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Very few puzzle games fit the cliche “easy to learn, hard to master” quite like Lumines Remastered. When the original game first released on PSP in North America more than 13 years ago, it was a deceptively deep puzzler, and the remaster is mostly the same experience, polished and refined...
As always, it’s the little moments that allow the Life Is Strange universe to truly come to life. Whether it’s piecing together a tragic backstory from Chris’ imaginative playground, or letting him lie down on his dad’s bed while he listens to one of his mom’s old records, Dontnod Entertainment...
The vehicle simulator genre is one I’ve always appreciated from afar. I’m sure many people see Bus Simulator, American Truck Simulator, Euro Truck Simulator, Euro Truck Simulator 2, etc. on a game store shelf and think to themselves, “How can these games possibly be fun?” Despite the box arts’ lack...
Unravel Two has literally come out of nowhere. Although its predecessor was fairly well received when it released back in 2015, people hadn’t been clamoring for the next adventure the adorable Yarny would embark on. Yet, ColdWood Interactive and EA have paired together once again to bring Unravel Two to...
Even after hours of playing Sushi Striker: The Way of Sushido, I couldn’t believe it was a real game, published by Nintendo no less. I mean this in the best way possible, as Sushi Striker is utterly absurd in every aspect, but a ton of fun at the same time....
Vampyr is a marked departure from Dontnod Entertainment’s most recent enterprise, the acclaimed Life is Strange series. Tonally a complete polar opposite, and featuring gameplay mechanics within an RPG design, putting aside the story-driven adventure genre that’s brought them such universal praise was an unexpected and somewhat risky move. Particularly...
Stepping into the museum for the first time was like entering Disneyland. Your character wraps themselves in a colored cloak as they take their first tentative steps into the museum, alongside dozens of other excited patrons keen on seeing the artifacts and arcana of the wizards of yore. The wizards...
Here’s a fun little tidbit about Dark Souls. As you approach the walkway to the keep where Andre the blacksmith is located, you can bait an enemy Hollow into following you. Tilt the camera downwards so it looks like you’re playing the game from a top-down angle, parry and riposte...
When Koji Igarashi created the Kickstarter campaign for Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night, one of the stretch goals was a an 8-bit mini-game that would serve as the prequel to Ritual of the Night. The campaign blew past all of its stretch goals, so much so that Bloodstained: Ritual of...
Detroit: Become Human is Quantic Dream’s most ambitious game yet, boasting all through its development that there’d be a boatload of choices and endings for players to face. A studio best known for Heavy Rain and Beyond Two Souls has been working on this game for, like, five years. The...
Recent anime games, like Dragon Ball FighterZ and Attack on Titan 2, have done exceedingly well by leaning into their source material, creating unique experiences that revolve around what their respective series are about. Little Witch Academia: Chamber of Time is another game that tries to do just that, and...
Having looted a nearby neighborhood, my vehicle loaded up with rucksacks of supplies and crafting materials, I slam the trunk down, fill the tank with the fuel I brought along with me, and hop into the driver’s seat. The horizon is littered with the mangled bodies of the undead, and...
