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Bloodborne The Old Hunters Review

A HUNTER’S VICTORY

It’s more Bloodborne. But I suppose you already knew that. The Old Hunters is a dense amount of DLC that has plenty to offer Hunters both old and new to Yharnam. While the setting’s depth may be more rewarding for those who have already explored the main game, this expansion gives players plenty of reason to come back for more punishment.
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REVIEW: BATMAN: ARKHAM KNIGHT’S NOVEMBER DLC

INJUSTICE FOR ALL

Ah! Another month, another new batch of Batman: Arkham Knight Downloadable Content (DLC). This month, Rocksteady Studios has given us a chance to play as two different characters in their own unique stories – Catwoman and Robin. Continue reading REVIEW: BATMAN: ARKHAM KNIGHT’S NOVEMBER DLC

Game of Thrones: The Ice Dragon Review

“… OR YOU DIE”

The season finale to Telltale GamesGame of Thrones may seem like culmination of all choices players have made in the past five episodes, but the biggest impacts to the world are primarily based on the decisions made in the last. While the story ends a little sooner for some of the Forrester bloodline, for better or worse, it is certainly not complete for the players who have followed these characters through a six episode season.
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Tales from the Borderlands Episode Five: Vault of the Traveler

“HELL OF A LOT OF MONITORS IN THIS PLACE”

WARNING: SPOILERS FOLLOW FOR ALL BORDERLANDS TITLES (WITH MINIMAL SPOILERS FOR EPISODE FIVE).

The glorious journey that is Telltale Games’s Tales from the Borderlands has finally come to its conclusion. The journey is one well worth travelling, and the end result is one truly worth experiencing.
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FATAL FRAME: MAIDEN OF BLACK WATER REVIEW

DROWNING IN FEAR

Fatal Frame is not a series that I’m overly familiar with. In fact, other than a brief mention from a friend about seven years ago about how “scary” the PlayStation 2 entries were, I hadn’t even heard of them. All that changed recently when I finally tried it out for myself. Continue reading FATAL FRAME: MAIDEN OF BLACK WATER REVIEW

Superbeat Xonic Review

PERFECT PLAY! INCREDIBLE!

It’s been quite the year for rhythm games! The once-dormant genre is making a comeback in a big way, with new entries in the Guitar Hero, Rock Band, Project Diva, and even Persona series. Drawing on their past experience with the DJMAX series, the developers at Nurijoy are capping off the 2015 resurgence of rhythm games with Superbeat Xonic. But did they end the year on a high note? Continue reading Superbeat Xonic Review

Blood Bowl 2 Review

Rolling the Dice on the Gridiron

Cyanide Studios’s Blood Bowl 2 is the result of combining two contrasting concepts – American football and the savagely brutal world of Warhammer Fantasy tabletop games. That concept isn’t the only thing that makes this game stand out. Tabletop turn-based strategy football is an even more peculiar melding of ideas. Idealistically this game can be described as genuinely genius, but this doesn’t mean that this game is free of flaws. Continue reading Blood Bowl 2 Review

Contradiction Review

YOU’RE NOT A VERY GOOD LIAR

Contradiction is a point-and-click adventure game done entirely with full-motion videos featuring real life actors and locations. Funded on the popular crowdfunding website Kickstarter, it’s a throwback to a style done in the 1990s, known mostly for its hilariously cheesy acting, cheap production values, and middling gameplay. While Contradiction wears its inspiration on its sleeve proudly, it excels in many aspects its predecessors typically stumbled at and, as a result, supersedes its expectations. Continue reading Contradiction Review