Redfall Review
It has been a rough week for the folks at Arkane with their recent release of Redfall, a vampire open-world game that has a setup that would make John Carpenter smile. The game is being hailed as something that fell short of expectations, even going as far as drawing ire from Xbox head of everything Phil Spencer. And, to be quite frank, none of what is being said or felt is entirely wrong. While R...[Read More]
Deathloop (Xbox Series X) Review
We are revisiting Deathloop, but this time on the Xbox Series X. A small disclaimer before we begin. While I cannot fathom ever having a write-up like Ben Sheene’s original Deathloop review, I do have some notes to add for this newly released XBX game that was an exclusive on the PlayStation 5. I have purposely gone into this game without playing it on the PS5, and I must admit that Ben hit the na...[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]
Dishonored: Death of the Outsider Review
Just when you thought that you had seen the last of Dishonored for PS4/PC/XB1, Arkane Studios and Bethesda bring you what could be the final chapter in the series with Death of the Outsider. It certainly loosens the restrictive reins a bit and lets you breathe a bit in terms of gameplay design, while still retaining what has made this series great – freedom to do as you will. Let’s get this puppy ...[Read More]