Austin Gallagher
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Despite competent combat, Minecraft Dungeons 2 fails to bring enough variety to the table to justify its inflated world and runtime. Fundamentally, this is more Minecraft Dungeons and will appeal to those who enjoyed the first game or want an easy on-ramp into the ARPG genre. If you’re just excited...
Control Resonant is another excellent addition to Remedy Entertainment's connected universe project. Never happy to simply rest on the laurels of their past successes, Remedy has delivered an all-timer that is both inextricably linked to 2019's Control, while also clearly marking its own territory. Dylan steps seamlessly into Jesse's shoes...
Become Coen of Laslea in he Blood of Dawnwalker, a third-person action adventure RPG that is as divided as its protagonist.
Hell is Us
The defining design pillar of Hell is Us is a refusal to guide the player. There are no waypoints, no quest markers, and very little in the way of an actual objective to follow. Instead, you’ll have to listen, observe, and puzzle your way through a brutal civil war that...
FBC: Firebreak is the newest title from Remedy Entertainment, mostly known for Alan Wake and Control. Unlike those titles, this is a departure from the studio’s usual single-player third-person action stories. FBC: Firebreak is instead a first-person co-op shooter in the vein of Helldivers 2 or Deep Rock Galactic.
Lost Records: Bloom & Rage is the latest narrative adventure game from Don’t Nod. I reviewed the opening half of this journey, Bloom, a couple of months back; this is a review for the second part, Rage. For the uninitiated, Lost Records: Bloom & Rage most closely resembles Don’t Nod’s...
Set in a dystopian Eastern Europe, Chains of Freedom is a science fiction turn-based tactics game. You control a team of Peacekeepers for a nationalistic regime called The Sovereignty sent to apprehend the rogue scientist Svetlov. Chains of Freedom adheres strongly to genre conventions, and while competent in many areas,...
Atomfall
Few games throw you to the wolves as quickly as Atomfall. The latest from Sniper Elite’s Rebellion Developments, Atomfall is a post-apocalyptic survival-action game taking place in Northern England. Unlike Rebellion’s previous titles, Atomfall heavily focuses on narrative—primarily the goal of unearthing the mystery of the disaster at the Windscale...
Knights in Tight Spaces, developed by Ground Shatter, is a fantasy twist on their previous title, Fights in Tight Spaces. It iterates on the turn-based tactics deckbuilding roguelike, retaining the focus on positioning and movement mechanics to mostly great success. While some tactics games relish in random chance, mechanically, Knights...
I sat on the rooftop of the Movie Palace. Swann and I hadn’t met any of her friends yet. I didn’t know what would bring them together, just that this summer would ripple across the rest of their lives. Before I crossed the carpark to greet them, I wanted to...