Review by Matt S. It says it right in the title: this game is a roguelike. That means player death, more player death, and then for a bit of variety, some more player death. Now with most roguelikes, when a character dies it’s simply back to the start of the…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. Onechanbara is a franchise where women clad in the most impractical bikinis you could imagine (just because they can, apparently) run around killing monsters. As you can probably imagine given how singularly grindhouse and exploitative the premise sounds, the Onechanbara games haven’t exactly been of the…
Read MoreReview by Sam M. It’s hard to make a twin-stick shooter that stands out from the rest. Crimsonland, brought to us by developers 10tons, is the next game to try. It takes takes the steps needed to advance the formula, only to take a few steps back in the process.…
Read MoreNews by Shaan J. Plenty of video games have managed to jump to another medium; games are occasionally adapted into movies, and less commonly TV shows. And occasionally, video games make it onto the big stage (I personally will always regret missing out on the Ace Attorney musical). The Last of…
Read MoreReview by Pierre-Yves L. Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition for the PS4 is a new version of a side-scrolling Metroidvania brawler that has been more than a little popular, and comes to us from Canadian-based DrinkBox Software. The game was already good stuff, so you might be wondering what the…
Read MoreNews by Jedediah H. It takes guts to be a trooper. Zombies, aliens, giant spiders (eeeek!): they’re par for the position, and rush at you with visceral malice in overwhelming waves. So you do the only thing you can to keep your torso intact – shoot ’em in the face…
Read MoreNews by Jedediah H. For those of you who continue to surmount legions of suicidal infantrymen as a nearly invincible general in Dynasty Warriors 8: Xtreme Legends, further prepare your flashy swordsmanship with these PS4 screen shots of the upcoming Samurai Warriors 4: Celebrating 10 glorious years and 34 million…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. Transformers is clearly the perfect material for games, but as we’ve seen from the films, potential and execution are very different things. The franchise has been around for decades now, and so effectively taps into that warm sense of nostalgia that is so appealing to adults.…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. Valiant Hearts was one of my picks for E3 2014, courtesy of a trailer that had me in tears. It seemed like, after all the years that people have been making games, this was the game that would finally tackle the subject of war in a…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. Entwined is a bittersweet story about relationships. Abstract as it is, it’s a heartfelt look at the way relationships function, and serves a reminder that communication within a relationship can be difficult, and can even break down, but the ultimate reward for getting it right is…
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