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Ghost of Tsushima: Director’s Cut Review
With this Director’s Cut, it seems Ghost of Tsushima has achieved its final form, narratively and technically, making an already excellent game even better. Continue reading Ghost of Tsushima: Director’s Cut Review
Chernobylite Review
An unconventional ghost story set within a hauntingly breathtaking game world. The Farm 51’s Chernobylite is a horror game with some high-minded ideas. Continue reading Chernobylite Review
Life is Strange: Wavelengths (or the subtle art of moving on)
During the opening minutes of Wavelengths, the add-on DLC chapter for Deck Nine’s Life is Strange: True Colors, we find our protagonist Steph Gingrich in something of a pickle. Having decided to upend her life following a particularly devastating breakup, … Continue reading Life is Strange: Wavelengths (or the subtle art of moving on)
Kena: Bridge of Spirits Review
What does it mean to help someone? Why do we help others? Are we in it for a genuine bid to make the world around us a little better? Or are we just helping them so we can feel better … Continue reading Kena: Bridge of Spirits Review
Deathloop is Arkane’s Best Game Yet
In a lot of ways, Deathloop is a culmination of everything Arkane has been doing since the release of Dishonored. It’s a deeply systems-driven game that’s less about the story the developers want to tell you than it is about … Continue reading Deathloop is Arkane’s Best Game Yet
Marvel’s Spider-Man is Still Excellent
In the last few years, I’ve noticed an ongoing trend within Sony’s Worldwide Studios. All of their first-party developers have been stretching their narrative muscles in ways they haven’t been known to, before. Guerilla Games with Horizon Zero Dawn, Santa Monica … Continue reading Marvel’s Spider-Man is Still Excellent
Love by the Sword, Die by the Sword
Boyfriend Dungeon is an all-new dungeon-crawling dating sim from Kitfox Games, where your weapons transform into attractive singles in your area. Continue reading Love by the Sword, Die by the Sword
Minute of Islands: The Traumatic Isolation of the Hero’s Journey
When boiled down to its very essence, Minute of Islands is a fairytale. The world is in peril, a hero with a magical thingy is the only one who can fix it. But Studio Fizbin wastes no time in setting … Continue reading Minute of Islands: The Traumatic Isolation of the Hero’s Journey
Loving the Sad Heart of Cyberpunk 2077
Cyberpunk 2077 suggests that the sum total of the meaningful connections you form in your lifetime have a greater impact than you can ever fathom. Continue reading Loving the Sad Heart of Cyberpunk 2077
What is it about Breath of the Wild?
Earlier today, I posted a clip from my current playthrough of The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild which consists of Link just standing in place, doing nothing, looking at a waterfall and listening to the breeze. This is … Continue reading What is it about Breath of the Wild?