lifestyle. Even as Civ VII stumbles, my heart belongs to its predecessor.
- Race to Git Gud – Lost Kingdoms (Part 3): Sewer Sludge and Snowy PeaksKatia trudges through one of FromSoftware’s most obnoxious sewers, hunts a not-that-Mind-Flayer, and then gets sent to play fantasy DoorDash in the snowy mountains of Rohbach—all in search of her missing father.
- Animal Well – A New Standard for Indie Metroidvanias | WOTS ReviewAnimal Well is more than another pixelated indie platformer. With eerie sound design, hidden layers of exploration, and surprising freedom, it’s one of the best indie games in years — and a new Top Shelf Game for WOTS.
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