Stellar Blade Review
Stellar Blade marvelously glistens when viewed through the lens of a Golden Age PlayStation 2 game. There is a distinct feeling that specific era evokes. One where a console manufacturer was at the top of its game and publishers and developers were churning out bombastic, diverse, incredible videogames. It was a vibe that fueled the cocky, experimental Wild West of the PlayStation 3 as well. I loo...[Read More]
Horizon Forbidden West Review (PC)
Way back in 2022, Alex Tudor had the first reviewing go with Guerrilla Games and Sony’s Horizon Forbidden West when it arrived exclusively for the PlayStation 5. Alex walked away impressed with the visuals, curious about the rest of Aloy’s adventure in the upcoming third installment, and generally pleased with the result of the sequel. I think for the most part, he and I were on the same page. Whe...[Read More]
MLB The Show 24 Review (PS5)
Is anyone really surprised by MLB The Show and how it paves the way for bringing meaningful content every year and trying out new modes that are actually worthwhile? I’ve stopped waiting for the other shoe to drop with this series, as every year they have managed to meet expectations and make each game in the series more than just a roster upgrade. Seriously, Electronic Arts, you need to take a lo...[Read More]
Rise of the Ronin Review
Rise of the Ronin‘s first hour came searingly close to breaking me. That shouldn’t come as a surprise for myself, who was thrown to the wolves across two Nioh games. As an immense fan of difficult games, Nioh 2 featured one of the few skill brick walls I’ve encountered during either casual play or during a review period. The fangs of that game sunk in deeply and I found myself at...[Read More]
Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 Review
“Be greater.” Sony’s marketing slogan five years ago when Marvel’s Spider-Man launched on PlayStation 4 was a killer, succinct tagline for what would undoubtedly be one of the publisher’s most successful endeavors. But it also captured the web-slinger’s most noteworthy burden of great power and great responsibility. Spider-Man has shown incredible pliability, ac...[Read More]
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart Review (PC)
We are two years removed from the last time we saw Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart in action on the PlayStation 5. The lovable and always pleasant Ben Sheene wrote up a fine review of the game, and it’s a safe bet to say that our opinion of the ‘game’ hasn’t changed. The core gameplay is still darn amazing and gorgeous as can be. Of course, for the sake of words, we’ll be talking about some of tha...[Read More]
MLB The Show 23 Review
With the annual Kentucky Wildcats flub in the NCAA tourney, another MLB season is ushered in with the latest release of MLB The Show. As perfect as the baseball series has been over the years, not a heckuva lot has changed with the structure of the game. It seems a bit more playful with its improved gameplay, customizable in its settings, and overall, just feels like it welcomes any type of gamer ...[Read More]
PlayStationVR 2 Review
For years, the PlayStationVR unit was always a comfortable third behind the likes of the HTC Vive and the Oculus Rift (now Meta Quest). Unlike the other two headsets, which cost an arm and a leg at the time to run a virtual reality experience (HTC was $799 starting, Oculus was $599 + a computer system with a capable GPU – you’re sitting around $2k-3k with either), all you needed for the PSVR...[Read More]
Returnal Review (PC)
Returnal (PC) You would think that after a year and some change, a game like Returnal would have a different feel to it after revisiting it on the PC. When a game re-releases to a different platform, typically there is some drop-off in feeling and sentiment after the first go around. I would say that would be the case most of the time. Well, it isn’t with Returnal. Having reviewed this title durin...[Read More]
Spider-Man: Miles Morales (PC) Review
Sony is on a roll with putting some of its hottest PlayStation titles onto PC, though I’m still waiting for a glimmer of hope for Ghost of Tsushima to materialize soon. Anyway, this time around they have brought their strongest PlayStation 5 launch title with Spider-Man: Miles Morales. Packed with presentation settings that will make the PS5 version pale in comparison, the PC game still brings the...[Read More]
God of War Ragnarök
At the age of 6 I lost my father to an incurable illness. This lingered over me in the final hours of God of War Ragnarök. A sentiment echoing in my mind. What would life be like had his tutelage been there? Would he be a good father? Remained with my mother? Taught me to be a better person? Hard to say. One of the few memories I have of him is sitting in a living room, playing Super Mario Bros. w...[Read More]
Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves Collection Review
I feel like it was just yesterday when Steven McGehee reviewed the PlayStation 5 version of Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves Collection. For the PS5, it came with updated visuals, and better monitor support, and it was compatible with the ever-enjoyable DualSense controller. It was a great update and a prelude to what would be the PC release arriving tomorrow. As we all know *eye roll*, PC is the top-...[Read More]