Posts By Hunter Wolfe
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2.8KImpressionsTomb 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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3.6KReviewsRinse, 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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4.0KEditorialsFortnite 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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5.8KPreviewsShopkeep 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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3.9KEditorialsSnapchat’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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13.3KReviewsThis 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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4.3KReviews(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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5.9KReviewsHellblade: 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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5.3KReviewsBreaking 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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5.1KReviews(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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4.1KReviewsOne-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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5.4KReviewsClose, 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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3.2KPreviewsE3 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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3.4KPreviewsSeeking 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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4.4KPreviewsSea 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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2.9KPreviewsOutreach 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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5.3KPreviewsSkull 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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2.6KPreviewsCall 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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4.2KReviewsBait 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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5.1KEditorialsHere’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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3.5KInterviewsInterview: 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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8.9KReviewsWhat 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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7.0KReviewsTrap 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...
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4.9KReviewsInside Out And All Over the Place: The Inner World Review
Playing The Inner World is a frustrating experience. This isn’t just because it suffers from an amateur lack of polish, but because...
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5.8KReviewsSuper Trooper: Tank Troopers Review
Tank Troopers isn’t presumptuous. It features sizeable arenas, but it never attempts to create its own world, and it’s populated by endearing...
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6.1KPreviewsHand of Fate 2 combines classic Dungeons and Dragons with Arkham-style combat
Hand of Fate 2 is a direct sequel to Defiant Development’s 2015 roguelike and we got our *ehem* hands on the follow-up...
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6.9KReviewsSteep Review: Fast and Flurrious
The mountains are icy white — the clouds wool grey — and at times, sunlight breaks through the dark veil like a...
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3.1KPreviewsOrcs Must Die Unchained feels great on PS4
It’s been awhile since Orcs Must Die! Unchained went into Open Beta on PC, but last week at PlayStation Experience, we finally...
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4.5KPreviewsAbsolver is the martial arts game you’ve always wanted
Just as playing Assassin’s Creed makes me want to go climb buildings, Absolver makes me want to sign up for martial arts...
