When I sat down with the Funcom team at Summer Games Fest 2024 to see Dune Awakening they asked if I’ve “read the books”. We then had a spirited discussion about what I meant when I said “Yes, I’ve read ALL of the books”. Regardless of whether or
I’ve played plenty of cozy style games from Stardew Valley to Sims to Disney Dreamlight. However, nothing could prepare me for the announcement of Tales of the Shire. I was pumped from the get-go, I mean, come on… Hobbits in the Shire and you get to be one?! So
There’s unexpected, and there’s unexpected. Hello Kitty was not the mascot I expected to be engaging with at Summer Game Fest, but then I played Island Adventure. Suddenly, what I expected was thrown out the door and replaced with surprise; surprise that underneath a brand some might dismiss
Remaking a classic game is a tricky proposition. When it’s a game with eleven entries spanning over 37 years, it gets even more tricky. What do you change? What do you keep? Do you update the combat to modern standards? What quality of life changes would you implement? The
Metal Slug Tactics takes an unusual turn for a series that typically focuses on fierce, arcade-style run and gun action. Metal Slug and other games like it stand out due to their simple appeal. The amazing graphics and easily understood gameplay draw you in, while uncovering their hidden depth keeps
Soulsy games are all the rage, eh? It feels like every game that looks neat is one, and most of them revel in killing me. Finding something unique and less… cheesy… isn’t always easy. I want to live, and if Flintlock: The Siege of Dawn (henceforth referred to as
Making your mark in the shooter genre can be tough. There are a lot of them out there, and if you’re pushing into the MilSim sub-genre, you might struggle to be original. After being absent for a long time, the Delta Force license has been reclaimed, this time by
You need to take your wins where you can get them. Over the course of 22 years of playing video games as a member of the press and tackling unbalanced code, when a developer tells you “We don’t expect anyone will beat this boss – he’s unbalanced and will
