Reviews
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753.4KKing’s Quest Chapter 2 Rubble Without a Cause review
Choices. Action RPGs are always about choices, but King’s Quest’s second chapter carries with it a little more gravity than usual. My...
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803.2KAlways be clearing — Amplitude review
Before Guitar Hero or Rock Band broke the rhythm game genre wide-open, Harmonix was already laying the groundwork with Amplitude. A rhythmic...
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753.9KToo little too late? — Minecraft: Story Mode “A Block and a Hard Place” review
[The following is part four of our ongoing Minecraft: Story Mode review. Check out part three here.] With "A Block and a...
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955.3KIt’s fun to get lost – Xenoblade Chronicles X review
At long last there’s a game that fully legitimizes my ownership of a Wii U. And I’m not talking about some Mario...
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1005.0KRise of the Tomb Raider: The Official Art Book review
When the Crystal Dynamics team tackled Rise of the Tomb Raider they knew that they wanted to take the harrowing experience Lara...
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704.2KElite Dangerous Horizons review — we’ll see you planet side
Though enjoying it greatly, Elite Dangerous has sat in my backlog for some time. A mixture of work and school have kept...
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853.9KDungeon exploring together — Super Dungeon Explore: Forgotten King review
I remember playing Super Dungeon Explore and feeling that it was a great representation of Gauntlet. While I really enjoy the original...
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1003.6KHeating up the Competition – Ashes Rise of the Phoenixborn Review
The chimera were a plague on us all. They destroyed our livelihoods, killed countless among us, and terrorized us all. From that...
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756.3KUp, down, left, right, left, down, dead – Helldivers Review
Josh's Opinion Helldivers doesn’t quite capture the intensity and brutality of the many galactic battles we see in films like Starship Troopers...
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703.9KHatoful holiday cheer — Hatoful Boyfriend: Holiday Star review
Hatoful Boyfriend was one of the stranger games I played this year. Both a silly tale of a human girl going to...
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353.6KA sluggish march forward — Dynasty Warriors 8 Empires for Vita review
The Dynasty Warriors experience is one that seems best-suited to portability. It thrives in quick bursts of action, occupying your hours with...
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852.2KSang Impur — The Bloody Inn Review
France’s countryside in the 1830s was a treacherous place to travel at night. As the tavern masters of The Bloody Inn, you...
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503.5KA Low Flame — Dragon Riders of the Berk Review
Dragons: Riders of the Berk Collector’s Edition adds to the story of viking dragon-riders from the popular film and television series. This...
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707.8KGather ’round: The Sims 4 Get Together expansion review
The Sims 4 had a less-than-stellar launch, and was missing many gameplay features Sim-heads were looking for. Through patches and updates, many...
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606.5KAll city orc fluff and nonsense — The Elder Scrolls Online: Orsinium review
Oh Tamriel, you beautiful land of stone and sky, why do you tear me apart this way? Ever since I first took...
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852.4KAt Last, Your Chance at Ascension — Athlas Duel for Divinity Review
This is the moment you have been waiting for. You are a young Athilian participating in one final test of creation and...
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503.0KWhat Romans Built in a Day — Praetor Review
Romans usually conjure up images of gladiators, togas, and Julius Caesar. Often forgotten is how great the Romans were at building things....
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755.5KRopin’ the Wind – El Gaucho review
El Gaucho is a set collection game where players take on the role of cattle ranchers in Mexico sending out “gauchos” (basically...
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402.9KA Grave Dishonor — Samurai Omnibus Vol. 1 Review
I love little else like a good mystery, memorable characters, and a taste of foreign culture. Samurai gave me none of these...
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903.1KSumo Titanium Review — Good for the butt, good for the soul
For those of you who are longtime readers, you know that I've been on a personal quest to fill the bucket list...
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705.0KFull of sound and fury — Rainbow Six: Siege review
Tactical play is a hallmark of the Rainbow Six series. Although differing in intensity, each entry has tried to put a spin...
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856.4KShine a light to scare the monsters away — Bulb Boy review
When the team at Bulbware emailed me about reviewing their horror game Bulb Boy, they described the game as “gross and cute.”...
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905.2KJust have some fun — Just Cause 3 review
One series that has always known how to have fun is Just Cause. With the first game, developer Avalanche Studios seemed to...
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754.8KComing ’round that mountain – Vahalla Hills review
There are lots of different strategy games, all catering to a variety of tastes that only get broader as the gaming hobby...
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903.3KA wheelie good time — Motorclub Bikes review
Driveclub is not Gran Turismo. Despite sharing a genre and PlayStation exclusivity, Driveclub always feels like a clunkier, but competent, little brother....
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553.9KMismatched crafting — Minecraft: Story Mode “The Last Place You Look” review
[The following is part three of our ongoing Minecraft: Story Mode review. Check out part two here.] Minecraft: Story Mode’s third episode,...
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704.1KThat’s no moon — Star Wars Battlefront review
Nostalgia is a powerful tool. It signifies an emotional attachment to something, and that’s valuable in its own right. Games like Shovel...
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604.6KThe devil’s in the fine print — Typoman review
Typoman is a game about the power of the pen, the strength that words have, and what can happen to a society...
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854.3KA ghoulishly good time — Yo-Kai Watch review
Within an hour of starting up Yo-Kai Watch, I had befriended several ghouls, including a talking cat named Jibanyan who punched cars...
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More blood, more difficult — Bloodborne: The Old Hunters review
Difficulty is a tricky thing to tamper with in video games. It's also one of the most notable reasons why Hidetaka Miyazaki's...
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455.3KRoom and bored — Animal Crossing: amiibo Festival review
Animal Crossing: amiibo Festival shares many similarities with traditional Animal Crossing games. It’s serene, slow-paced, and lighter, much like its life-sim roots....
