Unravel Two Review
Indie developer Coldwood Studios is a known commodity in the gaming world. Their popular hit Unravel was a charming, if somewhat simple, experience, but one that was dazzling in its presentation,…
June 28, 2018 | 02:00 EDT
Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire Review – Standing on the Shoulder of a Rogue God
“The Deadfire is a maelstrom of competing interests and clashing powers,” one of your wisest companions will tell you at some point. “Someone needs to bring order to the chaos.” Try as you might,…
June 25, 2018 | 12:00 EDT
Bushido - Tengu Descension and Ito Clan Starter Packs Review
Bushido is a skirmish wargame by GCT Studios and is based in a fantasy feudal Japanese setting. Everything you need to play Bushido is available on GCT's website including the rules, the stats cards…
June 20, 2018 | 01:00 EDT
Beat Saber Review
Outside of Japan, the rhythm game genre is one that heavily waxes and wanes. When it launched, Dance Dance Revolution was a hit in the west. Guitar Hero and Rock Band were huge hits from around 2008-…
June 5, 2018 | 12:00 EDT
Vampyr Review - A Penny Dreadful
Morality in games is something of an old trick by now. Especially in RPGs, the days of a binary choice system are long gone. Many players look for something more complex and dynamic, but most games…
June 4, 2018 | 07:00 EDT
Agony Review - Burnt Out On Hell
When you think of Hell, you probably think of terms like "sinner" or "demon" or even "eternal-place-of-damnation-I-am-forever-cursed-to-be-trapped-in." You're forgiven for not including "sex-crazed…
June 4, 2018 | 01:00 EDT
Moonlighter Review
When someone sees roguelike combat in a game, they prepare themselves for the long haul. Hundreds of hours combining different items to discover the most effective combination for combat. This is all…
May 28, 2018 | 08:00 EDT
Wizard of Legend Review - Meet The Spellslinger
The common envisioning of a wizard in video games is a frail fighter who tends to stay behind the front lines and throw spells from relative safety. The thick of the fight is unknown for a mage, who…
May 25, 2018 | 01:00 EDT
FAR: Lone Sails Review - Greatness in Small Things
Most games are developed as an attempt to emulate the most successful games of their respective niche. At best, developers try to distinguish their games cosmetically. Such games can still be very…
May 23, 2018 | 12:00 EDT
God of War Review - The Adventures of Mad Dad and Sad Lad
I don't remember the first M-rated game I ever played. I think it's Perfect Dark, but I'd have to go back in time to check and I don't have that ability. However, I do remember the first game I…
May 12, 2018 | 02:00 EDT
Dragon's Crown Pro Review - Facing the Grind
Role-playing games are often about the “grind”. The need to attain levels, gold or experience to keep pace with growing threats is a given in the genre. Grind in games is not a bad thing per se, but…
May 8, 2018 | 11:00 EDT
Frostpunk Review - Testing the Limits of Human Conscience
The city builder genre is not one known for its engrossing narratives. Generally, as the genre goes, it follows the footsteps set out by Wil Wright long ago in SimCity, with the idea of being more an…
May 1, 2018 | 01:00 EDT
Batman: The Enemy Within Episode 5 Review - Why So Serious?
