The problem with coming out with an expansion as large as XCOM 2: War of the Chosen is that it can overshadow the base game. Upon downloading and starting up a new campaign, nothing but new content…
October 18, 2017 | 09:00 EDT
Have you ever played a Tabletop game with other people? Say, a Dungeons and Dragons campaign with a particularly skilled Dungeon Master? A DM so dedicated to the craft that every direction and piece…
October 17, 2017 | 09:00 EDT
Upon South Park: The Stick of Truth's initial announcement, I had some concern. South Park doesn't have a great history in gaming, but as we know now Obsidian Entertainment delivered a great game. By…
October 16, 2017 | 08:00 EDT
A few weeks ago I previewed Zillion Whales' Mushroom Wars 2 at Play NYC 2017. I sat down with the developers and played a couple of rounds of the game using a controller and learning how things…
October 11, 2017 | 09:00 EDT
People thought Bungie was crazy when they claimed that their first post-Halo franchise would last for a decade. After all, no one had played Destiny at that point, so who knew if it would even…
September 26, 2017 | 09:00 EDT
With the release of the original Dishonored in 2012, Arkane Studios more or less revitalized popular interest in stealth games. Until that point, most entries in the genre were either action games…
September 18, 2017 | 09:00 EDT
Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy: The Telltale Series has been off to a noticeably rocky start so far. The first two episodes have been unable to provide the usual interesting characters and plots…
September 9, 2017 | 09:00 EDT
One of the great things about the current state of gaming is that it feels more likely than ever that your favorite relic of the past is going to be dusted off and redistributed by one publisher or…
September 5, 2017 | 01:00 EDT
When the original Nidhogg came out three years ago, it showed us yet again that the simplest game concepts often end up being the most memorable. All you needed was two people going at it with swords…
August 31, 2017 | 12:00 EDT
A few years ago, when I fancied myself becoming "The Thinking Man's Horror Game YouTuber," I assembled a list of the most interesting and experimental horror games to play and dissect. As I…
August 30, 2017 | 10:00 EDT
Uncharted 4: A Thief's End came out last year and was basically praised as the best Naughty Dog's signature series has ever been. The original plan was for the game to get a single player DLC…
August 29, 2017 | 01:00 EDT
Just like any other piece of art, it's normal for video games to try and tackle difficult subjects. Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice is one such game. The game immediately landed on my radar once I knew…
August 28, 2017 | 01:00 EDT
So far each of Mafia III's DLC has felt like it was part of a different movie genre. We started off with Faster, Baby!, which felt right out of a blaxploitation film. Following that, we had Stones…
August 24, 2017 | 11:00 EDT
Sometimes through public professionalism, we grin and bear annoyance, or put on a brave face in times of extreme stress. Sometimes, we steel ourselves to from personal embarrassment or for selfish…
August 23, 2017 | 11:00 EDT
Sonic and Knuckles was released in 1994, and Sega has tried everything to recapture that magic in the years since then. They've given Sonic scarves and a magic sword. He's had several 3D makeovers…
August 19, 2017 | 09:00 EDT
Imagine if you got the teams behind G.I. Joe and Archer together, provided them an endless supply of liquor & mind-altering psychedelics, and then told them to make a video game. That, in a…
August 16, 2017 | 06:00 EDT
Last year saw the release of Batman: The Telltale Series, a game that was eager to stray from established lore and provide a fresh take on Batman. By the end of the season I found myself left with an…
August 15, 2017 | 09:00 EDT
Another review, another confession: I love controllers. It's well known among the TechRaptor staff that if a game lacks controller support, I'll probably pass on it for that reason alone. As much as…
August 11, 2017 | 06:00 EDT
A success story from Steam's much maligned Greenlight program, Children of Zodiarcs managed to outshine the crowd in that hit and miss marketplace, gaining backing through Kickstarter and with a…
August 9, 2017 | 12:00 EDT
While playing Jotun, one thought that crosses the mind is “Man, these guys really have this aesthetic thing figured out”. After finishing that game, it was clear that the developers at Thunder Lotus…
July 29, 2017 | 11:00 EDT
The original Cloudbuilt released in 2014 to positive reviews, providing a fun speedrunning platformer that had you juggling shooting mechanics while running on walls and making giant leaps. We're now…
July 29, 2017 | 09:00 EDT
Three years ago, Supergiant Games asserted itself as one of the premier indie developers of this console generation with the release of Transistor. Now, with their newest game Pyre, I believe they…
July 28, 2017 | 09:00 EDT
Most games rely on a certain something that helps it stand apart from the crowd. In Unbox: Newbie's Adventure, that hook is the fact that you play as a self-delivering, cardboard box working for the…
July 24, 2017 | 09:00 EDT
3D platformers are back! This year alone, we've seen more and more developers returning to the basics of what 3D platforming once was. With all of these new titles appearing, an old veteran of the…
