Monster Hunter: World Review
Let’s get one thing straight: Monster Hunter: World is one of the deepest, most complex titles I have played in a very long time. From it’s strong ability to make repetitious gameplay enjoyable, to its seemingly endless amount of content, Monster Hunter: World is the most engaging triple-A game of 2018. Players embark upon a journey of not only slowly improving their armor and weapons, but after n...[Read More]
Dragon Ball FighterZ Review
The most astounding aspect of the Dragon Ball franchise in terms of gaming is how fresh and relevant each new game has felt, even after rehashing many of the same plot tropes the series has seen over the past 30+ years. Sure, some entries have been better than others, and some have even become cult classics (looking at you Budokai 3); but the biggest judgement facing any entry is the quality of it...[Read More]
Star Wars: Battlefront 2 Review
The only quick review I can give Battlefront 2 is that it is close, but not quite close enough to what players have been asking for from DICE/EA’s reboot of the franchise. There aren’t many games that have had the amount of controversy Battlefront 2 has garnered all the way up until launch; and for the most part those controversies are sound. However, it’s the job of the reviewer/critic to look at...[Read More]
Need for Speed: Payback Review
One of the things that has always enticed me about the Need for Speed series is their focus on street racing, especially 2015’s soft reboot of the series. Being an avid street car lover myself (and just like the game advocates for itself, don’t run from the Police, please), the whole “stick to a track” simulation racers never were my style. 2015’s soft reboot of Need for Speed reintroduced somethi...[Read More]
Call of Duty: WW2 Review
I’ll just jump right in and say it: Activision and Sledgehammer games weren’t lying in saying that Call of Duty is back.* After an iffy year for the Call of Duty franchise with Infinite Warfare, Call of Duty: WW2 brings the series back to where many felt like it needed to be, and is it good to be back. From the action-packed yet grounded story, to the “classic” style multiplayer, Call of Duty: WW2...[Read More]
Middle-Earth: Shadow of War Review
Say what you will about Tolkien’s sprawling Middle-Earth opus as, whether you’re captivated by it or not, there’s plenty of written history to explore and discover outside of the known Hobbit and Lord of the Rings stories. Tolkien’s legendarium mapped out plenty of Middle-Earth’s history and while it has plenty of gaps of its own (Tolkien died before any of the histor...[Read More]
Project Cars 2 Review
If you were a gamepad racer it was hard to like Project Cars. The handling was painful and it required a bit of tweaking if you wanted to get it anywhere near playable. However, in my opinion, just like an Alfa Romeo, on a good day when everything was dialled in, it was glorious. The changing weather was the best you’d find and the constantly changing community events were a great way to kee...[Read More]
F1 2017 Review
One of my first memories of watching Formula 1 (F1) was the 1992 Monaco Grand Prix. A charging Nigel Mansell, in the iconic Williams FW14B, chased down Ayrton Senna who inherited the lead after a loose wheel nut forced Mansell to pit. Coming out on fresh tyres Mansell set a lap record which was two seconds quicker than Senna and with three laps to go was right behind the Brazilian. However, despit...[Read More]
The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel Review
The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel was quite a surprise to me when I first played it back in 2013. While I skipped out on the PS3 version, it always felt right at home on the Vita with the rest of the systems catalogue of underrated RPGs. Trails of Cold Steel, however, was always one of the JRPGs that stuck out to me in particular. Whether it be through it’s unique story and characters, or...[Read More]
Black Desert Online Review
My first moments of Black Desert Online went pretty much like this: “Quests are delivered, how? Oh, there we go.” “How do I swing my sword? Oh, I guess that makes sense.” “Man, if I ever get into PVP, I’m going to get destroyed because I can’t learn these combos.” “What if I tried a different cla—oh wait, this one is complicated too.” Black Desert Online bills itself as the “next generation MMORPG...[Read More]
DiRT 4
I am a big motorsport fan. There is barely a formula I won’t watch and have been following the main categories for as long as I can remember. I have a huge appreciation for any driver who has reached the pinnacle of their chosen category as it takes a certain kind of someone to drive cars consistently fast. However, there is one form of motorsport whose drivers I hold in the highest regards....[Read More]
Seasons After Fall
As I write this review I am listening to the soundtrack for Seasons After Fall. I can safely say that this is a rarity. However, such is its beauty it just felt right to do so. Composed by Yann Van Der Cruyssen it is a masterful use of the strings. So intrinsically linked with the game itself, you can almost recount the whole story just by listening. It’s an ongoing discussion in the gaming ...[Read More]