Reviews
Spintires: MudRunner Review
Oct 31, 2017
Spintires: MudRunner (or as the game’s logo would have you believe: MudRunner: a Spintires Game) is the re-release of the 2014 original with improvements and expanded onto consoles. Now helmed by Saber Interactive and Focus Home Interactive, the game shows interest in progressing the series, but still is too niche to recommend fully. The updates and improvements to the game are noteworthy, but the frustrations I had years ago remain. The core experience of sloshing through mud is interesting and fun, until it isn’t.
Forza Motorsport 7 Review
Oct 30, 2017
Forza Motorsport 7. I want to love thee, but you make it so hard. For one, there’s the same great Forza you’d expect. Amazing physics, deep customization, Fairly intelligent AI, all that’s there. Yet they stab themselves in the back with a loot box grind and a collection score that hinders the fun in playing the way you want.
Raiden V: Director’s Cut Review
Oct 25, 2017
Raiden V has made its way to PC and PlayStation 4, but now known as the Director’s Cut with a whole host of new features making it a more robust offering. The sh’mup hasn’t seen too much innovation, and while it isn’t executed perfectly, Raiden V: Director’s Cut does a lot of things other games in the genre don’t, making it very unique to see in action. Raiden V: Director’s Cut continues the 25th anniversary celebration of the Raiden franchise and its presence on other platforms make for it a for sure purchase for fans of the series, genre, and newcomers alike.
The Mummy Demastered Review
Oct 24, 2017
Offering an experience that holds its own, is bolstered by it being a minor tie-in to “The Mummy” (2017). The Mummy Demastered seemingly comes out of nowhere from WayForward Games. The surprise though, is a pleasant one, because this is a great game that even if it didn’t have the cinematic property it draws from, would still be an excellent recommendation. The Mummy Demastered also flips the “Metroidvania” on its head with new mechanics, and delivers a game that alters your expectations for the genre.
Rogue Trooper Redux Review
Oct 23, 2017
Rogue Trooper dropped onto PlayStation 2, Xbox, and PC back in 2006. It brought cover-based shooting to consoles, predating Gears of War which is recalled for using this most famously. As part of the 2000 AD comic book strip from Dave Gibbons and Gerry Finley-Day of the same name is Rogue Trooper. This was a thinking man’s shooter. And in 2017, Rebellion with TickTock Games has resurfaced the game in a remastered package known as Rogue Trooper Redux that breathes new life into a game two console generations old.
Destiny 2 Review
Oct 20, 2017
Destiny had some growing pains when it first released. From light to currencies to content, the original Destiny had issues that a lot of people couldn’t ignore. I waded through all of that and came away having a blast with the game. It’s been a mainstay on my PS4 and you could easily find me on any random night just hovering around on my sparrow movin’ and shootin’. But now Destiny 2 is here to carry on the legacy. Is it hindered by the mistakes of the past or does Destiny 2 break free of it’s darkness and soar into the light?
Heat Signature Review
Oct 19, 2017
Tom Francis and team return with Heat Signature, a procedurally generated open-galaxy game in which you gallivant around, working to liberate one system at a time. Heat Signature is a sandbox, other times it is repetitive and dull, but it is always in your control. Suspicious Developments has given you all the tools to succeed, and it is up to you to implement them how you see fit. That’s what makes so much fun to play, and hard to stop playing once you’re in it.
ONE PIECE: Unlimited World Red Deluxe Edition Review
Oct 18, 2017
I’m not a One Piece fan, let’s make that very clear. I’m totally going off of my thoughts purely on a gameplay perspective for this review. I also played this when it original released on other platformers and as far as a game goes, it’s competent enough even with its issue. For those with a switch, fans of anime, and players that never got to experience the title, it might be one to nab attention but it’s fair to say that with so many other games releasing this year, this might only truly garner One Piece Switch exclusive players only.
Hob Review
Oct 06, 2017
Thrust into a world, colorful and pretty, no idea who I’m playing as, what I’m playing as, or where I am. Yet the world immediately captivated me, already making me feel that special tinge of gaming magic that only a handful of games do over the ages. I didn’t intend to feel this way, as I hadn’t heard of Hob up until this review opportunity and perhaps readers are in the same boat, but everyone who loves adventure games should put on their list to-play list ASAP.
Cuphead Review
Oct 05, 2017
Cuphead is a cartoon of long past childhoods come to life, that’s so much more than recreating “Steamboat Willie”. The title of this episode details the story, and is just good life advice: “Don’t Deal with the Devil”. From new developer StudioMDHR, Cuphead is a game that gives new meaning to the word ‘retro’, and sets the bar developers for years to come. This is a game of both style and substance, and Cuphead delivers in innumerable ways on both in excellent ways.
NASCAR Heat 2 Review
Oct 04, 2017
Pull tight those racing gloves because NASCAR Heat returns to bring some white knuckle racing to consoles. Monster Games is back as developer on NASCAR Heat 2 and is published by 704 Games, formerly Dunesberry-Martin Racing. In a lot of ways, Heat 2 is a step forward for the series yet drops the ball hard. So NASCAR fan, should you shell out your hard earned money this year? Read on…
RUINER Review
Oct 03, 2017
RUINER comes from former Dead Island and The Witcher developers, Reikon Games. You’d think that what they made is a Hotline Miami running in Unreal Engine 4. While RUINER echoes 80s, neon, and unrelenting violence, it’s a cyberpunk tale all its own. RUINER is a game of skill, changing abilities to suit a level, and doing your best not to die at every encounter. RUINER is equal parts challenging and rewarding.
WRC 7 Review
Sep 28, 2017
WRC 7 FIA World Rally Championship, or WRC 7 for short is Kylotonn’s third title they’ve developed in the series. While this game is a very solid entry, it is starting to show its age in presentation and graphical quality. The gameplay remains unchanged from last year, as it offers incredible tension and sense of speed. There’s a lot to do and see in the game, but will feel awfully familiar for series veterans and players of last year’s game.
Tooth and Tail Review
Sep 27, 2017
I absolutely suck at strategy games. Even light-strategy games really. I think I just don’t think far enough ahead when playing a video game. This to me is what Tooth and Tail really gets right, it’s quick and fluid combat through units is so easy to get to grips with you’ll be forming your own menagerie of bandits in no time to take down the various rival factions. Pocketwatch Games have really pulled it off again, just like they did with Monaco in 2013.
Dishonored: Death of the Outsider Review
Sep 26, 2017
With less than a year since Dishonored 2‘s release, we have a standalone expansion by the name of Death of the Outsider. That alone explains what’s going to happen within. Given that the title doesn’t bear the “2” in the title of it, it’s hard to see where this fits in. Death of the Outsider takes place after the second game, but ties in with events and follows up on things from the original, so a number in the title doesn’t help it or hurt it for that matter. Death of the Outsider serves more of an epilogue to Dishonored 2, by tying up loose ends, and is perhaps the end to the series as we know it.
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