Grim Dawn Crate Entertainment Let me begin this review by saying: “Thank goodness for Kickstarter!” Crowdfunding platforms have completely re-shaped the gaming industry in a very favorable way. Where previously, indie titles were relegated to the periphery, stuck in the… Read More »Grim Dawn (Alpha) Review – There Goes My Life
Counter-Strike Global Offensive Valve Games I’ll be the first to admit that I’ve had some rather unhealthy gaming addictions in the past. These began with the little gold box edition Advanced Dungeons & Dragons games, such as Pool of… Read More »Counter-Strike Global Offensive Review – A Fast-Twitch Gamer’s Dream
The Telltale Walking Dead Series Telltale Games If one looks back on my body of work as a game reviewer, a thread will begin to emerge. That common denominator is that I am infatuated by survival games, particularly of… Read More »The Telltale Walking Dead Series Review – A Unique Thrill Ride
Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs The Chinese Room Amnesia: The Dark Descent was, for me at least, the survival horror game that ushered in the new wave of horror games that we’re currently riding on. Recent entries such as Alien:… Read More »Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs Review – Spooky Enough?
Hitman: Absolution IO Interactive/Square Enix I recently took a gander at the latest Hitman film, the generically titled Hitman: Agent 47, as I’ve heard that it was one of the worst films that many people said they’d ever seen. I… Read More »Hitman: Absolution Review – A Slightly Noisier Agent 47
Dying Light Techland My partner and I leapt from rooftop to rooftop—well, at least I did, while he tended to land haphazardly on the sides of many of their jagged, rusty overhangs. From there he’d scramble back up to… Read More »Dying Light Review – Jumping the Sharks
PlanetSide 2 Daybreak Game Company Here’s a recent discussion I had with a friend concerning PlanetSide 2: “You should try it, Ian. It’s really good and a lot deeper than most people give it credit for,” my friend said, almost… Read More »PlanetSide 2 Review – Everything but the Kitchen Sink
Metro: Last Light: Redux 4A Games Back in August I reviewed a little gem of a game called Metro 2033: Redux, and talked about how the video game industry as a whole was in a state of flux. I touched… Read More »Metro: Last Light: Redux Review – Was it Really Necessary?
Guild Wars 2: Heart of Thorns ArenaNet People sometimes ask me if I am familiar with MMOs and if so, why I don’t play them as much as other genres. That can be summed up quite quickly. The answer is… Read More »Guild Wars 2: Heart of Thorns Review – It’s Finally Here, But Does it Deliver?
Dirt Rally Codemasters Here’s an actual excerpt from a conversation I had recently with a gaming friend of mine: “Hey man, you know that Codemasters have a new racing game on Steam Early Access?” he asked me. I grumbled.… Read More »Dirt Rally Review – Codemasters gets Down & Dirty
Just Cause 3 Avalanche Studios/Square Enix The original Just Cause game came out a pretty long time ago (at least in gaming PC years), way back in 2007. It was billed as an action/adventure title and featured a (for the… Read More »Just Cause 3—Zipping From Fireball to Fireball
Divinity: Original Sin Enhanced Edition Larian Studios The summer of 2014 saw some serious heat records broken all across the world, but that wasn’t the only thing that was hot. One of a slew of successful Kickstarter games that took… Read More »Divinity: Original Sin Enhanced Edition—Epic Adventure: Updated