Every now and then there comes a game that just completely catches you off guard. Each year I’ll typically pick up a game that looks visually appealing to me and just say “Eh, why not.” Surprisingly, this time around it just so happens to be a real-time strategy game, a genre I admittedly don’t have much experience
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There’s been a lot of hubbub about Anthem since it was originally revealed back at E3 2017. As a drastic departure from BioWare’s previous games, many seemed hesitant to see the beloved developer join the ranks of Destiny, The Division, and Warframe with its own take on the loot shooter sub-genre. Despite the concerns though, I was always very much
The Dead or Alive series has always been able to carve out its own unique niche in the fighting game space. I’m not normally into 3D fighters, and I prefer 2D, but I was drawn in by Dead or Alive 4’s fun mechanics and have stuck within the mainline series since. That being said, I
Reboots, remakes, and remasters. The three R’s that have, in some ways, defined this generation. Just within the past three years, we’ve seen Ratchet & Clank reimagined, Crash Bandicoot revisited, and the unfortunate return of Bubsy. There have been some decent video game comebacks but a good portion of them are fueled by nostalgia, sacrificing
When I first heard about Shadow–the cloud-based gaming service–I was excited. When I loaded it up for the first time in Starbucks on Jamaica Ave–I was impressed. When I loaded up the Shadow Ghost–I was disappointed. Shadow is pretty simple to understand after you’ve explained it to all your friends and family twice. There’s a
I’ve always loved the Trials series. It’s fun, goofy ragdoll physics combined with the challenging but not disparaging gameplay always makes for a fun time. When I was able to get my hands on an early version of Trials Rising at E3 2018, I noted that all of the above aspects were still present, but I was worried that it
With every Mario RPG game comes its own unique gimmick, and Bowser’s Inside Story perhaps has one of the most memorable. Enhanced for the Nintendo 3DS, Mario & Luigi: Bowser’s Inside Story encapsulates some of the best this subseries has to offer: a colorful art style, joyous music, quirky humor, sharp writing, a fun “other”
After a year full of action-packed and high adrenaline games, I was really happy to kick off the new year with what I thought would be a rather relaxing yet still challenging game. When I first heard about Elli, I immediately thought it would be a game for me. I love puzzle games and I always love a
It’s not very often you hear about the visual novel genre outside of niche communities or mostly Japanese development teams. From my point of view, as a newcomer to the genre in recent years, I notice there’s a lack of developers experimenting with new ways of expanding visual novels to a broader audience as other
Most of us already know and love Tetris, but over the past year games like Tetris Effect and now Tetris 99 show how resilient the classic puzzle game is. While Tetris Effect displayed that it could be part of a truly spectacular visual and auditory experience, Tetris 99 answers a question that not many have
I’ve been apprehensive of Jump Force since its initial reveal back in June of last year. It’s easily the most ambitious anime and manga crossover video game of all time, and yet, it stumbles so hard. Like, really hard. Like, so hard I can’t believe this is the final product. With all of the advertising put into this
I can imagine the development process behind Far Cry New Dawn. Ubisoft developers, project designers, and executives crowded around a conference room, pouring over the reviews of Far Cry 5, looking at the shortfalls and critiques and meticulously planning on how to improve the sequel–where to experiment on in the franchise. While the gambles they made with Far
If anything has been clear from the beginning of 2019–even only two months in–it’s that post-apocalyptic games are thriving and here to stay. This year alone we have the playful rivalry between Far Cry: New Dawn and RAGE 2, as the two games are competing for the title of “Most Colorful Apocalypse of 2019.” Meanwhile, Days Gone is
Following the overwhelming success of games such as Faster Than Light, the roguelike genre has grown intensively these past years, with many news games releasing both from indies and from big companies. While the genre was already extensively represented in Japan with works such as theMystery Dungeon games, it’s not far fetched to see it
I’ve accumulated more than 1000 hours in battle royale (BR) games since they’ve become popular. Between PUBG, Fortnite, Blackout, Ring of Elysium, and now Apex Legends, I’ve gotten a lot of chicken dinners, a bunch of victories, I’ve escaped in a helicopter, and I have a few victory royales. It seems like Respawn Entertainment knows
