Posts By Lucious Barnes
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5.5KReviewsBetter off buried – Zombeer review
As some might expect, there is a polarizing shift between playing games for fun and playing games because it’s your job. There...
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4.9KEditorialsHerald or heretic – How Dragon Age: Inquisition made me face my views of the afterlife.
Bioware has made it their business to not only deliver remarkable personality and character development with their games, but also display some...
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1.7KFeaturesLucious’ Top Ten Games of 2014
Being the year after all the Gen 8 consoles hit store shelves and family living rooms around the globe, 2014 has (or...
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3.1KReviewsThe light we found in the dark below- The Dark Below Review
Neither of us were exactly anticipating The Dark Below with excitement. It’s better to say we looked forward to it with curiosity....
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3.6KReviewsRolling on all cylinders- Rollers of the Realm review
Before the simulator, before the platformer, and before whack-a-mole, there was pinball. Forever lurking somewhere in the corners of the gaming world,...
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5.2KReviewsA linage of strategy – Crowntakers review
I made a lot of strange and entertaining comparisons during my time with Crowntakers. Among the first was Infinity Blade, where I...
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5.4KReviewsBeyond your expectations- Sid Meier’s Civilization: Beyond Earth review
Sid Meier’s Civilization series has enjoyed a long lasting and beloved place in the halls of gaming history. It’s tenacious, creative, and...
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4.6KReviewsThe art of interstellar war- Spacecom review
The Real-time-strategy genre in many ways represents one of the far poles of videogames, sitting across from the visceral in-the-moment combat of...
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4.8KReviewsIt’s all in the hands- Lichdom: Battlemage review
“Customizable” is a very fluid concept in the world of videogames, and it’s certainly been taken more and more advantage of as...
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3.1KReviewsA Blissful Purgatory – Divinity: Original Sin Review
Divinity: Original Sin is a title that seems to speak to a certain kind of player. The gameplay requires experience, and to...
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4.4KReviewsA nice straw hat, but a little loose- One Piece: Unlimited World Red review
Right off the bat, I’ll tell you that One Piece: Unlimited World Red isn’t a terrible game. It isn’t even a bad...
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5.1KReviewsStill meching to its own beat – Dynasty Warriors Gundam Reborn review
Koei’s Warriors franchise is a lot like the Hostess Cakes of videogames. Sure they aren’t particularly good and just different versions of...
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1.3KPreviewsOvertaking the standard- World of Speed first look
Racing titles are among the first of video gaming staples. Over the years the genre has been described as everything from classic...
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2.1KPreviewsSlow and steady is the pace… -Lords of the Fallen first look
What’s the difference between a game being hard, and being obtuse? Where do you draw the line between a challenge and a...
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1.5KPreviewsA party of pinballs – Rollers of the Realm first look
I’ve never liked pinball. Sure, I’ve had the odd game or two decades ago when I was 3 feet tall and needed...
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2.8KPreviewsThe brightest knight– Batman: Arkham Knight preview
Anyone who’s played the Arkham games is intimately familiar with their formula for bringing the Batman experience to life. Whether it’s snatching...
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6.3KReviewsOut of formation- Ace Combat Infinity review
When I tallied my first impressions of Ace Combat Infinity a few months ago, I admitted that while I’d come to a...
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1.2KFeaturesTGIF: Gaming Trend’s Weekend Lineup
It was a fantastic and hectic week for the entire gaming industry, and everyone is in need of well-deserved rest. Now, any...
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2.5KAnnouncementsGet your vice on – Wikipad’s Gamevice coming to the Apple ipad mini
The designers over at Wikipad have a passion for giving tablet tappers an alternative way to play their games beyond awkward on-screen...
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2.6KPreviewsLord of the wraiths- Shadow of Mordor preview
Ever since Peter Jackson’s Lord of the Rings trilogy took the world by storm, Middle Earth has had a place among the...
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3.6KReviewsEntirely mostly intriguing- Always Sometimes Monsters review
Much like the film industry it often imitates, in the videogame world the definition of an “independent” creation operates on a sliding...
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3.0KEditorialsGaming over sex?!- PlayPhone’s Mobile Gaming Chronicles part two
While it’s not exactly general knowledge, gamers are typically aware that the video game industry’s target age group is between 25 and...
