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Horizon Zero Dawn
“Video game critics are jaded and bitter and hate everything” – A sentiment I’ve heard more times than I can count that I’m here to put to rest. Sure, critiquing games can be a grind but remember that the vast majority of us were gamers first, me included. In the...
Sniper Elite 4
There is nothing quite like that moment when you find the perfect vantage point, take the perfect shot, and escape before anyone notices. Sniper Elite 4 is the latest title from Rebellion Developments, 3 years since Sniper Elite III released. Sniper Elite 4 brings about new changes while refining existing...
For Honor
At around the 5 hour mark something finally clicked and I stopped treating For Honor like a glorified Dynasty Warriors game. Throwing out flurries of heavy attacks and easily telegraphed rolls wasn’t working and, until then, I couldn’t easily grasp why. Nothing in my gaming vocabulary could make sense of...
Moto Racer 4
As someone who grew up playing Ridge Racer and Daytona USA, I have a soft spot in my heart for a good arcade racer. While mastering a simulation is satisfying, there’s nothing like drifting around a corner at a speed that would normally leave a driver taking a trip to...
A few thoughts went through my head, when I first heard there was a game coming out called “Double Dragon IV”. Thought 1: There already is a Double Dragon IV! It’s called Super Double Dragon IV and it was for the Super Nintendo and it was awesome! Thought 2: I...
Featuring a number of improvements over it’s initial PS2 release, Dragon Quest VIII comes to the 3DS to bolster the handheld’s already impressive library of JRPG titles. While it may look dated thanks in part to the restrictions of being on a handheld device, this game’s pleasing, colorful graphics are...
Quite simply, Toby: The Secret Mine is the most blatant “Limbo” rip-off that I’ve played. Whether considering the aesthetic, gameplay style, form of narrative, puzzles or the abundance of trial and error – it’s all lifted straight from Playdead’s Limbo and repackaged under the name Toby: The Secret Mine. Even...
Gravity Rush 2
Gravity Rush 2 is a flawlessly beautiful set of mechanics wrapped in gorgeous sets, classy music, and a necessary plot. You play Kat, a gravity shifter who very recently saved her city from total destruction.
Songs not sung by ‘actual’ humans – that’s what Hatsune Miku, a synthesizer with a humanoid persona known as a Vocaloid, produces. Hatsune Miku is just one of a handful of Vocaloids that have gained popularity over the years, but her being one of the most popular amongst them. Hundreds...
Super Dungeon Tactics attempts to shake up the tactics genre with an unwanted idea: random buffs/debuffs each round. I was curious and went in with an open mind, but the final verdict is definitely that of disappointment and frustration. Tactics lovers beware: in this genre, random is rarely fun.
Subject 13
Nothing quite captivates our imaginations like fear: fear of the dark, things that crawl, things that maul, and not knowing what will happen next. Video games and movies have a love for taking these fears and turning the dial on the spookiness as high as it will go, throwing all...
Lara Croft GO
Lara Croft GO is unlike any Tomb Raider game before it, and it’s because of this bold change of pace that it is so very special. It’s the second game in Square Enix Montreal’s GO series (although some of its thunder may have been ripped away by another Go game...
