Far Cry 5 Preview Impressions
What struck me in my first moments in the open Montana wilderness of Far Cry 5 was how at-home I felt. No, it wasn’t the occupation of Eden’s Gate throughout the world or the outlandish dialogue and action sequences you’d find it a Far Cry game. In fact, growing up in rural Kentucky, what stuck out most to me about Far Cry 5 is how truly realistic every aspect of the “mundane” country life is repr...[Read More]
Call of Duty: WWII – The Resistance DLC Review
Call of Duty: WWII has definitely been a revitalization of the franchise. As I stated in my review this past November, CoD: WW2 is, “the most complete and enjoyable Call of Duty experiences in years” due to it’s fantastic grounded multiplayer and horrifying zombie mode. But the main concern for CoD: WW2 was if Sledgehammer Games would be able to add more variety with their first map pack, and more...[Read More]
Monster Hunter: World Review
Let’s get one thing straight: Monster Hunter: World is one of the deepest, most complex titles I have played in a very long time. From it’s strong ability to make repetitious gameplay enjoyable, to its seemingly endless amount of content, Monster Hunter: World is the most engaging triple-A game of 2018. Players embark upon a journey of not only slowly improving their armor and weapons, but after n...[Read More]
Dragon Ball FighterZ Review
The most astounding aspect of the Dragon Ball franchise in terms of gaming is how fresh and relevant each new game has felt, even after rehashing many of the same plot tropes the series has seen over the past 30+ years. Sure, some entries have been better than others, and some have even become cult classics (looking at you Budokai 3); but the biggest judgement facing any entry is the quality of it...[Read More]
Star Wars: Battlefront 2 Review
The only quick review I can give Battlefront 2 is that it is close, but not quite close enough to what players have been asking for from DICE/EA’s reboot of the franchise. There aren’t many games that have had the amount of controversy Battlefront 2 has garnered all the way up until launch; and for the most part those controversies are sound. However, it’s the job of the reviewer/critic to look at...[Read More]
Need for Speed: Payback Review
One of the things that has always enticed me about the Need for Speed series is their focus on street racing, especially 2015’s soft reboot of the series. Being an avid street car lover myself (and just like the game advocates for itself, don’t run from the Police, please), the whole “stick to a track” simulation racers never were my style. 2015’s soft reboot of Need for Speed reintroduced somethi...[Read More]
Call of Duty: WW2 Review
I’ll just jump right in and say it: Activision and Sledgehammer games weren’t lying in saying that Call of Duty is back.* After an iffy year for the Call of Duty franchise with Infinite Warfare, Call of Duty: WW2 brings the series back to where many felt like it needed to be, and is it good to be back. From the action-packed yet grounded story, to the “classic” style multiplayer, Call of Duty: WW2...[Read More]
Middle-Earth: Shadow of War Review
I went into Middle-Earth: Shadow of War with very high expectations. I mean, how could I not? 2014’s Middle-Earth: Shadow of Mordor was my personal game of the year with it’s stunning innovation in gameplay with the Nemesis System. It was up to the team at Monolith to deliver a game that not only improved upon the Nemesis System, but to bring the story of Talion and Celebrimbor closer to their end...[Read More]
Thimbleweed Park Thimbleweed Park PS4 Review
Thimbleweed Park surprised me in a multitude of ways. After going without viewing any sort of trailers or reviews of the game, I was almost expecting some sort of 8-bit, point and click X-Files game with an emphasis on the paranormal. While it certainly delivers on that part, what I did not expect was it’s masterful implementation of humor and wit. Throughout my time with Thimbleweed Park, I was c...[Read More]
The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel Review
The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel was quite a surprise to me when I first played it back in 2013. While I skipped out on the PS3 version, it always felt right at home on the Vita with the rest of the systems catalogue of underrated RPGs. Trails of Cold Steel, however, was always one of the JRPGs that stuck out to me in particular. Whether it be through it’s unique story and characters, or...[Read More]
Black Desert Online Review
My first moments of Black Desert Online went pretty much like this: “Quests are delivered, how? Oh, there we go.” “How do I swing my sword? Oh, I guess that makes sense.” “Man, if I ever get into PVP, I’m going to get destroyed because I can’t learn these combos.” “What if I tried a different cla—oh wait, this one is complicated too.” Black Desert Online bills itself as the “next generation MMORPG...[Read More]
Regalia: Of Men and Monarchs
Regalia: Of Men and Monarchs is actually quite a surprising game. Given that many crowd-funded games haven’t lived up to expectations, fizzled out or just flat-out crashed and burned; it’s surprising that Regalia contains some of the warmest characters, delightful story elements and stylish gameplay that many expected to be in the bigger crowd-funded games. Just from the outset of the story, I kne...[Read More]