preview
Cris Tales – Demo Impressions
One of the cooler little games shown during Microsoft’s E3 press conference was a vibrant little RPG named Cris Tales which promises to be a love letter to JRPGs from all eras. I wanted to know more about it as the video looked neat, but I needed to get my hands on it, so I downloaded the demo from Steam.
Borderlands 3 E3 2019 Hands-On Preview
Vault Hunters, the wait is almost over. E3 2019 has ended and Gearbox fans around the world can rejoice with a plethora of Borderlands 3 news. At the grand showcase, guests from around the world had the opportunity to get their hands on Borderlands 3. Those unable to attend the three-day event are in luck because they can live vicariously through this coverage. At the very bottom of the page, ther...[Read More]
Bless Unleashed Preview – Bandai Namco Xbox MMO
PAX East 2019 was a crazy turn of events for us here at Marooners’ Rock. Even with so many games to check out and appointments to be kept though, a majority of the Marooners’ Rock staff took the opportunity to visit Bandai Namco’s booth during our free time to play Bless Unleashed. Although I was ultimately the only staff member to have a hands-on press appointment with the Bless...[Read More]
Rad from Double Fine brings the Awesome
At PAX East 2019, I had the chance to check out Double Fine’s recently announced Rad, and while it didn’t have the best first impression, as I kept playing it kept revealing more awesome and enticing reasons for me to change my mind.
Katana Zero Hands-on Preview from PAX East 2019
During the Nindies Showcase Spring 2019, many games caught my eye but Katana Zero stood out. Katana Zero, which is being developed by Askiisoft and being published Devolver Digital, surprised me as it was my first time seeing the retro-inspired gameplay. Soon after, I heard Katana Zero was to be presented at PAX East 2019 at the Devolver Digital booth. I had to make sure that I got my hands on the...[Read More]
PAX East 2019 – Hands On with Creature in the Well
Creature in the Well is one of those games. The mixture of Breakout, pinball, and a dungeon crawler was not something I can say I ever wished for but I’m so glad that Flight School Studio brought these things together in one incredibly fun package. I had the opportunity to check out this unique title at PAX East.
Hands On with Astrologaster at PAX EAST 2019
There is nothing quite like Astrologaster! Coming from developer Nyamyam, Astrologaster is a game based on the real-life Dr. Simon Forman, who couldn’t afford to go to traditional medical school. Dr. Forman decided that he could advise patients using the zodiac as a basis for his reasoning. All he had to do was satisfy the patients with his diagnoses and treatments to keep them coming back and ref...[Read More]
PAX East 2019 Previews with Headup Games
At PAX 2019 we were relaxing from a long day on the hard concrete show floor when we found a cute little party game that was flying under the radar. In the back corner of the Headup Games booth, Fromto’s demo offered a nice place to lounge while allowing players to unleash their creative or chaotic side in a race to the finish. We originally made our way to the Headup Games booth for our app...[Read More]
PAX East 2019: Crash Team Racing: Nitro-Fueled Hands-On Preview
As someone who is an avid fan of racing games, both big and small, getting the opportunity to check out Crash Team Racing: Nitro-Fueled was quite fun. I’ll state now that I’ve never played the Crash Racing series growing up as I mainly owned hand held gaming consoles, plus the PlayStation 1 and original Xbox. Boy, did I miss out! My hands-on time was with the PlayStation 4 version of t...[Read More]
NIS America Showcase 2019 and hands-on
This past Friday night, I was invited to NIS America’s showcase of their games for 2019. Let’s take a look at what you could be playing this year. I could try and pitch each game at you, but that’s why the kind people at NIS were able to do with this showcase and announcement video, followed by streamed playing. Not all games in the showcase were available for demo, but there was...[Read More]
Hands on with Chocobo Mystery Dungeon: Every Buddy
The Final Fantasy series shows no signs of stopping, between its core series, its concepts appearing in the Kingdom Hearts franchise, and of course, the tons of spinoffs. One such spinoff is Chocobo’s Mystery Dungeon: Every Buddy, a modern console remaster of a Wii title in the series of games starring everyone’s favorite golden bird. We recently got a chance to try the game out before...[Read More]
Fallout 76 Hands-On Preview
During this past week of October 2nd to October 4th, Marooners’ Rock writer Dave Warwick and I were invited to take part in the Fallout 76 Preview event at The Greenbrier in West Virginia. We both happen to live in West Virginia, and as you can guess it was only a short drive to get there, which was a plus. During our time there, both him and I were able to obtain three hours of game-play ti...[Read More]