Lucious Barnes

Divinity: Original Sin is a title that seems to speak to a certain kind of player. The gameplay requires experience, and to get the most out of it means having the patience of a stone and the wits of a chess master. It’s not a combination for the faint
by Lucious Barnes
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 game. At its worst, Unlimited World Red is mediocre, not doing much in any direction to sway it into a particularly positive or negative light.
by Lucious Barnes
Koei’s Warriors franchise is a lot like the Hostess Cakes of videogames. Sure they aren’t particularly good and just different versions of the same thing, but when you have a taste for one just nothing else will do. Whether or not you’re a fan or a critic
by Lucious Barnes
Racing titles are among the first of video gaming staples. Over the years the genre has been described as everything from classic to tired, but they have always been there. They’ve just not always been fun. After all, this many years past its virtual introduction the idea of go
by Lucious Barnes
What’s the difference between a game being hard, and being obtuse? Where do you draw the line between a challenge and a tedious time-sink? These are obstacles most games answer by simply entering a few difficulty settings and be done with it. But some games, even when they include
by Lucious Barnes
I’ve never liked pinball. Sure, I’ve had the odd game or two decades ago when I was 3 feet tall and needed something to do in the local Laundromat while my mom washed the clothes. But generally speaking, the frustrations of pinball always outweighed the joy for me.
by Lucious Barnes
Anyone who’s played the Arkham games is intimately familiar with their formula for bringing the Batman experience to life. Whether it’s snatching enemies into the shadows, incapacitating them with fantastic gadgetry, or simply diving in and brutalizing a group of thugs with the caped crusader’s martial prowess,
by Lucious Barnes
When I tallied my first impressions of Ace Combat Infinity a few months ago, I admitted that while I’d come to a few conclusions about what the game would finally be like, I was still holding unsteady hope about what the Project Aces team would ultimately do. After all,
by Lucious Barnes