Game Over OnlineI Am Setsuna
Wednesday, August 3, 2016
Square rose to fame thanks to its JRPGs, while the last decade has seen that genre go by the wayside. Action RPGs and Western-developed RPGs dominate the industry,…
Inside
Sunday, July 3, 2016
Playdead changed indie gaming with Limbo. This black and white noir tale told a story with no words and was one of the best examples of minimalistic game…
The Technomancer
Sunday, July 3, 2016
The Good: Hmm. I’m really stumped here. Better menuing structure than Mars: War Logs? The Bad: Minimally interactive scenery. Uninspiring plotlines. Sloppy combat engine. Lackluster party members. Poor…
Umbrella Corps
Wednesday, June 29, 2016
A lot of fans of the Resident Evil series aren’t aware of this, but Operation Raccoon City, the infamous 2012 team-based shooter, actually sold quite well. Its reviews…
Mighty No. 9
Wednesday, June 29, 2016
From the heights of its Kickstarter launch, to its lowest point before launch with an ill-advised trailer – Mighty No. 9 has seen an incredible amount of pre-release…
Mirror’s Edge Catalyst
Wednesday, June 8, 2016
Platforming in first-person games isn’t much fun. I’m convinced a lot of developers have thrown it into their games over the years simply because Half-Life did it, and…
Guilty Gear Xrd -Revelator-
Sunday, June 5, 2016
After a long absence, the Guilty Gear franchise came back with Xrd in late 2014 and showed that Arc Systems hadn’t lost a step with that series. Realistically,…
Fallout 4: Far Harbor
Sunday, June 5, 2016
The Good: Some of the most fascinating characters to survive the apocalypse. The Bad: Main plot line not terribly interesting. Everyone is so needy. The Ugly: Bland, annoying…
Homefront: The Revolution
Wednesday, May 25, 2016
I had a little fun reviewing Homefront five years ago, as its premise–a lengthy series of increasingly ludicrous events that culminate in North Korea being able to successfully…
DOOM
Wednesday, May 18, 2016
To summarize Doom, which I will be calling Doom 4 for simplicity’s sake, briefly: the single-player campaign is one of the best action experiences this year, and is…