The Grand Tour is an Amazon Prime show featuring three grown men that you either love or hate. Their motor show has ended up being developed into a video game thanks to Amazon Game Studios, making The Grand Tour Game their first foray onto consoles. The game lets you become the three frivolous presenters, allowing you to take control
Level-5’s Yo-kai Watch series has always featured a wonderful sense of humor, but I was caught off guard with the role-playing game starting off with an extended parody of Chris Carter’s magnum opus, The X-Files. Cheekily called “The Y Files,” players get to see cartoon versions of Mulder and Scully (now called Blunder and Folly) bicker about
Genesis: Alpha One is a combination of rogue-likes, ship building, and first-person shooting, each of which are serviced enough to work but not well enough to earn your time investment. The movement is fast, but the shooting itself is weightless and lacks the impact of other shooters. The rogue-like element simply means this is a
Ever since I stumbled across Wargroove last year through the Twittersphere, I’ve been bugging our reviews editor to let me review it. The turn-based strategy style sucked me in right away: It’s a genre I’ve always admired and think I’m much better at than I really am. Wargroove immediately gives off a certain je ne
What you see on the screen in a video game is supposed to give the player a connection to something that is intangible. Nothing you see is real, yet you become invested in the illusion presented to you. In the few management simulator games that I’ve experienced, these might come in the form of buildings, people,
We are mere hours away from the Western launch of Kingdom Hearts III — the capstone project of the Dark Seeker Saga that has lasted almost twenty years, across roughly ten games. Many of us (myself included) have had the Disney and Square Enix crossover pre-ordered for over five years, and the incoming release of KH3 seems almost…unreal.
Ahh January, what a tactical time to release Imagineer’s Fitness Boxing exclusively for the Nintendo Switch. Everyone would have been munching away on chocolates, turkey, tofu, and getting merry as the new year came around. Nintendo knows people are planning to get fit in the new year. Thankfully, if you want to get fit then
Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown is a welcome return to the world of Strangereal last seen in Ace Combat 6: Fire of Liberation in 2007. This entry contains the hallmarks of Ace Combat: radio chatter during missions that inform the player on the emotional state and motivations of allies and enemies alike, fantastical superweapons, a
Writing about sensitive subjects, like depression or suicide, can be a hard thing to tackle. Eloquently told stories about the human psyche and the effect it can have on you and those around you are typically regarded as some of the best ever, regardless of medium. Works like Blade Runner, Celeste, and The Great Gatsby have told these tales
When I first heard that Onimusha: Warlords was getting released on the current generation of consoles, I was excited. Recalling its bizarre yet intriguing tale of magic, combat, and demonic rituals; I genuinely couldn’t wait to experience it all again. Sitting down in a comfortable chair and grabbing my DualShock 4 as I prepared to
There are some fantastic titles that have released over the years that use randomly generated levels such as Dead Cells, The Binding of Isaac, and of course, the classic, Spelunky. The roguelike genre can sometimes be intimidating because many times, you are left within deep areas to explore, and it can leave the player trapped in
I made the jump from Xbox 360 to PlayStation 3 a short while after Tales of Vesperia launched. Having experienced short bits of the game with friends in the past, I was always curious to give the game a go myself. Many fans of the Tales of series regard Vesperia as one of the best entries, and while it ultimately still
I’ve always really enjoyed survival games like 7 Days to Die and The Forest, to name a few. There’s something about that heart pumping atmosphere and the inner desire to see how far you can get by on your own wits and sheer luck without succumbing to hunger, exposure, or getting scoffed by some lurking
I’ll be blunt from the start and say that Double Cross is a disappointing game. The game is not poorly designed or broken, it even has some good ideas, it’s just painfully unoriginal and ultimately boring. This becomes an even bigger disappointment when you consider how developer 13AM Games really put themselves on the map with Runbow
As I was playing through Bury me, my Love, in one of my interactions with the main character’s wife, Nour, I couldn’t help but catch myself in the moments where I found the game’s text-messaging interface fully believable. There was always that part in the back of my head reminding me that yes, I’m not really
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