Posts By Adam Roffel

We have recently been looking at a lot of OnePlus products lately, and have been amazed by the quality and attention to details. Our review of the OnePlus R12 smartphone was well received, not only by us in our review period, but the number of you that reached out after purchasing to let us know it was a fantastic phone. At GamesReviews, we never claim to be the most technical people on the planet, but what we do know is…

Root is quickly turning into a game I really, REALLY love, despite it being a game I thought I would really hate. Thanks to Leder Games, I took the dive into Root and I am so glad I did. The base game factions are perfectly fine, but it’s fun to mix and match with some of the expansion factions. While I don’t have access to all of them, Leder Games was nice enough to send over The Marauder Expansion, and…

Being the head honcho of an interstellar corporation is hard work, and that becomes very apparent when you get Star Tycoon down to the table. While the box size might give you the impression this is a light-to-medium weight title, you need to prepare yourself for a fairly long experience with some difficult decision making moments. There are very few board games that I just flat out don’t like, but not many. Let’s see where Star Tycoon falls on that…

When you first get everything out of the box for Harrow County you might be a bit concerned about how much is going on in the game. There are dozens of little tiles, jars, fire tokens, and so much more. Thankfully, it actually gets taught to you over a series of “chapters” until it all comes together in the final chapter with all the rules knowledge you need for a 2 or 3 player game. The pieces in the game…

It’s been a few minutes since our last Playmobil review, but that doesn’t mean my youngest hasn’t had his many Wiltopia animals out on the floor week in and week out. As his animal collection has grown, he’s been pining for more and more Wiltopia animal sets. We bought a few ourselves, but Playmobil was nice enough to send over another smaller set, the Animal Photographer. This set is based on a watering hole in Africa, and includes a number…

I wasn’t sure what to expect when we began opening up Mrs. Castillo’s Turtle Van from the LEGO Dreamzzz. I’ve seen LEGO themes crash and burn before, but for some reason despite the wackiness of Dreamzzz, my kids were super enthused by the entire theme. So, to do my homework, as we opened up the Turtle Van, we put on a few episodes of the show on Netflix, and my kids were hooked. LEGO is a huge hit in our…

It’s not often that a company can release a title and claim they’ve come close to landing alongside Nintendo greats like Super Mario Odyssey and Super Mario Galaxy. But here we are in 2024, looking at a brand new release on the PlayStation 5, and this is as close any competitor has come to reaching the heights Nintendo has. Astro Bot is a fantastic experience throughout, and although completing the game doesn’t take all that long, and I was hoping…

It might seem silly to be reviewing Root in 2024, but when Leder Games opened up their library to us to look at the plethora of games they have available, we jumped at the chance. And I’m so glad I did. After taking Oath for a spin – what a fantastic experience  – it was time to try something just a bit different in Root. You can check out our full components overview and review of Root, but let’s get…

Mass Effect is one of my favorite games to play on console, and I think I’ve enjoyed them all in one way or another. Mass Effect isn’t an overly complicated video game, but I wouldn’t classify it as a light experience either. There are tech trees to think about, specials to mull over, and so much more. When I was told about Mass Effect, it was pitched as a very approachable, short campaign experience. What I was greeted with when…

Leder Games games…titles…games…have a specific look to them that some people love and some people hate. It’s a fitting style, because it appears that Leder Games games are things that people either love or hate. I just happen to like Leder Games and what they do. That goes for the game mechanics they launch and the artwork they use. After being blown away by Oath  I’m back in the Leder Games universe to look at Root, which is one that…