Perception – Interesting Concept, Disappointing Execution
Back in 2015, developer The Deep End Games started a Kickstarter for an indie project known as Perception with one of the mains selling points being that the team had members who originally worked on critically acclaimed games such as Dead Space and BioShock. Perception’s concept alone was enough to grab me once I saw the team behind it. Perception puts players in control of a blind woman, who mus...[Read More]
Shadow of Mordor Update – Nemesis Forge: Monolith Sticking True to “Nothing Will Be Forgotten”
We are only a few months away from the highly anticipated Shadow of War. Monolith Productions has released a new update for the original Shadow of Mordor, which adds in the Nemesis Forge. The big tagline of Shadow of War is “Nothing Will Be Forgotten,” which was made the original so revolutionary. Uruks had truly remembered your previous encounters and now this system is being built up...[Read More]
E3 2017 – Seven: The Days Long Gone – Much More Than Meets The Eye
Seven: Days Long Gone was a bit of a surprise to me when I got the chance to see it back at E3. When I was told it was an isometric open world RPG, I was a slightly skeptical as isometric open world doesn’t seem ideal. Luckily, I was proven wrong once I got to see what exactly developers IMGN.PRO were actually trying to achieve. Now what I ended up seeing was still part of the pre-beta, so we stil...[Read More]
E3 2017: Middle Earth: Shadow of War – Extremely Ambitious Sequel
At this past E3, WB Games and Monolith made a lot of effort to showcase as much as they could for the upcoming Shadow of War, the sequel to the surprise hit that was Shadow of Mordor. The original game was adored for it’s tight and brutal combat system, but the real praise came from its now revolutionary Nemesis System. At the time, we hadn’t seen anything like it in a AAA ¬action title. Upon firs...[Read More]
E3 2017: Call of Cthulhu – May Be The Lovecraftian Game Fans Have Always Wanted
I got the opportunity to sit in a live demo of the upcoming Call of Cthulhu from developer Cyanide. Up until now, we had not gotten much information on how the game plays, rather we got some eerie and terrifying trailers showcasing the dark nature of the HP Lovecraft universe. I was initially under the impression that this was going to be just an interactive murder mystery, but luckily, we are get...[Read More]
Hello Neighbor: Don’t Judge A Game By It’s Art Style
Horror is one of my favorite genres. What’s great about horror is how much the genre can be made unconventional by breaking the rules of what horror should be. When I think of a good horror game, I think of games like Outlast, Resident Evil, Silent Hill, etc. Those games are immediately recognized in the genre for their dark tone and aesthetic. Tinybuild’s Hello Neighbor is considered ...[Read More]
E3 2017: Vampyr Preview – Darkness Seeped with Consequences
A couple weeks ago we got a stylish and cinematic trailer for an upcoming game titled Vampyr (not sure if it is pronounced normally or “vamp-eer”). Life is Strange developer Dontnod Entertainment looks to once again make vampires cool with this new action RPG taking place in 1918 London during the Spanish Flu epidemic. After a good half hour demo presented to us at E3 this week, Vampyr looks to ad...[Read More]
Insomniac’s Spider-Man Game Is Exactly What I’m Hoping For
Sony’s press conference has just wrapped up, and we got our first glimpse of Insomniac’s upcoming game adaptation of Marvel’s beloved superhero. Spider-Man has always been my hero since I was a kid. I even remember playing the original game adaptation of the 2002 movie back on the PS2, and just playing it over and over again. Even remembering all the cheat codes by heart to unloc...[Read More]
Dead Effect 2 VR Now Available On Steam Early Access
The first person sci fi horror title, Dead Effect 2, has now released as a VR game for Steam Early Access for HTC Vive and Oculus Rift. Developer BadFly Interactive has built the original game from the ground up with VR optimized controls, weapon dual wielding, and improved weapon models. The original game, for those unfamiliar, takes place on a spaceship where crew members must survive against a ...[Read More]
Wonder Woman Review: DC’s Much Needed Film
Let’s all be happy to know that the DC Extended Universe has finally found its first great film! I was pretty disappointed with it’s first three outings; Man of Steel, Batman v Superman, and Suicide Squad. That being said, it became a sigh of relief to know that Wonder Woman was the first film in this universe to capture a beloved character’s origins and give us an absolute blast of a superhero mo...[Read More]
Human Fall Flat (PS4) Review – Why Am I Still Playing?
Human Fall Flat is a little indie game that not many know about. Released not too long ago on console by No Brake Games, Human Fall Flat has players taking control of a white faceless human blob named Bob (no seriously, his name is just Bob) who must find his way to the end of each level utilizing the entire environment to make sure that happens. “Simplicity” is the term I’d like to best describe ...[Read More]
Sony Casts Tom Holland As a Young Nathan Drake
Originally announced back in 2009, the movie adaptation of the critically acclaimed Uncharted series from Naughty Dog has been in developmental hell. With multiple directors constantly being attached and then taken of, it appears the latest news is indication that the movie will officially start pre-production very soon. We have finally gotten a Nathan Drake, but not the Nathan we were expecting. ...[Read More]