While waiting on the PC patch for Arkham Knight, I take a break to revisit the Asylum. It has been a few years, but the memory of the signature Batman games still burns bright. How does it hold up? What has Arkham Knight improved upon, and what has it forgotten? How did Joker pull off… Continue reading
The Bureau: XCOM Declassified is a third-person, tactical shooter set during the Cold War in 1962. The Bureau of Operations and Command, or XCOM, was created to coordinate US armed forces against the event of Soviet invasion. Thankfully, the director, Myron Faulke, was preparing the organization as the front line in a war against the “Outsiders,”… Continue reading
I’ve always been a fan of fairy tales and folklore. As a child, and even still, I’ve liked the idea that there were vast secret worlds hidden around us in plain sight. Worlds containing the sìdheans (fairy hills) within Celtic mythology or the silly “fairytales are real” plot behind the TV show Grimm. You could only… Continue reading
I’ve always been familiar with Wolfenstein, but never too involved with the series. The jarring shout of a Nazi guard can get a reaction out of me, along with the bellowing “guten tag” from those big blue suckers wielding double mini-guns. I shudder thinking about it. I was liable to write off The New Order as… Continue reading
Before I start, I just noticed that there’s an age gate to buy Mount Your Friends and while it’s justified, it’s also kind of hilarious. I remember watching a trailer for Mount Your Friends when Ethan wrote about it’s launch on the Xbox Live Indie Games store. It was ridiculous in amazing ways, but as… Continue reading
As gamers and South Park fans, it’s no secret that we all tried to pretend that we liked all of the attempts that have been made to bring the essence of what makes South Park into a game, even though they were all terrible. As much fun as it was to throw snow balls at… Continue reading
I’m not going to pretend that you can judge an episodic game by its first episode, but Tales from the Borderlands: Zer0 Sum is the most fun I’ve had with the first episode of a Telltale game. I’m not sure of how you can really judge a first episode, but my mind is racing nonetheless. I’ve… Continue reading
I’m a late fan of the Telltale game series. It wasn’t until after the first season of The Walking Dead was complete that I discovered its awesomeness. I completely missed the announcement that they were working on Game of Thrones, but after seeing the first trailer (below) I couldn’t have been more excited. As soon… Continue reading
After placing several Call of Duty titles under my belt, I figured I could rightfully feel jaded about them. Global catastrophic warfare? No big deal. Deceit and treachery with those in positions of authority? Seen it. Big explosions and big guns? Yawn. But, in all honesty, Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare might be one of… Continue reading
Depending on your perspective, Call of Duty is a known quantity, which can be a good…or bad thing. Call of Duty is also consistently one of the biggest game releases of each and every year. Here we are in 2014 and the reviews of Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare are out now – so what… Continue reading
Peggle 2 made me pump my fists in victory. Like, a legitimately excited, hands fully in the air fist pump. I can’t remember the last time anything in life has inspired me to do a fist pump, much less a video game. What is it about Peggle 2 that inspires this act of bro-ish bravado?… Continue reading
It’s been well established by this point that I have an addiction to the loot system. Open a chest, find loot, shoot an enemy, get loot, be badass enough, get yourself the best loot. The rush of loot is awesome and never-ending. Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel is yet another entry in the series that glorifies its abundance of… Continue reading