The Dark Pictures Anthology: Little Hope Review
“So. Much. Death.” The Dark Pictures Anthology: Little Hope straddles the line between identity turmoil and interpersonal conflict in a time where we struggle to truly understand who we are as a society. Falling somewhere closer to A24’s The Witch (2015) than The Blair Witch Project (1999) in terms of horror, Little Hope often asks questions deeper than a typical horror romp. Who are w...[Read More]
Star Wars: Squadrons Review
There are a few fantasies that Star Wars fans dream of living out: to feel the force as a lightsaber-wielding Jedi, capture the galaxy’s most wanted as a cold and calculating bounty hunter, and, most of all, dogfight in the cockpit of an X-Wing . Star Wars: Squadrons fully embraces the latter, with some minor caveats. Offering a generous amount of content for its price, along with several differen...[Read More]
Tennis World Tour 2 Review
Tennis has had an interesting foray in the video game world. While not as prolific as football and basketball games, tennis games have been a staple since the very inception of video games. While trending more towards the arcadey and easy access type of game, there is a healthy gap for good tennis simulation games. Enter Tennis World Tour 2. Tennis World Tour 2 takes the delicate balance of fun vs...[Read More]
NBA 2K21 Review
As with every transition into a new console generation, we are in an odd period with sports games; NBA 2K21 not being the exception. The current-gen renditions of sports titles are usually a tad held back or “more of the same”, with most of the new and exciting features saved for the next-gen versions. NBA 2K21 does introduce some small changes to the current-gen version, but by and large, it̵...[Read More]
NBA 2K21 New MyCareer and Neighborhood Details!
New details on NBA 2K21’s most anticipated mode have been revealed! Details below: 2K today revealed details about the new NBA 2K21 MyCAREER mode and Neighborhood for current-generation consoles leading up to game launch on September 4. NBA 2K21 features a new MyCAREER storyline that takes your player from high school through college – incorporating ten officially-licensed college prog...[Read More]
Mortal Shell Review
It’s not very often that modern games establish brand new types of genres. FromSoftware’s Dark Souls is one of those games, having inspired plenty of “Souls-like” games over the past decade. As with most Dark Souls inspired games, they tend to hit on some of the marks but falter in others; thus leading to a lackluster attempt that overstays its welcome. Mortal Shell is not one of those games. Mort...[Read More]
Destroy All Humans! Review
Destroy All Humans! (2005) is almost the perfect example of a game from the PS2 era that released to middling critical reception, carving out its niche within the gaming community, and becoming a beloved classic. Jump ahead fifteen years and those same fans are being treated to a 1:1 remake of the original, bringing some much-needed improvements. While Destroy All Humans! (2020) doesn’t go far eno...[Read More]
Spongebob Squarepants: Battle for Bikini Bottom – Rehydrated
“Who lives in a pineapple under the sea?!…” Spongebob Squarepants: Battle for Bikini Bottom is one of the rare titles in the PS2 era that transcended the typical quality of a licensed game that was oh-so-plentiful. Make no mistake, the actual platforming quality was never earth-shattering; instead, the game breaks the mold of licensed games by acutely understanding its source material and giving S...[Read More]
Maneater
Ever so often games come around that propose a power fantasy unlike any other. For some, its the ability to be a gun-toting badass. For others, it’s being able to be whisked away to a fantasy world. And then there are games like Maneater; a game that gives you direct control of one of the scariest creatures in the world and devours everything in its path. Maneater never truly takes itself se...[Read More]
Predator: Hunting Grounds
Predator: Hunting Grounds looks and sounds like the cult-classic film Predator, but unfortunately doesn’t feel like Predator. As Alan Silvestri’s iconic score swells, you can’t help but feel like you’re about to embark on an action-packed, skull collecting adventure. But you’ll soon discover that under all of the nostalgia is a game that lacks a soul (or spine). Predator: Hunting Grounds by no mea...[Read More]
Skellboy
There are always a few things I look for in a new Nintendo Switch indie game. Does it look unique? Does it look fun? Is it something I can pick up at any point? Luckily, Skellboy was one of those games that hit my (albeit easy) requirements. The first thing anyone will notice in Skellboy is just how visually interesting the game is. Using a sort-of isometric 8-bit style w...[Read More]
DragonBall Z: Kakarot
There’s something to be said about taking things back to basics. For nearly the last decade, there hasn’t been a game in the DragonBall franchise that has tackled the beloved story in the way DragonBall Z: Kakarot has. Yes, we got to see some of the stories and characters through a new lens in the Xenoverse series, and we got some stellar fighting mechanics with DragonBall...[Read More]