Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire – The Forgotten Sanctum DLC Obsidian Entertainment/Versus Evil The release of Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire stoked the fires of the CRPG flame pit, and showed the gaming masses that good ol’ fashioned role-playing… Read More »Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire – The Forgotten Sanctum – A Brilliant Ode to the Classics
Dead or Alive 6 Koei Tecmo The fast and furious, fighting game frenzy of the late 80s and 90s ushered in a plethora of franchises. Although 2D fighters flourished at first, as technology evolved we began to see fully 3D… Read More »Dead or Alive 6 Review – More Under the Hood Than First Thought
Metro Exodus 4A Games/Deep Silver I’m a sucker for good post-apocalyptic games, especially considering I’m also a book author who has written within the genre. Luckily for me, there have been many games set in the genre over the years,… Read More »Metro Exodus Review – A Gritty, Post-Apocalyptic Extravaganza
Dead or Alive 6 Team Ninja Fighting games haven’t evolved much over the last few decades. Some of the 90’s most promising games, such as the Bushido Blade and Tobal series—which offered totally unique fighting mechanics—fell by the wayside long… Read More »Dead or Alive 6 Review – More Than Meets the Eye
X4: Foundations Egosoft Games set in the X universe are a rather daunting prospect to learn and play for the more casual gamers out there. They usually involve having to invest a considerable chuck of a person’s time and energy… Read More »X4: Foundations Review – A Gloriously Deep Space Opera
Metro Exodus 4A Games Battle Royale games have obviously become solid gold, at least the upper tier titles. It seems like every time I turn around, some gaming developers are desperately trying to cobble together digitized offerings that they hope… Read More »Metro Exodus Review – A Gritty Lens into a Post-Apocalyptic Masterwork
Re-Legion Ice Code Games/1C Entertainment I’ve been a lifelong science fiction nerd who actually grew up to write my own near-future dystopian series. So, when I first laid eyes on video footage from indie developer, Ice Code Games’, cyberpunk effort,… Read More »Re-Legion Review – A Neo Noir Offering That Punches Higher Than its Weight
Jump Force Bandai Namco I used to be a huge fighting game fan back in the day. Back in the hallowed days of yore when physical arcades were still relatively popular, and I’d meet up with some friends after making… Read More »Jump Force Review – Flashy Like Tinsel
Warriors Orochi 4 Omega Force/Koei Tecmo Japanese developers Omega Force really know what they’re doing when it comes to the Musou gaming genre. For those not in the know, a Musou game basically equates to a semi-open world beat-em-up,… Read More »Warriors Orochi 4 Review – I Have the Power!
The Dark Occult RYM Games Survival horror games almost seem to be a dime-a-dozen these days. Every time I turn around there’s a new survival horror title coming out. Many of these are of the open-world, sandbox variety—such as The… Read More »The Dark Occult Review – A Highly Underrated Horror Gem
Visage SadSquare Studios If you’re any sort of horror fan worth your salt, you’ve most likely seen the Kojima Production’s PT (playable teaser) horror extravaganza. PT functioned as a short demo for the now-cancelled Silent Hills game that horror junkies… Read More »Visage Review – Could This Be the Next Psychological Horror Masterpiece?
The Blackout Club Question Many gamers still consider Left 4 Dead 2 to be the absolute pinnacle of team-based, multiplayer, survival horror games. Not surprisingly, Valve’s 2009 hit is still being played today, in no small part due to the… Read More »The Blackout Club Review – More Than Meets the Eyes