Erik Hodges, Author at Try Hard Guides

Erik Hodges

Erik Hodges is a hobby writer and a professional gamer, at least if you asked him. He has been writing fiction for over 12 years and gaming practically since birth, so he knows exactly what to nitpick when dissecting a game's story. When he isn't reviewing games, he's probably playing them.

Dragonsword: Awakening Review

Dragonsword: Awakening Review — Mercenary Heroes

Dragonsword: Awakening offers all the fun of a gacha MMO without any microtransactions.

BioEden

BioEden Review — 4X Conservation

BioEden is a fun environmentalist twist on the 4X genre, but it lacks replayability.

Halloween: The Game

Halloween: The Game Review — Death has come to your little town, Sheriff.

Halloween: The Game has flaws, but should still prove to be a fun multiplayer horror experience.

Memoirium

Memoirium Review — Dreamlike

Memoirium confidently executes the aesthetic of the dreamworld, feeling like a lucid-yet-violent walk through a distant reality accessed only in the late hours of the night.

LIFTED

LIFTED Review — Elevated History

LIFTED knows exactly what it wants to be, and it accomplishes that goal with style, humor, and a lot of heart.

Yet Another Zombie Survivors

Yet Another Zombie Survivors Review — Dead Ahead

Yet Another Zombie Survivors may not offer any surprises for genre fans, but for die-hard fans of the survivors genre, it's an easy recommendation.

Stalker 2, Stalker 2 Cost of Hope

S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Cost of Hope Review — Duty and Freedom

S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Cost of Hope is the best the game has to offer, but also feels like cut content repackaged for a DLC price.

Darkest Dungeon, Darkest Dungeon: The Fire's Edge

Darkest Dungeon: The Fire’s Edge Review — Back and Brighter

Darkest Dungeon: The Fire's Edge is a fine, non-intrusive, complimentary DLC for Darkest Dungeon, adding new content to the game without drastically changing the original experience.

Twisted Tower

Twisted Tower Review — A World of (S)Laughter

Like a reoccurring nightmare, Twisted Tower is sure to stick with you long after you've escaped it.

Wreck Runners

Wreck Runners Review — Lost Treasures

Wreck Runners is a fine entry into the co-op extraction genre, with solid genre fundamentals, but it isn't likely to make you a fan of the genre if you aren't already one.

Creepshow

Creepshow Review — Penny Dreadfuls

Creepshow is a fun but flawed first entry into what I hope will be a franchise with further, improved-upon releases.

Lootbound

Lootbound Review — A Roll of the Dice

Lootbound impresses with great art and great mechanics, making an experience that you'll struggle to let go... much like that legendary but under leveled piece of gear you're hanging on to.

Low-Budget Repairs

Low-Budget Repairs Review — Majster

Low-Budget Repairs flips the fantasy of home renovation on its head with vodka, half-assed plaster jobs, and a litany of cost-cutting measures.

Looking for Fael

Looking for Fael Review — Doorways

Fans of the puzzle genre are sure to have a fun time unraveling the threads of this mutliversal conundrum, conveniently located within an apartment complex.