The last episode of Batman: The Enemy Within ended with John Doe making an important choice. Either he took after Harley Quinn's teachings and became a villain, or he took after Batman and became a…
April 16, 2018 | 01:00 EDT
The Adventure Pals Review - A Happy-Go-Lucky Escapade
The Adventure Pals embarks with an optimistic boy accompanied by a giraffe and a whimsical pet rock. ‘Twas Wilton’s birthday when out of the blue, his Papa was abducted by Mr. B – a madman who…
April 14, 2018 | 01:00 EDT
Assassin's Creed Origins: The Curse of the Pharaohs Review - Living Dead Girl
I want to fight weird mythical enemies, but I know not every game lends itself to this. I don't think they'd make much sense in a Call of Duty game after all. If I'm in the middle of Egypt? Throw a…
April 14, 2018 | 12:00 EDT
The Raven: Remastered Review - An Exotic Bore
As I play through The Raven: Remastered, I have one thought the entire time. "Why does everything take so damn long to do?" It doesn’t matter how engaged with the story I am, nor if my favorite of…
April 6, 2018 | 12:00 EDT
A Way Out Review – Cooperative Camp
Co-op is usually more rewarding as an addendum to a single-player game. When it's the only mode on offer, it seems unconventional and likely to alienate some players. An exception could be made for…
March 22, 2018 | 01:00 EDT
Kingdom Come: Deliverance Review - Thy Will Be Done
Kingdom Come: Deliverance is a “love it or hate it” game. Many have been excited about the prospect of a historically accurate RPG. A title that replaces fantastical elements and epic storytelling…
March 21, 2018 | 01:00 EDT
Surviving Mars Review - Dome On The Range
I like games that let me build stuff and I like sci-fi. Mash both of those together and you'll immediately capture my attention (and probably an uncomfortable amount of my time - goodness knows how…
March 15, 2018 | 10:00 EDT
Yakuza 6: The Song Of Life Review - Kiryu's Final Chapter
It has been roughly two years since Yakuza 6: Song of Life was released in Japan. This is also the time since Yakuza 5 was first released in the West. This timeline meant that I was simultaneously…
March 15, 2018 | 04:00 EDT
Sword Art Online: Fatal Bullet Review - Fatal Mistakes
The fifth major Sword Art Online game, Fatal Bullet moves away from a swords-and-sorcery setting to a post-apocalyptic hellscape packed full of guns. This game world, known in-universe as "Gun Gale…
March 10, 2018 | 12:00 EST
Monster Hunter: World Review
This generation, entries in long-standing franchises like Final Fantasy and DOOM wants to appeal to seasoned players while opening themselves up to newer ones. This isn’t explicitly stated every time…
March 5, 2018 | 11:00 EST
Secret of Mana Review - Classic At Its Core
Secret of Mana is the recently released remake of the 1993 classic SNES JRPG of the same name. Back in the 1990's, I was very much a Sega fangirl. I missed out on a lot of the games which are now…
March 3, 2018 | 09:00 EST
Fe Review - A Relaxing Glide
After playing a preview of Fe with Zoink! Games in New York City, I was excited to get my hands on the full game and jump into its world. Fe follows the story of a small, fox/porcupine protagonist as…
February 25, 2018 | 11:00 EST
Shadow of the Colossus Review - Timeless Art
In 2005, Shadow of the Colossus wowed the gaming world. Starting with the first demo reel at E3 that year, the highly anticipated follow up from Team Ico impressed many a player by its sheer size and…
February 22, 2018 | 01:00 EST
Darkest Dungeon Switch Port Impressions - Portable Pain
As 2018 begins, the Nintendo Switch continues to build its library of ports with the recent release of Darkest Dungeon, along with and its two official DLCs The Crimson Court and Shieldbreaker. This…
February 14, 2018 | 01:00 EST
Batman: The Enemy Within Episode 4 Review - What Killed the Dinosaurs? The Ice Age!
Batman: The Enemy Within exceeds my expectations at every turn. Every time a new episode comes out, I find myself glued to the game for its two-hour runtime, and I'm always so excited to see how…
February 11, 2018 | 01:00 EST
Assassin's Creed Origins: The Hidden Ones Review - Get Found
Assassin's Creed Origins came out last year and managed to take a stale formula and revitalize it. Ubisoft has been giving the game free updates, but now it's time for the first paid expansion to…
February 7, 2018 | 11:00 EST
InnerSpace Review - Up is Down, Down is Up
Games like Journey, Abzû, and Bound offer us unique and breathtaking experiences that I continue to grow to appreciate. These games showed us that an adventure game doesn't have to be filled with…
January 26, 2018 | 01:00 EST
Mutant Football League Review - Mindless Mayhem
Kickstarter has become the place to go for video game revivals. Veteran developers have gone on to self-publish titles aimed at nostalgia, filling in the gaps of long-lost sub-genres, hopeful than…
January 25, 2018 | 01:00 EST
Demon Gaze II Review - If You Gaze Into the Abyss
Just over a year removed from its original Japanese release, Demon Gaze II has made its way to our shores. Combining colorful, anime-inspired visuals with a whole lot of dungeon crawling, Demon Gaze…
January 25, 2018 | 11:00 EST
Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition Review - Catch-22
Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition is going to be heralded as the game Capcom should have released in 2016. It’s inevitable really – the added features and larger roster of characters give the game…
January 22, 2018 | 11:00 EST
Chess Ultra Review - A Strong Gambit
Chess is among the oldest games in existence and still played by millions worldwide. Its simple mandate and generations of strategic gameplay have made it a favorite for casual and serious players…
January 9, 2018 | 09:00 EST
Persona 5 Review - Stylish Substance!
