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Halo 5: Guardians deserves credit for taking chances and trying some new things. It would be safest and easiest to simply modify what has worked in the past and gloss it up and send it out, but modes like Warzone in multiplayer and the shift to a party structure in...
Mugen Souls is a hard game to write about because even though it doesn’t click with me, I can’t pin down any of the design choices Idea Factory have made as objectively bad, but rather just pandering for a very specific audience. I know enough to not complain about overcomplicated...
Perhaps the series is better off this way, since the franchise is to history as Indiana Jones is to archeology. It’s meant to be entertaining. And it is. But while others hope for graphical and mechanical innovation in future installments, I’ll be the awkwardly shirtless gentleman suggesting that Ubisoft continues...
But putting that disappointment aside, Corpse Party: Blood Drive is, as far as I’m concerned, what horror games should be. Genuinely unsettling, smart, and intense, it is rare that a horror game aims to break past the jump scares and combat-heavy gameplay and simply tell a creepy story, so it’s...
Sword Coast Legends offers up a solid version of Dungeons & Dragons, with a campaign and setting that were immediately appealing to me and plenty of user content already filling the community. This sort of content will be enormously valuable in giving Sword Coast Legends life beyond its campaign. However,...
As I mentioned, the story seems more like a prologue than a first episode. I believe it really could have been combined with whatever comes next into a longer first chapter, although perhaps I’ve been spoiled by the constant activity in the narrative-heavy choice-based Life Is Strange. The score I’ve...
The most impressive thing to me about Guitar Hero Live is the way the developers have breathed new life into a series that became notorious for doing the same thing over and over again. Guitar Hero Live manages to recapture that essence of playing a beloved instrument, crafting a familiar...
I had a really challenging time playing Once Upon Light, and it was enjoyable for that, but at times I felt some levels were too cluttered with content. Hardcore puzzle fans should have an enjoyable experience, but this one isn’t really something that more relaxed players will get into.
Rock Band 4 is all about musical discovery and appreciation. There is a wish fulfilment that the game indulges that makes it easy to move past the fact you are holding a toy guitar in your hand, and simply lose yourself in the song of the moment, focusing on the...
The biggest issue with Guild of Dungeoneering is that the gameplay never really evolves. Your deck of cards does grow and you’ll get new and better cards, but the overall experience in hour two really is not all that different from hour ten. The offering begins to feel light as...
Otherwise, Transformers: Devastation is a pure form of fun and entertainment, and there are simply not enough games like this out there. I hope this is the commercial success it deserves to be, and Activision spins its rights to the franchise this way into the future.
I’m not saying Armikrog isn’t worth a go; it’s charming, happy, and reminiscent of the time when stop motion was the most impressive style of animation. The game is delightfully odd and will absolutely make you laugh at least a handful of times. Unfortunately, the overwhelming lack of care put...
