About the author: Scott Ellison II
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- Scott is a disabled Marine veteran, married to his wife Nicole and has three kids. Scott also has a full-time job with Fastly as the Manager of Tier 3 - CSE. Scott is most well-known for founding, and writing for Saving Content, but you can find his other work on G4@Syfygames (defunct) and GameCritics.com (active).
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Desktop Dungeons: Rewind Review
Apr 18, 2023
If you haven’t played the early 2010s original from QCF Design, a real treat awaits you in Desktop Dungeons: Rewind . It’s the same game, with all-new artwork, some new twists, and still has the rock-solid gameplay that’s made it so beloved over the years. It’s a game I’ve had perpetually installed since it came to Steam, and I’ve been continually going back to all this time. Returning players can link their existing desktopdungeons.net account to utilizing their kingdoms and saves from day one, or start fresh. Desktop Dungeons: Rewind is a roguelike puzzler disguised as a tactical dungeon crawler with a dash of humor, for what is nearly unlimited adventures for decades to come.
EA SPORTS PGA TOUR Review
Apr 14, 2023
The PGA TOUR series from EA SPORTS has been on hiatus for the past eight years, and its resurrection with the simply named PGA TOUR is mostly a return to form. If nothing else, its release is perfectly planned with The Masters Tournament at the Augusta National Golf Course. While the timing is great for capitalizing on sales, there are parts of the game that feel rushed to meet this deadline. Though it falters in a few spots performance-wise, the gameplay is the best since its last outing and a better presentation and feel than its competitor, but not without its challenges. Revitalizing the old EA SPORTS vs 2K SPORTS rivalry makes for a solid, if flawed golf simulation in this reboot of PGA TOUR.
Wartales Review
Apr 12, 2023
Wartales is an RPG set in a medieval low fantasy open-world from developer Shiro Games that is continually impressive. The world is expansive, the characters and quests are interesting, and you’re writing your own story as you go along. This actually reminds me of Battle Brothers , only in 3D, in that there are quests that have an affect on the region with their own storylines as you control a band of mercenaries. I also find it to be comparable to something like Heroes of Might and Magic , because of the way you across the overworld map in real-time and have to manage your resources carefully – the marriage of these two styles of games is beautiful and one to remember. Wartales is excellent at letting you author the story you want to tell, and allowing you to discover things at your own pace for an immersive and satisfying open-world RPG.
Meet Your Maker Review
Apr 04, 2023
Behaviour Interactive has excelled at the multiplayer 4v1 format with Dead By Daylight . Now in Meet Your Maker , it’s an excellent asynchronous game featuring levels created by other players. Consider it a more deadly and gruesome version of Super Mario Maker . The game operates off of three pillars: building, raiding, and upgrading. You can focus on one or the other, or straddle between both for maximum effectiveness, but both modes of play are really fun. The genius lies in the tools Behaviour Interactive gives you to not only make hellish layouts, but to outwit what others have made and come away with the core of the facility alive. Meet Your Maker is a frustratingly good game that will have you coming back for more pain and punishment from strangers around the world to attain a successful extract, even if you die trying.
WWE 2K23 Review
Mar 17, 2023
You wouldn’t know it by looking at the blank cover of WWE 2K23 , but this year’s entry is all about John Cena. The now legendary wrestler has entered his twentieth year with the company, and is easily the most loved and equally hated man in all of wrestling, largely in part to his success. This thought can also be said about the WWE 2K series as a whole, a love / hate relationship with the fans that you can now appreciate for all its accomplished this year. Visual Concepts have really fine tuned what worked with WWE 2K22 and eschewed what didn’t. WWE 2K23 is a sim brawler that has really found its footing, and gives the series the necessary attitude adjustment it has needed.
DROP – System Breach Review
Mar 14, 2023
When the synthesized voice in WarGames’ asks “Shall We Play a Game?”, it’s a turning point for what’s to follow. In DROP – System Breach , the message you get just a few missions in sets the tone for what comes after. Megacorporations and rival hacking groups are knocking at your firewall, and being able to outwit them at every turn is incredibly satisfying. Deciding who to trust, who to deceive, and who to steal from are choices all left to you. There’s so much to explore and engage in, it’s immersive in a way I didn’t think pixel graphics could be. DROP – System Breach is a smart, deceptively complex, and wholly engaging minimal hacking sim you have to play.
The Outer Worlds: Spacer’s Choice Edition Review
Mar 07, 2023
Ever since Obsidian’s The Outer Worlds released in 2019, it’s been an underrated and unsung hero in RPGs. It was a player-driven narrative through alliances made and broken, and shaped by your decisions. The Outer Worlds: Spacer’s Choice Edition comes shy of four years that includes the main game, all DLC, and many updates and enhancements that make it well worth the upgrade or brand new buy. The Outer Worlds: Spacer’s Choice Edition is the ultimate version of this wild west meets space RPG that’s sure to find its place…
Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty Review
Mar 02, 2023
Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty comes from the team behind the Nioh and Romance of the Three Kingdoms games. The result is a beautifully grim marriage of the two series to be a hardcore action RPG. Placing the game’s setting during the Three Kingdoms era of Chinese history is a surprisingly great twist on the familiar, seeing some famous leaders with terrifying new presentations. Enough can’t be said about how this is a simultaneous release on consoles and PC, and is very much appreciated. Though I wish the game’s performance on PC was much better than it is, it remains a very compelling game. Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty is sprinkles the right amount of challenge and loot-driven role-playing action together to make a flavorful combination that doesn’t miss.
Atomic Heart Review
Feb 27, 2023
Atomic Heart is a single-player first-person shooter that’s devoid of a battle pass and monetization, aside from some cosmetic DLCs you can purchase. Developer Mundfish certainly put a lot of heart and soul into this, as it seems to represent parts of their favorite games. Atomic Heart is not quite the “Russian BioShock ” it seemed it would be, and for the most part that’s a good thing, as they aren’t doing something so familiar. However, Mundfish’s first game fails to be more than a mish-mash of ideas that never truly solidifies into anything of substance.
Returnal (PC) Review
Feb 24, 2023
Returnal released onto the PlayStation 5 in April of 2021 to great acclaim, and for good reason. Housemarque made a statement in 2017 saying that “arcade is dead” and that “it’s time for Housemarque to move forward with the industry”. While most of this is true, Returnal contains a lot of the core DNA of what makes Housemarque, well… Housemarque. Climax Studios has helmed the PC version of Housemarque’s game, and it’s just as great as its console counterpart in every way. This is especially true if you have a DualSense controller to experience it with. Returnal transcends its arcade and shoot’em up influences with one of the most unique and best roguelikes yet.
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