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Reviews   -   Nov 26, 2015 Mismatched crafting — Minecraft: Story Mode “The Last Place You Look” review
Mismatched 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, “The Last Place You Look” meanders aimlessly through the world of Minecraft as if it’s meant to be a guided tour through parts of the series’

by Kenneth Shepard
Reviews   -   Nov 23, 2015 That’s no moon — Star Wars Battlefront review
That’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 Knight or Pillars of Eternity wouldn’t have happened if some didn’t hold a longing for the Good Ol’ Days. Nostalgia can also be a crutch,

by Eric Van Allen
Reviews   -   Nov 23, 2015 The devil’s in the fine print — Typoman review
The 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 when that right is controlled or tampered with. It is a game that extols the virtues of expression, and even if it misses in the minutia, it still

by Eric Van Allen
Reviews   -   Nov 23, 2015 A ghoulishly good time — Yo-Kai Watch review
A 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 to get stronger, and a purple anteater named Baku who eats nightmares for food. If that intrigues you, then I have good news: that’s just the surface

by Eric Van Allen
Reviews   -   Nov 23, 2015 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 Dark Souls series has become so popular. Miyazaki’s newest creation, Bloodborne, did a few things to differentiate itself from Dark Souls, and one of those

by Jay Malone
Reviews   -   Nov 23, 2015 Room and bored — Animal Crossing: amiibo Festival review
Room 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. More importantly, the game puts little focus on goals, choosing instead to place its emphasis on the value of smaller moments. But while traditional Animal Crossing games

by Matt Welsh
Reviews   -   Nov 23, 2015 Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide book review
Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide book review

If there is a setting in Dungeons & Dragons that deserves its own book to showcase the amazing stories found therein, it has to be The Sword Coast. The Baldur’s Gate and Icewind Dale series of games, recently-released Sword Coast Legends, Neverwinter Nights, and its MMO counterpart Neverwinter are

by Ron Burke
Reviews   -   Nov 23, 2015 The Art of Halo 5: Guardians book review
The Art of Halo 5: Guardians book review

Insight Editions has gotten to run with one of the largest flags in the industry the past few years, and this year is no different as they deliver The Art of Halo 5: Guardians to a throng of eager fans. If you read our Editor Travis Northup’s review of

by Ron Burke
Mismatched crafting — Minecraft: Story Mode “The Last Place You Look” review
Reviews   -   Nov 26, 2015 Mismatched 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, “The Last Place You Look” meanders aimlessly through the world of Minecraft as if it’s meant to be a guided tour through parts of the series’

by Kenneth Shepard
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Reviews   -   Nov 26, 2015 Mismatched crafting — Minecraft: Story Mode “The Last Place You Look” review
Mismatched 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, “The Last Place You Look” meanders aimlessly through the world of Minecraft as if it’s meant to be a guided tour through parts of the series’

by Kenneth Shepard
Reviews   -   Nov 23, 2015 That’s no moon — Star Wars Battlefront review
That’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 Knight or Pillars of Eternity wouldn’t have happened if some didn’t hold a longing for the Good Ol’ Days. Nostalgia can also be a crutch,

by Eric Van Allen
Reviews   -   Nov 23, 2015 The devil’s in the fine print — Typoman review
The 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 when that right is controlled or tampered with. It is a game that extols the virtues of expression, and even if it misses in the minutia, it still

by Eric Van Allen
Reviews   -   Nov 23, 2015 A ghoulishly good time — Yo-Kai Watch review
A 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 to get stronger, and a purple anteater named Baku who eats nightmares for food. If that intrigues you, then I have good news: that’s just the surface

by Eric Van Allen
Reviews   -   Nov 23, 2015 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 Dark Souls series has become so popular. Miyazaki’s newest creation, Bloodborne, did a few things to differentiate itself from Dark Souls, and one of those

by Jay Malone
Reviews   -   Nov 23, 2015 Room and bored — Animal Crossing: amiibo Festival review
Room 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. More importantly, the game puts little focus on goals, choosing instead to place its emphasis on the value of smaller moments. But while traditional Animal Crossing games

by Matt Welsh
Reviews   -   Nov 23, 2015 Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide book review
Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide book review

If there is a setting in Dungeons & Dragons that deserves its own book to showcase the amazing stories found therein, it has to be The Sword Coast. The Baldur’s Gate and Icewind Dale series of games, recently-released Sword Coast Legends, Neverwinter Nights, and its MMO counterpart Neverwinter are

by Ron Burke
Reviews   -   Nov 23, 2015 The Art of Halo 5: Guardians book review
The Art of Halo 5: Guardians book review

Insight Editions has gotten to run with one of the largest flags in the industry the past few years, and this year is no different as they deliver The Art of Halo 5: Guardians to a throng of eager fans. If you read our Editor Travis Northup’s review of

by Ron Burke
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