Nathan Birch
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Just Cause 4
Open-world games are changing. Ubisoft have been gradually transforming their open-world titles into RPGs, while Rockstar have fallen in love with online multiplayer, and, uh, horse testicle simulation. The Just Cause series is one of the last remaining proponents of an earlier open world philosophy that emphasizes do-it-yourself mayhem over...
Wandersong
The bard isn’t anybody’s favorite character class. Warriors get to stab stuff! Wizards can play with magic! Rogues get to be, well, rogue-ish! Bards…sing. Not that there’s anything wrong with singing, but it isn’t terribly helpful when you’re off on a world-saving adventure. In most RPGs, the bard’s job is...
Road Rash was the ultimate rental game. The Sega Genesis original and its sequels had an attention-grabbing gimmick – a motorcycle racer that let you pummel opponents with metal pipes – and just enough depth to keep you entertained for a weekend. Pretty much every 90s kid played Road Rash,...
Rumors of Agent 47’s demise have been greatly exaggerated. In early 2017, Square Enix announced they were ditching developer IO Interactive and the Hitman series along with them. Square Enix casting off a talented developer and a property with multiple successful entries and a couple Hollywood movies to its name...
The video game industry seems to be infatuated with H.P. Lovecraft as of late. Recent titles like Bloodborne, Layers of Fear, and Dungeons of Darkness wear their Weird Fiction influences on their bloody sleeves, and a number of high-profile Lovecraft games are set to arise over the coming months. Perhaps the...
At this point, the Lego version of the DC Universe has been pretty thoroughly explored. Over the course of three Lego Batman games, developer TT Games has tackled Gotham, the wider DC Universe, and even outer spaaaace, so what’s next? Well, how about a change of perspective?
A lot has happened since the last WWE game hit shelves. Daniel Bryan returned to the ring! Shawn Michaels is about to! John Cena’s run as a full-time wrestler ended, and Ronda Rousey’s began! The first all-women’s PPV and multiple super stadium shows were added to the schedule! Brock Lesnar...
The Blue Bomber is back. Capcom sidelined Mega Man when series producer and co-creator Keiji Inafune left the company in late 2010, but it seems the passage of time, and success of recent in-house-developed titles like Resident Evil 7 and Monster Hunter: World, has prompted a change of heart. Capcom...
The Star Control series has mostly faded from public memory, a two-decade gap between games will do that, but there’s a good chance you’re familiar with some of its offspring. Strands of Star Control DNA can be found in a number of modern spacefaring adventures, particularly Mass Effect, and now...
Shadows: Awakening’s very existence is a bit of a surprise. Back in 2014, developer Games Farm released Shadows: Heretic Kingdoms, a Diablo-style action-RPG that was supposed to be released in two installments. Unfortunately, Heretic Kingdom’s promised “Book 2” finale never materialized. After years of waiting, many weary fans accepted the...
Overcooked! 2
The original Overcooked was one of the sweetest surprises of 2016. It filled the both-butts-on-the-same-couch multiplayer void left behind by sadly-diminished series like Bomberman and Mario Party, and it was co-op! You could bust the game out when your ultra-competitive family was over and nobody would need to be disowned...
There have been a lot of Jurassic Park games produced over the past two-and-a-half decades, almost all of which have cast players as dino outbreak survivors like Dr. Alan Grant or armed park rangers/mercenaries. I’ve always found this a bit disappointing, though, because the Jurassic Park character I always wanted...
