In 2009, the original Mirror’s Edge was released. It was ground breaking on a lot of fronts. It was a fast-paced, first-person platformer, that emphasized movement and escape over combat and cool weaponry. It had a protagonist that was non-white and a woman. It was beautiful. Not everyone loved it, but it had a strong […]
I always respect the Arc System Works fighting games from Guilty Gear and Blazblue. Fans that prefer complex character designs, fast paced action, air dashing and simply doing cool anime stuff love those games. My last “anime” fighter I spent decent time on was actually Arc’s take on the Persona series with Persona 4 Arena. […]
I barely remember the first Homefront game. What I do remember was a poorly made and linear Call of Duty clone that had a really stupid online pass. Remember those things? The new Homefront, Homefront: The Revolution is a bit different. It still feels poorly made, but instead of being linear it’s set in an […]
The Witcher III: Wild Hunt is more than a year old and it has been quite a journey for the developers CD Projekt Red as well as the series’ protagonist Geralt of Rivia. From it’s characters, beautiful open world to explore and such eye-opening quests, it was my runner up for game of the year […]
Over the past few years, Blizzard has really started to kick up their game production. From Diablo III and Starcraft II up to Hearthstone and Heroes of the Storm, the gaming giant has really been pumping them out. Now, Overwatch has become Blizzard’s latest and greatest release, and it’s the first new IP Blizzard has […]
I was excited for this one. When a game is coming out that I know I’m going to be writing about I like to go into it as blind as possible. Living in a world of information emptiness, is a quiet, blissfully simplistic, experience. The last few weeks in that space the only thing I […]
This is a day I never thought I’d see. I’m playing a new Valkyria Chronicles game. I’m running scouts, shocktroopers and lancers across the fictional country of Gallia. I’m lining up my shots, getting frustrated at missing high-percentage targets. It feels like the first time. Well, sort of. It’s the same game, just a little shinier. […]
Doom is simply called… Doom. This name is a statement. This isn’t a sequel. This isn’t a remastering. This isn’t a spin-off or anything like that. No, this is Doom. Calling your game the same exact name as the of one the best and most influential shooters of all time is brave and some might even […]
There aren’t many developers out there in the gaming industry like Naughty Dog. They continue to push the envelope in storytelling while taking full advantage of the Playstation platforms’ capabilities. It’s amazing to many like me how they maintain such a quality throughout their years while being better at their craft. They’re just on a whole […]
When Battleborn was first announced, it was sort of hyped as the major contender against Overwatch as the next big FPS MOBA-style game. Now that Battleborn has been released and Overwatch’s open beta recently ended, Battleborn has been largely overshadowed by Blizzard’s newest game. That’s not to say anything about the actual quality of Battleborn, though. […]
