When The Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing first came out a few years ago, it was a bit of a surprise. A robust, if technically flawed, action RPG with an interesting plot and some thoroughly entertaining writing, it went a long way to clearing some of the stink from a …
The other day, Telltale Games announced that Batman: A Telltale Series would include a new multiplayer feature called Crowd Play, allowing groups of people to cooperatively make the decisions that drive the game. This could be huge, mainly because it’s reinforcing something that I think has long been true for Telltale’s adventures—they may …
With the new Justice League trailer released at Comic Con last week, we got a look at the new-look Aquaman, played by Jason Momoa. Previously only the subject of promotional stills, set shots, and a brief cameo in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, the trailer let fans briefly see Aquaman in action. Unsurprisingly, …
No Man’s Sky is one of my most anticipated games of the year. But with the last couple of trailers, it’s starting to look like Destiny, one of the most disappointing games of all time, and that concerns me. As the lovely Amy Potter pointed out, No Man’s Sky‘s UI looks more than a …
I imported I Am Setsuna earlier this year when it first came out in Japan, though I never got around to playing more than the first couple of hours. Having now played the English version, I’m glad I didn’t play much of the import, because with my cursory understanding of …
Mafia III is one of my most anticipated games of 2016, and that’s almost entirely due to the work of the marketing team—the people behind the trailers, in particular. I year ago, I never would have expected this to be the case. I’ve never played a Mafia game, and I’ve never really had …
After falling in love with the digital monthlies, I was quick to throw money at a Kickstarter campaign for a print version of Fresh Romance earlier this year. That campaign was a success, and my copy of the Fresh Romance: Volume 1 paperback arrived last month, which I wrote a review for over at …
Telltale Games have released the first trailer for their upcoming Batman: A Telltale Series, bringing with it further hope that this game might just be the second coming of Batman: The Animated Series that so many Batman fans have been waiting for. The Animated Series set itself apart through brilliant writing—it was dark and heavy, …
Playing Star Ocean: Integrity and Faithlessness, I couldn’t shake the feeling that I was playing a completely different game to other reviewers. Maybe the lukewarm reception tempered my own expectations somewhat, but what I played was a good game—a great game, even. There are a lot of minor annoyances that …
Later this year, Nintendo will release the Nintendo Classic Mini: Nintendo Entertainment System, a “mini replica of Nintendo’s original home console.” This mini NES is a little microconsole loaded up with 30 NES classics, dressed up like a Nintendo Entertainment System. I guess it’s a neat idea as a way of …