Persona 5’s story starts with a clear and loud statement: this is not Persona 4. The story shows police officers you can’t trust, people betraying you, and more make that as loud and clear as the…
December 24, 2017 | 09:00 EST
Batman: The Enemy Within Episode 3 Review - I Will Simply Break You
Batman: The Enemy Within has just hit its halfway mark. The first two episodes have seen Batman dealing with various classic villains adorned with new twists. The season has managed to keep things…
December 21, 2017 | 11:00 EST
School Girl/Zombie Hunter Review - Brainless
The OneeChanbara series by Japanese developer Tamsoft has a dubious history in the gaming world. Popularizing action-style spectacles with scantily clad women, the games are notorious for their…
December 11, 2017 | 09:00 EST
Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy: The Telltale Series Review - Groot Quit
The last time I said "this is the perfect IP for Telltale and one that I can't wait to see what they do with" it was with Game of Thrones. That has rather infamously been considered one of Telltale's…
December 4, 2017 | 11:00 EST
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim VR Review - A Virtual Wonderland
The best open world games allow you to weave a path through the world and create your own adventure. The stories you create become the lore of the game. These experiences are what you tell your…
December 4, 2017 | 09:00 EST
Injustice 2 Review - A Better World
It's been said many times, but I don't think it can be overstated just how bizarre culture has become in 2017. Thirty years ago, a movie based on the Justice League seemed like a madman's pipe dream…
November 30, 2017 | 09:00 EST
Call of Duty: WWII Review - World Bore Two
Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare doubled down on the sci-fi timeline last year and I considered it a big surprise and one of my favorite entries in the series. Yet it seems that sci-fi isn't as popular…
November 20, 2017 | 11:00 EST
Need for Speed Payback Review - Asleep at the Wheel
Any franchise burdened with a yearly release cycle is going to suffer. Outside of simple roster updates and virtual puzzle books, a game takes more than twelve months to fully come together. Add the…
November 13, 2017 | 09:00 EST
Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy: The Telltale Series Episode 5 Review - I Am Groot
Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy: The Telltale Series hasn't really been great. In fact, it'd be more accurate to say it barely manages to clear the bar of "good". Each episode has been a…
November 11, 2017 | 01:00 EST
Assassin's Creed Origins Review - A Man and His Pet Drone
I haven't been excited by an Assassin's Creed game in a while. The series hasn't really managed to pull out many interesting new angles that I wanted to experience. Still, I played them, because a…
November 10, 2017 | 11:00 EST
Hand of Fate 2 Review - Play The Game
Making a good sequel to a great game is no easy task. You want to recreate the formula that allowed the first game to succeed but you have to innovate at the same time or the new title will look like…
November 6, 2017 | 11:00 EST
The Evil Within 2 Review - Evil Never Felt So Good
I always considered The Evil Within to be a divisive game. It seems most people I've met either love it or hate it. I was in the love it crowd, and I was always hoping for a sequel. Much to my…
October 27, 2017 | 11:00 EDT
The Mummy Demastered Review - Gods and Monsters
Universal’s “Dark Universe” is just the latest in a slew of shared continuities between popular film franchises, following in the footsteps of modern day Marvel movies by producing action packed, B-…
October 24, 2017 | 02:00 EDT
ECHO Review - Doppelgangers Galore
Enemy AI in video games has been pretty stale over the past few console generations. In most games, enemies walk in the same patterns, do the same things, and act the same way with very little…
October 24, 2017 | 09:00 EDT
Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy: The Telltale Series Episode 4 Review - I Am Groot
I've kept it no secret that Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy: The Telltale Series has floundered. Unable to really figure out what it wants to be, the series has only really managed to tie together…
October 20, 2017 | 09:00 EDT