Review by Shaan J. Hot off of the heels of punishing myself by playing Dark Souls II, I immediately jumped back into the world of Drangleic, this time to explore the game’s first DLC expansion – Crown of the Sunken King. For what it is worth, I was initially skeptical.…
Read MoreReview by Nick H. Collectible Card Games (CCGs) have become hugely popular in video games. From Magic the Gathering to Yu-Gi-Oh! and Hearthstone we’ve seen a great mix of physical games that have found their way over to the digital realm, and other games that have been built from the…
Read MoreReview by Nick H. Telltale Games have a habit of creating penultimate episodes to their adventure games that leave me underwhelmed, but put me in a position where I’m excited for the final chapter. This was how I felt about the second-to-last episode during season one of The Walking Dead,…
Read MoreReview by Nick H. Some people have described Amazing Princess Sarah as Metroidvania in style, but really there is almost not Metroid – just plenty of ‘vania’. In terms of the style both visually and how the game plays, this is one of the better Castlevania-inspired titles I have had…
Read MoreReview by Nick H. Wow. That is how you conclude an episodic series of games. The Wolf Among Us has proven itself to be an excellent narrative throughout the first four episodes. Episode 5 is an almost perfect conclusion to a series of episodes that had me far more invested…
Read MoreReview by Nick H. Street Fighter has been punching and kicking for so long now that it is sometimes hard to believe that the series is really only technically onto its fourth iteration. Of course, there have been a lot of Street Fighter IVs now, and each and every time…
Read MoreReview by Nick H. As the fourth chapter in Telltale’s five episode series based on monsters and mythology, In Sheep’s Clothing has the unenviable task of trying to tie up a lot of loose ends while propelling the story forward to its conclusion. I came away from this episode somewhat…
Read MoreReview by Nick H. The Walking Dead is a style of game that does not appeal to everyone. The pace is very methodical, the focus on characters and narrative outweigh traditional action elements that many consider important to their games. Yet the series has proven that it can compelling in…
Read MoreReview by Nick H. The Wolf Among Us started off feeling very familiar as it used many of the same mechanics found in previous Telltale franchises such as The Walking Dead or Back to the Future. The idea of a narrative-heavy experience with some important choices to be made along…
Read MoreReview by Nick H. By now the formula Telltale Games uses for its The Walking Dead series is familiar territory. More interactive novel than game, the focus on the design is on narrative over action. There are brief action and timing sequences, but they are used to put exclamation points…
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