Growtopia
For the better part of a decade, mobile devices have become an intrinsic part of modern parenting. Is little Johnny crying? Pull up YouTube on your phone and let him become absorbed in a video at full volume much to the ire of everyone in proximity who has to hear it too. I’ve seen kids beg for tablets and phones so they can plop down and poke at a screen and play mostly mindless games flood...[Read More]
My Friend Pedro (PC)
My Friend Pedro exists in the microcosm of Devolver Digital’s warm embrace. Anyone familiar with the publisher’s catalog would see gameplay of DeadToast Entertainment’s John Woo-like shooting acrobatics and immediately recognize the familiar stamp of frenetic style, just without the barrage of doves. Like many, I first latched onto this particular brand of batshit insanity with H...[Read More]
PixARK
The fever pitch surrounding the final season of Game of Thrones often served as a barometer for how insufferable a person’s opinion can be. Twitter was a swamp of those claiming to have never seen the show, proclaiming it from the mountaintops like a point of pride. Somehow, being detached from the show made you cooler and edgier and everyone needed to know. Through multiple faults of my own...[Read More]
A Plague Tale: Innocence
In the days since wrapping up the final chapter of A Plague Tale: Innocence, I’ve been left wondering one thing: Why is this fun? The Black Death was responsible for wiping out over half of Europe’s population in the 14th century. One of the world’s most infamous pandemics is a dark period of time mainly left to the history books. We read about the horrific suffering and disease ...[Read More]
Fade to Silence
Call it persistence. Call it perseverance. Call it a will to live. Rarely does the chugging machinery of simply existing feel like anything but the most herculean of tasks. Drinking water, consuming sustenance, and getting in a few tired winks staves off an unceremonious death, day after day. Looking at the mere act of survival in such clinical terms can often put your life in perspective. Most th...[Read More]
Borderlands: Game of the Year Edition
If you were to plop Borderlands: Game of the Year Edition into someone’s console and tell them it was a game created in the last two years, I think they would believe it. Of course, this person would need to have played games for quite awhile to understand the ebb and flow of how the industry has evolved. And this person must have no previous knowledge of the existence of Borderlands or hear...[Read More]
Far Cry: New Dawn
Far Cry: New Dawn was a constant thrill as I took my mustachioed female player character and blazed a trail through post-apocalyptic Hope County, Montana. Ample laughs and entertainment have become a pillar of the franchise and this direct sequel to Far Cry 5 is not one to buck the trend. Players who remain captivated by Ubisoft’s open-worlds of anything-can-happen madness won’t find a...[Read More]
Kingdom Hearts 3
It’s here. It’s finally here. Can you believe it? You see, I’ve been waiting on Kingdom Hearts 3 since I was in 6th grade (yes, I’m young; or old depending on your perspective). For a while there, I never really thought it would exist. Even when the game was officially announced in 2013, I was a little on the “let’s wait and see” side of things. But here w...[Read More]
Diablo 3: Eternal Collection – Nintendo Switch Review
When Nintendo announced the Nintendo Switch way back in 2016, my very first thought was exactly, “Diablo 3 needs to come to the Switch and I will lose my life to it.” Here we are in 2018, Diablo 3 is on the Switch, and I have almost lost my life to it. Unlike many other ports that have come to the Switch, Diablo 3: Eternal Collection is a game that almost feels as if it was developed for the Switc...[Read More]
Spyro: Reignited Trilogy Review
Spyro the Dragon left an indelible mark on my childhood in 1998. It’s not surprising that Spyro: Reignited Trilogy is hitting so many of the same notes the original games did 20 years later. Toys for Bob (developers of the Skylanders franchise) clearly know what they’re doing when it comes to the beloved purple dragon, and we’re all fortunate enough to reap the benefits. From the...[Read More]
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
The game industry has had a pretty interesting year in terms of gameplay trends. From single-player games dominating sales charts to the continuing dominance of Fortnite and the Battle Royale genre, there are games catering to every type of player. Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 comes into the fold by not only ditching its single-player campaign but going all-in on multiplayer content. I was a little t...[Read More]
NBA Live 19
The journey EA has taken with its NBA Live series has been an interesting tale to follow. Not only does EA have to compete with the monolith that is 2K, but they have to meet the expectations they’ve set themselves with the Madden series. It does seem as though excitement for Live picks up right up until release, and then falls sharply a few weeks after. For the most part, I feel as though E...[Read More]