Wow. It’s really been almost three months since I posted a proper game review. For those of you that look forward to them, I apologize. I can’t say I have a very good excuse except for the fact that streaming really cut into the time that I usually use for playing through my backlog. Well,…
It’s no secret that I have conflicting views on D&D 5.5. A really big part of me is ready to cut ties with the Dungeons & Dragons name and embrace a third-party OSR alternative. But, with all of the shake-ups at Hasbro recently (WotC’s CEO stepping down, and Dan Ayoub taking over the direction of…
It’s been a slow couple months on oldgamehermit.com. Between the site redesign and a bunch of personal projects, I’ve really lagged behind when it comes to making posts. I hope to reverse that trend today with a new TTRPG review. A while back I funded an interesting Kickstarter from Kobold Press. The project was called…
I’m a little late with this review, I know. That seems to have become a standard habit of mine these days. But, can you believe it? It’s 2026 and I’m writing about new DLC for Diablo II! Yes, you read that right, not Diablo IV (although there is new DLC for that game as well),…
I want to start this post by apologizing for my lack of updates recently. The last few weeks have seen me working on both a brand new design for the website and also taking a much needed vacation. However, now that both of those are behind me, I can once again turn my focus to…
Being a fan of Dungeons & Dragons in 2026 is complicated. These days, the fanbase is split largely into two camps. The first, are the old school players who enjoyed the game in its earliest days. These players tend to like the crunchy math of the rules, they enjoy things like hex crawls, random loot…
The next entry in my “Half-Life” review series is the 2008 hit, Left 4 Dead. You may be asking why I’ve decided to include this title in my review of Half-Life related games. After all, unlike some of the other games I’ve discussed, Left 4 Dead was not included in the Orange Box. Even though…
Can you believe that my last review of a Tekken game was all the way back in 2021? It doesn’t seem like it was that long ago, but it was. In that review, I shared my thoughts on the fourth entry in the Tekken fighter series. So, as you might expect, today I’m going to…
Those of you who follow my D&D reviews know that I’m a sucker for 5E Kickstarters. Obviously, I don’t jump at every single Kickstarter or Backerkit project that hits the scene. But there’s a few publishing houses that I follow pretty religiously and Goodman Games is one of them. That’s why when Joseph Goodman announced…
First and foremost, I apologize for the length of time it took me to write this review. Those of you who follow me closely certainly noticed that this title hung around on my “Now Playing” banner for quite awhile. Aside from being a massive game, Dragon Quest VIII also captured my attention and sucked me…