Star Wars Battlefront EA/Dice I was at a gigantic super-store recently, which carries just about everything you could ever think of (I won’t name it but I’m sure you know which chain I’m talking about), and was walking down an… Read More »Star Wars Battlefront—Spaz-tastic Star Wars Shenanigans
StarCraft II: Legacy Of The Void Blizzard Entertainment A few months back when some of my gaming developer contacts reported to me that the next installment of the StarCraft II franchise was finally nearing a release, I have to admit… Read More »StarCraft II: Legacy Of The Void —A Worthy Successor to the StarCraft Legacy
Call of Duty: Black Ops III Treyarch Studios Everyone knows that I am very upfront and vocal in my vehemence and general distain for the Call of Duty franchise. Running around haphazardly like some sort of spastic orangutan, leaping this… Read More »Call of Duty: Black Ops III—A Nonsensical Overload on the Senses
Fallout 4 Bethesda Software My adopted canine companion and I carefully navigated through the rubble-strewn Boston suburb, scavenging for anything of value. I was role-playing Fallout 4’s main protagonist to the extent that I’d decided that ultimately, he wanted to… Read More »Fallout 4—A Compelling, Story-Driven Experience
Titanfall Respawn Entertainment I have to admit that I wasn’t exactly chomping at the bit when I’d first heard of Titanfall. I’d read some first impression reports that just said meh to me. Here’s a conversation that I had at… Read More »Titanfall—Fleeting Fun for Fast Twitchers
Split/Second Black Rock Studio/Disney Interactive I was facing an upper tier “episode” called Splashdown, which featured mainly waterfront-based maps. This track in particular, Ferry Wharf, consisted of a sprawling course laid out amongst cargo ships, old dusty docks, and—you guessed… Read More »Split/Second—Hold On to Your Adrenal Glands
Tranformers: Devastation Platinum Games/Activision The 80s Transformers cartoon was an exercise in some of the loftiest exponents of philosophical dogma I’ve ever encountered. To me it was the embodiment of Aikido, the Gentle Way, where a martial artist seeks to… Read More »Tranformers: Devastation—A Love Letter to 80s Cartoon Nostalgia
Insurgency New World Interactive Glass shattered behind us as we ran down the wide hallway, and large caliber 7.62 rounds whizzed through the air all around us. We dove behind a desk for cover as the fully automatic PKM machinegun… Read More »Insurgency—A Thinking Person’s Shooter
Warhammer: End Times – Vermintide Fatshark Games I stared ahead, above the shiny bald pate of my stubby dwarven ranger companion, Bardin. I was playing as Markus, a human Empire soldier, war-weary and eager to return to his simple family… Read More »Warhammer: End Times – Vermintide – A Pretty Fun Romp through Familiar Waters
Pillars of Eternity: The White March – Part 1 Obsidian Entertainment Last month, when I reviewed Pillars of Eternity, I was in the process of building up my main character, a two-handed sword wielding Fighter named Sturmgor the Slayer. As… Read More »Pillars of Eternity: The White March – Part 1 – A Decent, Fun Expansion but Nothing Jaw-Dropping
Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes Konami Metal Gear Solid is one of the most esteemed franchises in gaming history. The multiple storylines can sometimes be a little dense to digest, and unless you follow them closely, you may end… Read More »Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes — A New Direction, But Does it Pay Off?
Outlast Red Barrels Last week when I reviewed Alien: Isolation, I referenced another game that a friend had told me about, that had a similar scare factor. I didn’t quite flesh out what I was talking about, so for the… Read More »Outlast—Squeal Like a Pig, Boy