The Sniper Elite series has come a long way over the years. The 2005 original was rough around the edges but built on an effective concept: a WWII-era stealth action game with a focus on long range marksmanship and life like bullet physics. By 2017’s Sniper Elite 4, the series …
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Spoiler warning: This review covers some general themes that Days Gone explores, which some might consider spoilers. There’s nothing about specific plot points. There was a moment, little way past the halfway mark, that Days Gone seemed to be onto something special. Instead of the tired old “humans are the real monsters” nonsense, here was a zombie* apocalypse story that seemed more interested in the fundamental humanity of those …
MLB The Show consistently delivers one of the best baseball experiences you’ll find in a videogame. MLB The Show 19 is no exception: the depth and attention to detail in its simulation of the sport is second to none, with an array of game modes from an arcade-style retro mode …
Yoshi’s Crafted World is delightful. The Yoshi games have long been the more whimsical counterpart to Mario Bros.’ antics, and Crafted World takes that idea to its zenith with a world that looks like one very ambitious arts and crafts project: folded paper and repurposed rubbish are the stars here, …
As a newcomer, it’s hard to know where to jump in with Fate. It’s been around since 2004, with a canon that spans numerous different mediums and alternate universes. Fate/Extella Link would seem an odd place to dive into this labyrinth of Fate lore; even if you ignore all the …
One of the most memorable things about Metro: 2033 and Metro: Last Light was their sense of place. Both games are claustrophobic and constricting, sometimes to the point of frustration, but that was in keeping with the very ideas that the games (and the books they’re based on) wanted to …
“I’m going to show you how to kill a god.” Gods and heavenly bodies are almost as common in JRPGs as slimes, but it’s rather more rare to see a game actually engage with those ideas on any meaningful way. More often than not, a god-like being as the final …
Beat Saber is a stroke of genius. It’s a combination of all the best parts of rhythm games, virtual reality, and motion controls to deliver an experience that’s intense and energetic. At its highest levels, it’ll challenge even the most hardcore rhythm game player, but it’s simple and intuitive enough …
Every year, Nippon Ichi Software holds an internal event encouraging all staff to come up with ideas for a new game, with one such submission guaranteed to get picked up for development and eventual release. It’s an avenue expressly designed to encourage creativity and to involve staff not usually involved …
One of my biggest complaints about the otherwise delightful Atelier Rorona: The Alchemist of Arland DX was its time limit system. With every action moving you closer to a strict deadline that’ll force the story forward—or send you to a game over, if you aren’t careful—there’s little room to just …