Rainbow Six Extraction
Tom Clancy’s name has been stretched in a multitude of ways. The franchises attached to the Tom Clancy’s brand have been equally stretched. Splinter Cell, Ghost Recon, The Division… XDefiant? The worlds inspired by the author’s works have often been relatively grounded, if not a bit out of the realm of belief. Years ago I read the massive tome that was Rainbow Six because I...[Read More]
Solar Ash
My time with Solar Ash is crystalized by the two opposing forces of fun and frustration. Throughout Heart Machine’s second game, I was thrilled with the sense of serene beauty and speed as main character Rei skated across clouds and gravity-defying landscapes. Solar Ash proudly wears inspiration on its sleeve. Much like Hyper Light Drifter paid tribute to The Legend of Zelda yet remained sin...[Read More]
JBL Quantum 350 Wireless Headset
When I reviewed JBL’s Quantum 800 Wireless Headset last year, I considered it to be one of the best gaming headsets I’ve used in quite some time. Considering how busy the market is, the $200 price point was completely fair with the amount of features and quality sound the Quantum 800 produced. It was the second-most expensive headset in JBL’s new Quantum line to push their brand ...[Read More]
Battlefield 2042
First-person shooters are in a weird place right now. The Warzones and the Fortnites of the world seem to have a firm grip on the game industry, with similar looking games seemingly releasing every single week. Even Halo: Infinite, a game many assumed would be a doomed release when it was revealed mid-2020, is shaping up to be one of the most impactful releases of the year. Enter Battlefield 2042,...[Read More]
Riders Republic
Riders Republic is at its best in the midst of chaos. Often that chaos is controlled as players seek out numerous racing and trick events that send them careening downhill on bikes and skis or across wide canyons in a wingsuit. Riders Republic is fun because it rarely takes itself too seriously. Even when trudging through the strange and forcibly hip dialog, it’s hard not to laugh at the abs...[Read More]
Call of Duty: Vanguard
Early in the evening on November 3, 2021 I patiently waited to load into a multiplayer lobby in Call of Duty: Vanguard. A few short minutes before, I had wrapped up an 11-round session of Zombies with fellow Vanguard reviewer Nathan Stevens. We had a great time. Not only did we pass the hours literally and figuratively shooting the shit, we indulged in one of Call of Duty‘s simple pleasures:...[Read More]
The Eternal Cylinder
There’s always something special about unabashed creativity, of which The Eternal Cylinder has in spades. Putting a specific label on the game would simply be an injustice since The Eternal Cylinder is a multitude of ideas smashed together to create something magical. Sure, it could be boiled down to simply being an open-world survival game. Sure, it could be seen as simply an inspiring tale of cr...[Read More]
ROCCAT Torch
You have aspirations of being a streamer or content creator worth a damn. Looking for the right equipment to get you started, you naturally become a bit overwhelmed. The market is flooded with any amount of gaming peripherals and streaming accessories meant to somehow elevate your gameplay and personality into a higher echelon. As someone who has spent years tip-toeing into the streaming world, fi...[Read More]
Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy
Batman: Arkham Asylum drew me in years ago to the point where I became intoxicated by the lore surrounding the world’s greatest detective. As a video game setting, Arkham is packed with a strange and detailed history of Batman, one been detailed in decades of comics but one I regardless had avoided. For fans of DC, it was a treasure trove of referential collectibles and discoveries. Despite ...[Read More]
The Dark Pictures Anthology: House of Ashes
The night is dark and full of terrors. Try as it might craft a unique story, The Dark Pictures Anthology: House of Ashes leans too heavily on its inspirations to be enjoyable. On its surface, House of Ashes had an opportunity to craft something pretty unique with its story. With its clear inspirations being Predator (1987) and Aliens (1986) with the backdrop of the Iraq War in 2003, House of Ashes...[Read More]
Back 4 Blood
In my Diablo 2: Resurrected review, I lamented the lack of Diablo 2 in my gaming lexicon. Somehow I had eluded such a classic game for over 20 years but relished in the opportunity to play what I consider to be the best version of the title. Please forgive me dear reader, as I must confess to another egregious sin. Left 4 Dead and its sequel are equally massive gaps in my gaming knowledge. But per...[Read More]
Antonball Deluxe (Switch)
There’s a joyous simplicity to Antonball Deluxe. If you’ve ever played a block or brick breaking game like Breakout, Arkanoid, or the hundreds of other permutations, you’ve sort of played Antonball Deluxe. There’s always a paddle of some sort at the edge of the screen, usually at the bottom. A ball drops, the paddle hits it, the ball jettisons upwards towards some blocks to...[Read More]