Xbox Reviews

I don’t watch a lot of horror movies – I try to avoid things that are going to send my blood pressure into high gear – but Perception reminds me a lot of the few that I’ve seen. That is, I’m not going to remember the throwaway characters or

The concept of Serial Cleaner had me hooked immediately–cleaning up murder scenes in a fun 1970s aesthetic? Yes please! However, I did not expect for this to be a game I found myself coming back to over and over again. At its core, Serial Cleaner is a challenging puzzle

There are few games these days that allow for a group of friends to sit together in a room and just have some good ol’ fashioned fun: enter Black & White Bushido. Playing this stealth-em-up arena brawler with a group of friends is an absolute blast. Getting to see the

From the first moment I started playing RiME, I felt completely pulled into its world. The cell-shaded environments and swelling orchestral soundtrack filled me with a sense of wonder and adventure that stuck with me throughout my playthrough. With RiME, Tequila Works has put its world and narrative at the

When Lords of the Fallen was launched in 2014, some people scorned Deck 13’s attempt to emulate the “Souls” franchise, which clearly inspired its work. Though the combat was enjoyable and it was more approachable than a Dark Souls game, it borrowed quite a bit and had balance issues

Headsets are a bit of a roll of the dice. Finding a headset that sounds amazing often costs a ton of money. One that is supremely comfortable, however, often pries the wallet even wider, and might sacrifice sound for a nicer fit. Worse, those expensive headsets are often terrible for

Some video games have worlds that perfectly capture a player’s imagination and become something bigger than the game itself. Places like Bioshock’s Rapture or Legend of Zelda’s Hyrule instantly grab on to a player and make them feel as if they have known the place for a

On paper, Yooka-Laylee achieves everything it sets out to do. It’s fun, full of life, and a successful homage to the golden age of Nintendo 64-era 3D platformers. Essentially, it delivers the exact gameplay experience that tens of thousands of Kickstarter backers yearned for. But while Yooka-Laylee provides a