Green Hell Creepy Jar The survival game genre is one of my favorites, right up there with role-playing games and military shooters. While survival horror is another spin-off of the genre, much of the time you don’t have to be… Read More »Green Hell (Early Access) Review – A Frightfully Good Survival Experience
Mist Survival Rati Wattanakornprasit With all of the zombie survival games out there right now flooding the market, when I first saw Mist Survival on Stream I thought to myself: “Oh boy, here we go with yet another watered down… Read More »Mist Survival (Early Access) Review – A Standout Zombie Survival Experience
Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire Obsidian/Versus Evil 2015’s Pillars of Eternity was considered by many to be the main title which heralded in the new age of classic computer role-playing games. It married the highly-detailed narratives of games like Baldur’s… Read More »Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire Review – Rampaging Gods & Swashbuckling Pirates
Pillars of Eternity Obsidian/Paradox Interactive Back in 2014 when I’d first heard that Obsidian was developing an old-school isometric RPG in the same vein as Baldur’s Gate 1 and 2 (and Icewind Dale),I was ecstatic. I played those original masterpieces… Read More »Pillars of Eternity Retro Review – Obsidian’s Love Letter to Classic CRPGs
Dying Light: Bad Blood Techland It’s hard to believe that Techland’s zombie masterpiece has been out for over three years already. It’s highly intuitive parkouring and constant sense of tension are elements that helped to catapult Dying Light’s popularity to… Read More »Dying Light: Bad Blood Review – A Zombie-Soaked Battle Royal Free-for-all
Tekken 7 Season 2 Pass Bandai Namco Ah, the glories of fighting games. I remember going down to my local arcade and plunking quarters into many a fighting game when I was a kid. I played everything from weapon-based fighters… Read More »Tekken 7 Season 2 Pass (so far) Review – Hardcore Fighting Fans Rejoice!
SCUM Gamepires, Croteam/Devolver Digital During our first game of SCUM, my buddy and I decided we’d try checking out one of the larger points of interest on the game’s gigantic map. We were easing up on what we thought was… Read More »SCUM (Early Access) Review – Hardcore Survival Redefined
Ground Branch Blackfoot Studios Over the last couple of decades or so, tactical shooters have generally gone from being tactical to what I call “tac lite.” It’s hard to believe that the original Rainbow Six game came out twenty years… Read More »Ground Branch Review – Possibly the Next Big Thing for the Tactical Shooter Genre
SCUM Gamepires, Croteam/Devolver Digital I was chatting with a gaming friend last week and he surprised me by purchasing a little game called SCUM for me. That was on August 29th, literally the day that the game debuted on Early… Read More »SCUM Review – Leading the New Age of Hardcore Survival Games
Rising Storm 2: Vietnam Tripwire Interactive My squad mates and I were running through some trenches which snaked their way from the lower areas below Hill 937 to the foot of the hills themselves. We were playing as the United… Read More »Rising Storm 2: Vietnam (Campaign Update) Review – Campaign Mode is a Major Game Changer!
Fear the Wolves Vostok Games/Focus Home Interactive Since the downfall of PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds, many gamers (myself included) have been looking for a glorious successor to replace its seat as king of the battle royales. But that’s not an easy task.… Read More »Fear the Wolves Review – An Interesting Concept Plagued by a Few Issues
The Culling: Day One Reference Xaviant Games Luckily, my partner and I began our match not too far from one another. We were on one of two of The Culling’s maps, this one a sprawling prison complex. We linked up… Read More »The Culling: Day One Reference Review – A Last Chance at Redemption