Any time a new and original idea comes around there is a bit of trepidation. That was certainly amplified with something as ambitious as Horizon Zero Dawn. It sought to marry science fiction,…
March 24, 2017 | 11:00 EDT
The second installment in GUST’s “Mysterious” Atelier series, Atelier Firis: The Alchemist and the Mysterious Journey returns gamers to the world of cute girls living slightly magical but otherwise…
March 22, 2017 | 09:00 EDT
I have a soft spot for independent games that attempt to tackle bigger ideas. Divide wants to be an isometric adventure game with some puzzle and shooting elements. While I can appreciate this, what'…
February 15, 2017 | 01:00 EST
World of Final Fantasy is a labor of love from a team that clearly cares about the franchise as much as longtime Square fans do. It is a saccharine love letter to a nearly thirty-year-old gaming…
December 29, 2016 | 01:00 EST
World of Warcraft: Legion is the sixth expansion for Blizzard Entertainment’s behemoth of an MMORPG World of Warcraft, and it is an expansion that I have been waiting for a very long time to…
September 20, 2016 | 09:00 EDT
A few weeks ago, I wrote a glowing preview for Deus Ex: Mankind Divided after playing for about seven hours. Now I wish I had waited a bit longer before writing my impressions, as it was around the…
September 10, 2016 | 09:00 EDT
Have you ever heard of the Shiren the Wanderer series? Don't worry, if you haven't - you're not alone. Prior to picking up Shiren the Wanderer for review (I'm not even going to try and type out that…
August 6, 2016 | 11:00 EDT
The Atelier series comprises an impressive seventeen games that spawn almost twenty years and four console generations. The latest game from developer Gust is Atelier Sophie: The Alchemist of the…
June 23, 2016 | 12:00 EDT
In January of 2013, Atlus and Nintendo announced a partnership for an upcoming game that was only known as SMTxFE or Shin Megami Tensei x Fire Emblem. The alignment was exciting, and there was…
June 22, 2016 | 11:23 EDT
The level of quality CD Projekt RED was able to achieve with The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt was simply astounding, as I said in that review. Their ability to keep that quality consistent with the 30+ hours…
June 2, 2016 | 01:00 EDT
Dragon’s Dogma has been one of the defining games of the past console generation. Its peculiar take on the Action RPG genre has been an example for many titles released afterward. It goes without…
January 25, 2016 | 09:00 EST
There is no doubt that I thought The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt was an incredible game, so the expectations for Hearts of Stone were pretty high. Getting it out of the way early, if you enjoyed the base…
October 16, 2015 | 01:00 EDT
I have spent countless hours wandering a bombed-out wasteland in Fallout, venturing to alien facilities in Halo, and warring with dragons in Skyrim. Each of those worlds are fondly remembered, but…
October 5, 2015 | 01:00 EDT
Guild of Dungeoneering is a game by Gambrinous, purchasable here at GOG for $15 or from other outlets seen on their website. It's a turn-based dungeon crawler that gets its originality by building…
July 26, 2015 | 09:00 EDT
Bethesda’s debut at E3 was impressive, with video footage of upcoming games, and announcements on the titles that fans love such as Doom, and Fallout 4. When they announced Fallout Shelter for iOS…
June 22, 2015 | 09:00 EDT
It would be a great understatement to call The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt a good RPG. While The Witcher 3 is light on outright innovations in the genre, it often twists and subverts expectations, executing…
May 28, 2015 | 09:00 EDT
What makes a good role-playing game? A simple question, yet broad in it’s scope. For many, a good role-playing game can be defined by the emphasis of player interaction and exploration. Others…
April 1, 2015 | 01:00 EDT
If you've paid even the slightest attention to games in the past few years, you're now very aware of what a roguelike is. Even games that have little to anything to do with the traditions of the…
February 23, 2015 | 12:00 EST
Unrest is an interesting game. It bills itself as an RPG, even though it differs heavily from every RPG I've ever played. Arguably it more deserves to be called a Role Playing Game then most of the…
February 11, 2015 | 09:00 EST
When you start a new game, you find yourself fighting, as a tutorial, a giant all-powerful space black mass that retaliates by throwing planetoids at you. That’s the moment you understand that Dark…
February 6, 2015 | 01:00 EST
In terms of sheer content and possible time consumption, there aren't many video games that will give you as much bang for your buck as DA: I. In truth, there aren't really many products, in any form…
December 16, 2014 | 01:00 EST
I've divulged my thoughts regarding Pokemon in the past, though to keep it short, like many young videogamers of the time, the series holds a special place in my heart. The years of playing the…
December 3, 2014 | 03:00 EST
Sit down, kids, for I want to tell you a story. A story of a simpler time, with none of those fancy video cards or SLI or Crossfire or multicores nonsense. A time when the games were simple and let…
November 21, 2014 | 03:00 EST
To anyone who's a recovering WoW-holic would know that sensation. That feeling keeps you staring at the computer screen and wondering if this is a good idea. Years were used, staring at colored…
November 14, 2014 | 01:00 EST
Deep Dungeons of Doom is an 8-bit-era-inspired, dungeon-exploring RPG with subtly satisfying mechanics and a focus on monster slaying. It joins the company of recent games like Knightmare Tower,…
October 28, 2014 | 11:00 EDT
It's been 25 years since Wasteland first graced people's PCs, and it seems Brian Fargo and associates have knocked it out of the park yet again with Wasteland 2. The sequel to the 1988 classic post-…
October 11, 2014 | 01:00 EDT
Once in a great while, you encounter one of those games that defies description in terms of other games. No matter the premise, trying to wrap your head around the mechanics of inventive new games is…
September 19, 2014 | 01:00 EDT
Enjoy Rogue-like games such as Hammerwatch? Like platformer-Esque games like Rogue Legacy? Then Vertical Drop Heroes HD will fit right in. Vertical Drop Heroes HD - Gameplay Vertical Drop…
September 13, 2014 | 11:00 EDT
Many will likely compare Divinity Original Sin to Baldur's Gate, and it is a fairly apt comparison as the best way to describe Divinity Original Sin is a modern-day iteration of that franchise. That…
July 9, 2014 | 09:00 EDT
For the first couple of hours, I hated Mugen Souls Z . This game is a niche JRPG released exclusively on the PS3 and, though you may warm to it, it's never actually good. Mugen Souls Z -…
May 20, 2014 | 09:00 EDT
I wish I liked Child of Light more than I do. On the surface it has a lot going for it - beautiful visuals, a wonderful soundtrack and a fun (though pretty basic) combat system - but in the end this…
May 8, 2014 | 09:00 EDT
There are a number of games that keep you invested as you play them, the one-more-turn mentality of not being able to put the game down. Dark Souls 2 - like its predecessors - goes a step further…
March 24, 2014 | 09:00 EDT
“Skyrim was our model,” Parker said, referring to the most recent Elder Scrolls game. “We wanted to do Skyrim, but in South Park.” But he went further then that—dreaming of making “the next step in…
March 14, 2014 | 06:06 EDT
Let's be honest, Doctor Who fans have been wanting (and needing) a decent game to play, and unfortunately, the very broken Doctor Who: Eternity Clock just didn't cut it. Riding on the heels of the…
December 13, 2013 | 09:00 EST