Crysis Remastered Trilogy
Last year, Crysis Remastered was released for PC and consoles, bringing with it improved visuals but also some severe bugs and performance issues. Since then, the game has patched up nicely, and was also released as part of the Crysis Remastered Trilogy which includes the first three games of the series. Let’s have a closer look at the Trilogy release that came out last month. So Crysis is r...[Read More]
Ghostrunner (PS5)
Ghostrunner parkoured its way onto the PS5 recently, about eleven months after its initial launch on the PS4. The first-person, cyberpunk, parkour action game runs even smoother and loads a bit faster on the PS5 compared to its PS4 counterpart, but otherwise the core gameplay remains the same. Published by 505 Games and co-developed by several studios including All In! Games, One More Level, 3D Re...[Read More]
Alan Wake Remastered
Eleven years ago, Remedy Entertainment released Alan Wake for PC and Xbox 360. I reviewed it way back then and enjoyed it (despite the state of that old post, I would recommend reading that article as a supplement to this one as the core game is exactly the same). Alan Wake went on to have two story-continuing DLCs (The Signal and The Writer), as well as a spin-off game called Alan Wake’s Am...[Read More]
Death Stranding: Director’s Cut
I can’t remember the last time I had such mixed feelings about a gaming experience as I have had with Death Stranding: Director’s Cut. It’s an awesome game by almost any measure, to be sure — that’s undeniable. But I still struggled to stay engaged at times and found myself pretty worn out the further I got. I was aware of the original release, and my great friend lov...[Read More]
Lost Judgment
As far as franchises go, Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio’s Yakuza and Judgment are amongst my very favorites. I have a large collection of Yakuza goods and recently completed a lengthy playthrough of Judgment on PS5 (my review, and Eric Layman’s great review on PS4) having thoroughly enjoyed it. Lost Judgment was going to be a must-have for me this Fall, so I’m thankful to have received a r...[Read More]
Sonic Colors Ultimate
I remember being at the reveal for Sonic Colors at E3 a dozen or so years ago. The game looked good, and fellow Senior Editor Eric Layman reviewed it way back in December of 2010, although that article was lost years ago in a server mishap. Anyway, it’s a game that has always been in my backlog, just getting perpetually bumped for other pursuits. When I discovered the a remaster was in the w...[Read More]
Crysis Remastered Trilogy Arrives on October 15th
Crysis Remastered Trilogy Will Launch on October 15 Crytek’s all-in-one bundle of three classic remastered Crysis games comes to PC & consoles FRANKFURT, Germany – Sept. 2, 2021 – Crytek today announced that Crysis Remastered Trilogy, an all-in-one collection featuring remasters of the iconic single-player campaigns from Crysis, Crysis 2, and Crysis 3, will launch on October 15 on PC and conso...[Read More]
Tormented Souls
So often it’s the games that go under the radar, that don’t have the huge development or marketing budget, that impress so much. In console generations gone by, it seemed like there were a lot more of these games that I like to refer as ‘AA’ — they are not your blockbuster, big budget, marketed-to-hell-and-back ‘AAA’ games, but instead they’re the ga...[Read More]
Quake Remastered
Twenty-five years ago, Quake launched on PC, and oh how I remember those days with fondness. I still have my original Quake CD and my original CDs of the two expansion packs. Anyway, another aftershock hit almost two weeks ago when Bethesda surprised everyone by dropping Quake Remastered onto PC and consoles during Quakecon. Bethesda Softworks, id Software, and the remastering greats at Nightdive ...[Read More]
Sniper Ghost Warrior Contracts 2 (PS5)
It was only about two months ago when I was pleased to review CI Games’ latest Sniper Ghost Warrior release. Check out my review on PS4 Pro for more details, but last week, Sniper Ghost Warrior Contracts 2 (SGWC2) landed on the PS5 in the form of an enhanced version, featuring the bells and whistles you’d expect as well as additional content. Let’s zoom in a bit and have a c...[Read More]
Streets of Rage 4 – Mr. X Nightmare (DLC)
Streets of Rage 4 (SOR4) is an outstanding side-scrolling brawler that I enjoyed playing through last year. Dotemu, Lizardcube, and Guard Crush, with Sega’s blessing, did a superb job of revitalizing the venerable franchise. The result was more than just a retro-nostalgic sequel with fan service — no, SOR4 is arguably one of the best brawlers ever made. Both accessible and technical, d...[Read More]
Sniper Elite VR
The latest entry into the Sniper Elite franchise brings Rebellion’s venerable shooter into VR for the first time. Co-developed with Just Add Water and Coatsink, this foray into the WWII shooter has players in the boots of a partisan in southern Italy in the year 1943. A full-fledged VR experience, and priced at just $30, Sniper Elite VR (SEVR) is one game you may want to set your sights on. ...[Read More]