Posts By Hunter Wolfe
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2.7KImpressionsTomb Raider Review — Lara Croft’s Greatest Hits
Tomb Raider has a lot riding on it. Traditional film reviewers will praise or condemn it by elements like character development and...
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3.5KReviewsRinse, wash, repeat — Ripped Pants at Work Review
In eighth grade, my music teacher bent over and ripped his pants. It wasn’t like one of those mini-tears you could hide...
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3.9KEditorialsFortnite has PUBG beat over one key feature
Have you ever heard of spatial hearing loss? It’s a form of deafness where the person affected can’t discern the direction a...
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5.7KPreviewsShopkeep by day, dungeon delver by night — Moonlighter Preview
Moonlighter is aptly named. After spending a few hours with the game, it’s clear that the title plugs the core gameplay loop:...
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3.8KEditorialsSnapchat’s Pokémon filter gave me a moment with my mom
My parents don’t play video games. Not because they’re ancient (they’re young) or because they’re “traditional” (they once dressed as a plug...
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13.1KReviewsThis is how it all began – Assassin’s Creed Origins Review
When Assassin’s Creed: Syndicate launched in 2015, it came on the tail of six consecutive years of Assassin’s Creed titles. At that point, critics...
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4.2KReviews(Mostly) Timeless Platforming: A Hat in Time Review
A Hat in Time immediately tickled that soft spot in my heart for classic character platformers, such as Spyro the Dragon or...
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5.7KReviewsHellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice Review
I expect Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice will be included in the ongoing games industry discussion — what qualifies as a “game” and what...
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5.0KReviewsBreaking the rules: LawBreakers review
It’d be easy to dismiss LawBreakers’ slogan “Gravity Defying Combat” as sensationalized PR jargon. It is that, sure, but the phrase truly...
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4.9KReviews(Space)walking simulator: Tacoma review
Tacoma immediately harkens back to the meditative exploration of its Fullbright Company predecessor, Gone Home. In essence, both games are walking simulators...
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4.0KReviewsOne-trick pony: Perception Review
I don’t watch a lot of horror movies – I try to avoid things that are going to send my blood pressure...
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5.3KReviewsClose, but no Cigar: Get Even Review
“Save the girl.” This is your only instruction when Get Even begins. You play as Cole Black, an amnesiac who wakes...
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3.1KPreviewsE3 Preview: A decade later, how does Aquanox hold up?
I’m just a young whipper-snapper, so I don’t remember when the first game in the AquaNox series launched back in 1996. The...
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2.5KPreviewsHands-on with VR dungeon crawler Preta: Vendetta Rising
I played a variety of VR games at E3, some that were amazing and some that need a little work, and unfortunately,...
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3.3KPreviewsSeeking Dawn was E3’s underwhelming VR game
I played some awesome VR titles at E3 last week (and some more), but the biggest and most ambitious of these titles...
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4.3KPreviewsSea of Thieves is your childhood pirate fantasy come to life – E3 hands-on
In the sweet, short time I had with Sea of Thieves at E3, I looted bananas from a lonely island, scooped buckets...
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2.3KPreviewsAgents of Mayhem brought chaotic, weird fun to E3
I played Agents of Mayhem on the E3 showfloor last week — the follow-up to developer Volition’s Saints Row IV — and...
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2.8KPreviewsOutreach is a tense, refreshing spin on the space adventure sub-genre
One of the more polished games I played at E3 took me back in time to the 1980s. Outreach, the first game...
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5.2KPreviewsSkull and Bones is exactly the multiplayer pirate game fans asked Ubisoft for
Assassin’s Creed: Black Flag remains one of my favorite games in the series, largely because the game dispelled the typical flat cities...
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2.5KPreviewsCall of Duty: WWII gives players classic boots-on-the-ground action
When it announced Call of Duty: WWII, developer Sledgehammer Games made a promise: the game would return to the series’ roots with...
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4.0KNewsJust Dance 2018 playlist includes Ariana Grande, Bruno Mars and Shakira
One thing you can always bank on at a Ubisoft E3 conference is new Just Dance, and this year was no exception....
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1.4KNewsUbisoft announces Olympic-sized expansion for Steep
Ubisoft’s extreme winter sports game Steep will receive its first major expansion later this year in conjunction with the 2018 Winter Olympic...
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3.5KNewsUbisoft’s new VR game is a competitive shooter set in space
Because we can’t get enough of VR games in space, Ubisoft revealed its new competitive shooter today, Space Junkies — a 1v1...
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1.8KNewsKnack II launch date announced
Knack II, the sequel to SIE Japan Studio’s 2013 action-platformer, will launch exclusively on PS4 on Sep. 6, Sony announced during its...
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2.1KNewsBethesda announces Dishonored: Death of the Outsider
The next entry in the Dishonored franchise isn’t DLC — it’s a standalone title, developer Arkane announced during Bethesda’s E3 press conference...
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2.6KNewsThe Elder Scrolls Legends to get Skyrim expansion this month
Bethesda announced during its E3 press conference that The Elder Scrolls: Legends, its free-to-play collectible card game, will receive a new Skyrim-themed...
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4.1KReviewsBait and switch: Magikarp Jump review
Magikarp Jump captures both the charm and frustration of everybody’s least favorite splash-happy Pokémon. At this point, I’ve raised 11 generations of...
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5.0KEditorialsHere’s how BioWare can fix Mass Effect for future sequels
Mass Effect Andromeda was not the game we wanted. Across the board, critics and fans bemoaned Andromeda’s lack of polish and knocked...
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3.4KInterviewsInterview: Ian Dallas talks about ambiguity, cut features and magic in What Remains of Edith Finch
What Remains of Edith Finch launched on PS4 and PC last week, which we gave a perfect score in our review. The...
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8.6KReviewsWhat Remains of Edith Finch Review
It is a terrifying challenge to review this game. What Remains of Edith Finch doesn’t deserve to be watered down to typical...
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6.8KReviewsTrap Queen: Orcs Must Die! Unchained Review
Yesterday, I played Orcs Must Die! Unchained (OMDU) nearly 12 hours straight. At first, I thought this was because I had intentionally...
