Author

Dave Lambden

In an admittedly reluctant yet progressive move, Dave was brought on as Handsome Phantom's first and probably only Canadian Correspondent. An expert on all things Maple Syrup, Curling, and good looking world leaders, he contributes about as much to this website as his home land contributes to relevant international current events. As a generally nice guy, he has a hard time saying anything critical about video games, but he really does love them and the joy they've brought for his 30 years. Sorry.

Reviews

Backbone – Review (PC)

Dave Lambden
Backbone is a detective noir story driven adventure game and the first title developed by Canadian indie developer EggNut. Set in a dystopian Vancouver and populated entirely by animals, the game takes a dark and dingy mystery game and…
Preview

KeyWe – Preview (PC)

Dave Lambden
From developer Stonewheat & Sons comes KeyWe, a new blue collar co-op puzzle game that sees the player control a pair of kiwi birds to complete fast and furious mail-based tasks. Featuring two hard working and industrious kiwis named…
Reviews

Sizeable – Review (PC)

Dave Lambden
The tag line of Sizeable is "Size really does matter after all". It's a fitting focus for a game whose primary gameplay mechanic involves giving players the hand of god by altering the size of objects in order to solve stage based puzzles.…
Preview

Skate City – Hands On (Switch)

Dave Lambden
The renaissance of skateboarding video games is in full swing. Spearheaded by indies like OlliOlli and Skater XL, bolstered by 2020's Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1+2 and EA's upcoming sequel to the Skate series, this sub genre of extreme sports…
Reviews

Disjunction – Review (PC)

Dave Lambden
As this reviewer's pick for Handsome Phantom's 2019 PAX Game of Show, Disjunction has felt like a long time coming. What we were promised two years ago was a stealth action experience enhanced with gorgeous cyberpunk pixel art, engrossing…
Reviews

Loop Hero – Review (PC)

Dave Lambden
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I3apksTNwkc] Loop Hero shuffles in card-based strategy with retro 8-bit visuals, looting, and base building mechanics. Set in a spooky world where defining features and memories have all been lost,…
Editorial

Greedfall: A Hidden Gem of Last Gen

Dave Lambden
If the Game Awards were to give out an award for Publisher of the Year, the 2019 winner undoubtedly should have been Focus Home Interactive. The French independent publishing house gifted us with several fantastic games from lesser known…
Preview

Godfall – Impressions (PS5)

Dave Lambden
Backed by Gearbox Publishing and limited time console exclusivity on PS5, Counterplay Games brings us Godfall. First unveiled at the 2019 Game Awards, details and in-depth footage leading up to the release of this third person…