July 22, 2017 | 11:00 EDT
When Regalia: of Men and Monarchs hit Kickstarter back in 2015, the project was a resounding success. The Pixelated Milk team saw their $40,000 target smashed and all of their stretch goals achieved…
July 20, 2017 | 09:00 EDT
While I thought Telltale's first episode in Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy: The Telltale Series wasn't the best note to start on, it still held some promise of ideas that could be explored. While…
June 26, 2017 | 11:00 EDT
Mafia III's first DLC (Faster, Baby!) was a refreshing change of pace. Putting more of a focus on creating fun and unique gameplay scenarios rather than having you repeat quests to take over sections…
June 24, 2017 | 09:00 EDT
Is it fair to judge a game that seems to be abandoned? Not in the sense of a lack of patches or support by the company, but a lack of player interaction. This is especially true when it comes to…
June 23, 2017 | 11:00 EDT
Housemarque has made a bit of a name for themselves. While their biggest game is probably PlayStation 4 launch title Resogun, they were also well known for their twin stick shooters. Games like Dead…
June 22, 2017 | 08:00 EDT
When I was little, fighting games were listed alongside Power Rangers and professional wrestling as one of the many forms of media that my mother deemed "too violent" for me. My older cousin had a…
June 11, 2017 | 09:00 EDT
It's been a wild ride for The Walking Dead: A New Frontier. It may not have recaptured that magic the original series had, but I have found it to be a genuinely solid season that does a great job at…
June 7, 2017 | 01:00 EDT
My interest in Cities: Skylines was triggered the same way it was for many others: SimCity. This long-awaited return of a legendary franchise was met with excitement from fans of the franchise, but…
May 23, 2017 | 10:30 EDT
I have a strange love for spelling games, especially ones that mix in some RPG elements. About a year ago, I gave Letter Quest a shot but ultimately found it kind of lacking. However, the itch to…
May 23, 2017 | 08:00 EDT
There's no better way to describe The Surge other than a sci-fi version of Dark Souls. They share so many elements that the increasingly popular "soulslike" descriptor is an apt descriptor for the…
May 15, 2017 | 07:00 EDT
Yooka-Laylee is strange. It has everything I would want in a game, and yet when I finished it I felt hollow. There was some relief, but it was mostly due to the fact that it was over, and not because…
May 15, 2017 | 01:00 EDT
As we come to the penultimate episode of The Walking Dead: A New Frontier we find the characters of Javier and David to be stuck in a tight spot. With the town of Richmond turning itself inside out…
May 13, 2017 | 09:00 EDT
I've been reviewing Salt and Sanctuary for the Playstation Vita for a while. Those who read my First Impressions will know that I stopped playing for about a month because of bugs and crashes. I'm…
May 12, 2017 | 11:00 EDT
Whenever I play titles such as Battlefield or Call of Duty, I always tend to gravitate towards sniper rifles. I am not exactly sure where my affinity for long range death comes from; perhaps the…
May 5, 2017 | 11:00 EDT
While Watch Dogs 2 was a great game, its first DLC (Human Condition) felt lacking and was little more than three random side quests. No Compromise seeks to give it another shot. Containing a campaign…
May 1, 2017 | 11:00 EDT
I've always had mixed feelings about the Syberia series. The tone-building and environmental design always stood out as the work of a master auteur, but the first two games fell apart due to their…
May 1, 2017 | 09:00 EDT
After slightly missing its original intended release window of 2015, Shiness: The Lightning Kingdom is finally in the hands of those who helped the project over-achieve on its $100,000 Kickstarter…
April 29, 2017 | 11:00 EDT
Outlast set a new bar for indie and mainstream horror when it came out in 2013. It made waves among the horror themed Let’s Players of the world, but was also critically acclaimed for its design and…
April 24, 2017 | 04:00 EDT
Telltale's continued objective of making a game with every single IP available is going strong, and their latest grab is Guardians of the Galaxy. This is one IP that I always thought would be the…
April 23, 2017 | 11:00 EDT
When I try to talk to my friends and family members about Zero Escape: The Nonary Games and its creator, I run into the same problem. Unlike the film industry, where directors, producers, actors, and…
April 3, 2017 | 09:00 EDT
After the explosive two episode premiere of The Walking Dead: A New Frontier, I was wondering where the series would go next. The twist at the end of the second episode really had me excited, and now…
April 2, 2017 | 09:00 EDT
It is hard to put into words the surge of emotions surrounding a game like Mass Effect: Andromeda. It has become, by no stretch of the imagination, one of the most talked about titles in the past few…
March 31, 2017 | 11:00 EDT
Last year, Mafia III told one of the strongest stories of 2016 along with some fun, if repetitive, gameplay. Now we have the first of three planned DLC expansions. Faster, Baby! takes place in a new…
March 29, 2017 | 01:00 EDT
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