Who remembers playing “Cops and Robbers” as a child? It was a fun time with tons of friends, pretending that one team was the good guys trying to catch the bad guys on the other team. Battlefield: Hardline at first glance seemed to do the same: pretend to be a game of cops v. criminals instead of the traditional bland modern shooter. So, does the game stand out like a kingpin or is it just a thug to the shooter genre?
Final Fantasy Type-0 HD is a strange game with a stranger history. It was originally announced as a mobile phone/PlayStation Portable game called Final Fantasy Agito XIII before Square Enix dropped the mobile phone platform and changed the game’s name. It was then only released in Japan in 2011 for PSP. Its HD port to PlayStation 4 and Xbox One is actually the first time gamers in the West have been able to play the title. As with most other JRPGs that take years to come west, Final Fantasy Type-0 HD had a lot of hype leading up to its release. But was it able to deliver on that hype? Continue reading Final Fantasy Type-0 HD Review
Fans of retro shoot-em-ups, or “SHMUPS” rejoice! The 2011 PC hit Jamestown: Legend of the Lost Colony has made its way onto the PlayStation 4 in the form of a bigger and better Jamestown+. Continue reading Jamestown+ Review
Take XCOM and mix in some Valkyria Chronicles. Add a pinch of Gears of War, then throw in a host of references to classic American literature. Serve up the result with a comic book/steampunk aesthetic, and you have Code Name: S.T.E.A.M., the latest 3DS game from Intelligent Systems. Nintendo’s latest IP certainly draws inspiration from a great variety of sources, but does the result measure up to the sum of its parts? Continue reading Code Name: S.T.E.A.M. Review
This console generation has seen the release of many “remasters” of older games. This time it is Ninja Theory’s DmC Devil May Cry, which has now been rebranded as DmC Devil May Cry Definitive Edition. The game originally launched in 2013 and now is available on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. The non-definitive edition was a fantastic game, and now this one is even better. Continue reading DmC Devil May Cry Definitive Edition Review
Violence has become a trope in media today. From the increasingly gory television shows like The Walking Dead to torture porn films like the Saw franchise, violence is something we are inundated with on a daily basis. On top of this, filmmakers, game designers, and showrunners continue to push the envelope further and further with the end goal of making more money and seizing more attention. Sure, one can argue that a lot of these creators are just following their vision. However, most of the time it feels as though these artists are seeking attention, and controversy tends to be an easy way to attain this. Upon first glance, it may seem as though Dennaton Games’ is trying to get attention for their gruesome game. However, after a few scenes it becomes immediately clear that there is a lot more to Hotline Miami than its gory presentation. Like the first, Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number is a gruesome and unsettling experience that demanded my attention from beginning to end.
Monster slaying is often a staple ingredient in crafting a well-seasoned JRPG. To spice things up, the developers at Rideon Japan mixed in some cooking mechanics and farming elements. If this concoction sounds like an appealing dish, then Adventure Bar Story is just the meal for you! Continue reading Adventure Bar Story Review
Frontier Developments appear very much at home when rollercoasters are at the forefront of their games. From the famous Rollercoaster Tycoon series, to the slightly less-known Thrillville, Frontier is now bringing their rollercoaster construction (and destruction) expertise to the new generation in the form of Screamride. But just how fun is the ride? Continue reading Screamride Review
Alfa System‘s Oreshika: Tainted Bloodlines isn’t exactly what it appears on the surface if you’re unfamiliar with its 1999 PlayStation predecessor, Ore no Shikabane o Koete Yuke (roughly translating to “Over My Dead Body”). Certainly, the story is fairly up-front from the start. It’s medieval Japan, and the nation’s collection of holy artifacts have mysteriously gone missing. Sorcerer Abe no Seimei convinces the emperor that the only way to appease the gods for this dire tragedy is to sacrifice the entire clan who was responsible for protecting the holy places. Many years later, things aren’t great in the absence of the artifacts, and the gods still aren’t satisfied, so they resurrect the sacrificed clan in order to finally end the chaos. As the leader of this clan, you are tasked with hunting Seimei down to reclaim the lost artifacts. Besides purely seeking vengeance and justice, you must also eliminate him in order to lift the Curse of Broken Lineage and the Curse of Ephemerality he placed on your clan. And that’s where the game takes a turn, though not necessarily for worse.
Are you too busy to read our Ori and the Blind Forest review? Well we have you covered with a video review summing everything up! Continue reading Ori and the Blind Forest Video Review
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