Rainbow Six Siege: Operation Grim Sky Preview
Is it possible to enjoy a game while still being terrible at it? Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege puts that question to the test for me. I’ve always viewed Siege as “search and destroy on steroids” with its elimination-style gameplay that rewards patience and a tactical mind. The few times I hop into the game, I’m blown away by the fan reception and Ubisoft’s dedi...[Read More]
Assassin’s Creed Odyssey Preview: Mythos in the Making
Assassin’s Creed possesses one of the most intriguing, appealing blueprints in gaming. The series has had many bedrock entries supporting the weight of flimsy choices and drastic errors. Assassin’s Creed II and Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag have been pillars, beginning- and end-points where the concepts and mechanics made the most sense. Yes, we know that Unity decayed that str...[Read More]
Transference Preview: Broken Homes and Bent Reality
In fifteen minutes Transference had firmly planted itself in my mind. My stomach was lurching and I was swiftly turning my head at the slightest suggestion of distant noise. When plunging the depths of virtual reality, this may be a sign that nausea is about to set in and you’ll wish you had a vomit bag. For Ubisoft and SpectreVision’s upcoming VR game, it’s a sign of the psychol...[Read More]
MXGP Pro
There’s a certain kind of hesitation that comes to reviewing MXGP Pro. How does a person tackle a game with the full knowledge that only a few weeks ago, they reviewed a motorcycle game by the exact same developer? Early in June developer Milestone S.r.l. released MotoGP 18, a game that seems to merely serve as an iteration on a franchise rather than an attempt at providing players with anyt...[Read More]
Prey: Mooncrash
Prey is an incredible game. In the stable of Bethesda first-person games, Prey is also the runt of the litter. Despite being made by Dishonored developer Arkane Studios, Prey didn’t seem to resonate with the masses. It wasn’t Fallout or the Elder Scrolls. It didn’t have the Nazi-killing gusto of Wolfenstein or the lineage of Doom. But just like Dishonored, Prey plucked from the b...[Read More]
MotoGP 18
First place. It’s an elusive mistress sought out by the hungriest sports teams, Olympians, politicians, racers, gamers, and pageant queens. Whether a gold crown, the middle spot on a podium, or a flashing “1st!” on a screen, the yearning for victory drives us to do great things. The feeling of achievement at being singled out from multitudes of people as the best is one of life&#...[Read More]
Hitman: Sniper Assassin Gives a Taste of Sequel’s Potential
Hitman’s playground of murder gave players a baffling amount of freedom when IO Interactive rebooted the series in 2016. “Here’s the objective, here’s dozens of ways to complete the objective, have fun,” IO whispered as it plopped each episodic entry into players’ laps. Initial reactions to a trickled release cycle over a full-blown game were met with skepticism, mainly due to publisher Squa...[Read More]
Riddled Corpses EX (PS4)
For a developer to elevate the twin-stick shooter in any meaningful way, it must take the intrinsic shoot ’em up elements and transform them. Housemarque’s output over past years with titles like Super Stardust and Resogun prove that paying homage to Robotron: 2084 and Defender can come natural, creating an enthralling game that’s familiar yet fresh. As one of my personal favorit...[Read More]