Reviews
Grapple Dog Review
Mar 31, 2022
One of the most common types of games you’ll find littered throughout the different digital storefronts are 2D platformers, and it can be easy to miss that one diamond in the rough. If your looking for that fun and challenging platformer that everyone in your household can take a turn playing, then let me be your guide and tell you the tale of Grapple Dog.
Weird West Review
Mar 31, 2022
Immersion doesn’t have to rely on the first-person perspective to be effective, and Weird West is evidence of that. WolfEye Studios, made up of former Arkane developers who know the genre, have made an immersive sim through the guise of an action RPG. This genre-bending oddity of a game shouldn’t work, but it thankfully does. This is due to the multiple protagonists and bizarre, yet engaging world that is molded by your actions or inactions. Weird West is every bit the isometric wild west Dishonored you think it is, but manages to keep some of its secrets to be discovered by experimenting through its gameplay.
ROCCAT Kone XP Review
Mar 23, 2022
Making any piece of hardware that matches or even exceeds its predecessor is no easy feat, but that’s ROCCAT’s strength. Their latest is the ROCCAT Kone XP, an excellent mouse for the gamer who plays everything from shooters to RTS’, and everything in-between to keep you competitive at every angle. The Kone XP is a direct follow-up to the Kone AIMO Remastered that released three years ago. I can say definitively that it has been worth the wait for a gaming mouse this good at what it offers. The ROCCAT Kone XP surpasses, just about everything to be one of the finest mice I’ve ever used.
Ghostwire: Tokyo Review
Mar 22, 2022
There is something infinitely tantalizing about stepping into the rain-soaked streets of a neon-lit city. The mere act of entry evokes adventure and mystery, with discoveries waiting for you around every turn. Add a strange fog that disappears humans in their tracks a la the rapture, and a host of wayward spirit visitors lurking in their stead, and you’ve got a setup for a uniquely eerie outing. This is how you find yourself at the outset of Ghostwire: Tokyo, thrust into events bigger than yourself as the only remaining living soul in all of Tokyo, under constant threat of death and imbued with ethereal powers of your own, and the only one who can put a stop to the total subsumption of humanity. It’s a great setup with some excellent visual style, but it doesn’t always meet its potential.
TUNIC Review
Mar 16, 2022
Sitting down to play TUNIC for the first time, you immediately know you’re in for something special. Many games have attempted to capture the exuberance and wonder that so many of us felt playing through The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past, but few have recreated and elevated that sensation the way TUNIC does. It is a stunningly beautiful homage to the golden age of 16-bit gaming, featuring razor sharp mechanics, excellent world design, challenging combat, clever puzzles, and an incredible score. Dripping with charm, confidence, and polished to a mirror sheen, Tunic is an adventure that is not to be missed.
Shredders Review
Mar 16, 2022
Shredders is made from a conjoining of two development studios: I-Illusions and Let It Roll, to become FoamPunch. Not only do they make games, but they snowboard in real-life and adapted that passion into their first game together. It evokes nostalgia without relying on it as a crutch, Shredders is a modern snowboarding game with a simcade take on controls and visuals. FoamPunch’s first outing isn’t everything I wanted, but it’s off to a good start. We’ve been spoiled by some snowboarding games over the years. And Shredders manages to be enjoyable, even if it is less than fully featured compared to its contemporaries.
FAR: Changing Tides Review
Mar 11, 2022
When I received code for FAR: Changing Tides, I had never played 2018’s FAR: Lone Sails from developer Okomotive. Once I sat down with it, I was absolutely enraptured by it and even completed it in a single sitting. While I’m glad I finally experienced it, I just wish I hadn’t been missing out all these years. Changing Tides is the long-awaited follow-up that adds meaningful new mechanics and depth throughout your odyssey. You’ll find that the FAR series has no spoken words, no text to display, yet says so much in spite of that. It’s a game series that shows, rather than tells. FAR: Changing Tides demands very little of you, but it will give so much in return for your efforts. Like Lone Sails before it, FAR: Changing Tides is also among my favorite games in recent memory, making both essential plays for anyone.
Assetto Corsa Competizione (XSX) Review
Mar 07, 2022
The folks over at KUNOS Simulazioni and 505 Games have released a “Next-Gen” update for Assetto Corsa Competizione, supporting the Xbox Series X/S & Playstation 5 consoles. If you’re looking for some increased tech improvements to the hardcore simulation racer, this is the version to have.
Lost Ark Review
Mar 04, 2022
Developed by Smilegate and released in Korea back in 2019, Lost Ark is the latest free-to-play MMORPG to hit US/EU and by all accounts has already been a massive success. What makes Lost Ark different from other games of its ilk is that it masquerades as an ARPG viewed from a top-down isometric, fixed camera perspective. If you’re a fan of games like Diablo, Grim Dawn, or Path of Exile, you may immediately find comfort with the look and feel of Lost Ark despite the clear differences from those games.
ELDEN RING Review
Mar 03, 2022
I have an important confession to make. I’m not actually very good at Souls games. I love them deeply and I have immense fun playing them and exploring their intricate, lovingly rendered and almost comically inhospitable worlds, but my playthroughs of games like Dark Souls and Bloodborne have more been the products of attrition than any significant amount of skill gained over time.
Shadow Warrior 3 Review
Feb 28, 2022
The resurrection of Shadow Warrior is one I never thought I’d see, and for it be so successful over the past nine years is a joy all its own. Flying Wild Hog was either predicting or echoing something in the first-person shooter genre, and always doing it better. With Shadow Warrior (2013) was DOOM (2016) before DOOM (2016). Shadow Warrior 2, this was a looter shooter like a mini-Borderlands, focusing on longevity and replayability. Now we have Shadow Warrior 3, a DOOM Eternal-like that’s more a continuation of the first game that chases its prior success. Unfortunately, Shadow Warrior 3 is a bit of a lo note for the series as Lo Wang and the gang go on a bloodthirsty yet ephemeral adventure.
GRID Legends Review
Feb 24, 2022
Codemasters are just that, experts at making games that cover broad strokes and niche corners of the racing genre. For GRID, the long-running series has really stepped into its own with the introduction of a story mode, and improvements on every facet with Legends. Codemasters have clearly heard the complaints about 2019’s reboot, and have expanded the number of locations, vehicles, and even types of disciplines. This entry smooths all of the rough edges of its predecessor. GRID Legends is exhilarating, exciting, and an enthusiastic arcade-based racer that is the series’ best entry to-date.
EPOS H6PRO Closed Gaming Headset Review
Feb 18, 2022
Are you looking for a solidly built, quality gaming headset? You may want to take a look at EPOS’ offerings as they have one of the best headsets I’ve reviewed to date, and theH6PRO has become my go-to pair for gaming, voice chats, and podcasting.
Sifu Review
Feb 06, 2022
Practice really does make perfect, and in a game as hard-hitting and down-right brutal as Sifu, you will need to practice. Now, I enjoy a “hard” game every so often, and Sifu is one of those “hard” games. It will beat you up and spit you out at least a few times before previous rounds of practice show their value, and then it all clicks, like the jaw of your enemy you just spin-kicked through a window and into the edge of a table.
MAONO AU-HD300T USB/XLR Cardioid Dynamic Microphone Review
Feb 04, 2022
It’s not often you find budget-priced items that work on par with more mainstream equipment. The Maono AU-HD300T Cardioid Mic is one such example of this diamond in the rough. With excellent sound, an inexpensive cost, and just about everything you need in the box, Maono makes this a deal that is hard to pass up.
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