✖ Though it is an excellent game by most metrics, Hitman 3 is likely the least-flashy entry of the three that developer IO Interactive has released in recent years. It has a lot in common with its predecessors, which is what makes it so fun to play, but by comparison to the other two installments,...
✖ Outriders in a lot of ways is just another prototypical loot shooter. Although it has some interesting ideas with its combat and it generally feels good to play, People Can Fly’s latest release has absolutely led to me feeling fatigued with this genre. Part of that absolutely isn’t the fault of Outriders, but it’s...
Balan Wonderworld prides itself on being a three-dimensional platformer that allows the player to call upon several powers from scores of costumes, and on paper, that sounds well and good, but in execution, the video game from Square Enix is definitely in the running for “Worst Video Game of 2021.” From simplistic gameplay to frustrating...
✖ Gods Will Fall is an incredibly unique experience, unlike anything I’ve really played before in the fantasy action genre. The straightforward but engaging combat is the constant throughout and is at the center of it all, but it’s how the game’s premise and themes are woven into the warriors you lead into each dungeon...
✖ The video game industry may have largely moved away from 8-bit graphics and simpler control schemes, but that hasn’t stopped a number of indie developers from providing players with new experiences that evoke that era. Cyber Shadow, from developer Mechanical Head Studios, is a throwback to NES games like Shadow of the Ninja and...
✖ It can be difficult to carve out your own path in the world of roleplaying games, but Chronos: Before the Ashes manages to find its own voice through a mixture of atmosphere, tension, and mystery. There’s a sense of isolation throughout the game that heightens these elements, and the central gameplay loop of aging...
✖ While video games have always bridged an interesting gap between the real and the fantastical, the past few years have taken those efforts into a wildly new direction. One fan-favorite component of that has been Dontnod Entertainment, which is responsible for photorealistic but reality-bending titles like Life Is Strange and The Awesome Adventures of...
✖ There are only a few certainties in life. Things like death and taxes are inevitable, as is the fact that there will be a new Call of Duty game every fall. It’s like clockwork. There will always be a new Call of Duty release ahead of the holiday season, no matter what the circumstances....
Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity carries with it the hope of millions of fans who fell in love with the world of The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. The latter title overhauled the classic Nintendo series in a way few expected, and Age of Calamity promised to add to that story using an...
✖ Video games, at their best, are a little ridiculous. Even the titles with the most jaw-dropping graphics and most heart-wrenching narrative can feel a little absurd when you break them down in the abstract, which only makes their effective approach to storytelling all the more groundbreaking. That sentiment becomes uniquely apparent a few hours...
