Destiny is the best mediocre game that I’ve ever played. It’s an odd accolade, no doubt, but the game does many things exceptionally and many things dreadfully. It’s because Destiny suffers from a severe case of identity crisis. It tries to be an action-packed, sci-fi shooter surrounded in massively-multiplayer online (MMO) mechanics and role-playing game […]
As the gaming industry evolves and matures, the games follow suit. Developers are taking more risks and creating games that emphasis the “video” part than the “game.” Hohokum falls into this category, but it is more than just an artistic game. It’s utterly unique in all senses of the word. There’s no real clear-cut way […]
The PlayStation 4 launched last year, and just like every other console launch, there aren’t very many compelling games out even now. However, Sony went and actively bought out indie games to bring to their console. These smaller indie titles have helped fill in the gaps between the sparse major releases. Sounds great, right? Well, […]
Games based around reliving the glorious days of eight-bit sprites and limited graphical fidelity seem to be a dime a dozen these days, thanks to the potency of the ever-growing indie market. Shovel Knight at first appears to be just another one of these titles, looking to score your money based on its nostalgic appeal. […]
Even though E3 may be a bit of a dying fad with the bombastic presentations and cringe-worthy hosts, it’s tough not to get excited year after year. This year in particular was interesting because, after the lukewarm start in terms of compelling software for all consoles, we finally got to see what the next year […]
Nintendo has always been known to make games that cater to the casual market. The Mario Kart games were the racing series for people who didn’t necessarily like the realistic and serious style of other racers like Need for Speed and Gran Turismo. Because of the casual appeal of Mario Kart, the series slowly implemented mechanics that allowed […]
With each new entry in the Trials franchise, my interest seems to be waning. Trials Fusion still has that classic Trials charm and skill-based game play, but like Trials Evolution, the hooks were unable to latch on to me to keep me playing. That said, it does just enough to change up the formula, and the […]
The tagline for Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft (H:HOW) is “Deceptively simple. Insanely fun.” By all accounts, it couldn’t be said much better. H:HOW is brimming with outstanding presentation values and strategic game design that has even the most casual and hard-core players coming back for more. I find it hard most days to not play […]
Every couple of years, a game comes along and changes everything we’ve ever known. It’s something so groundbreaking, innovative and perfect in execution that nothing can surpass its beauty. These games stand the test of time and forever leave their mark on the gaming industry. Then there’s Goat Simulator. Goat Simulator is easily one of […]
When any of the Souls games get brought up in conversation, it’s often about their level of difficulty and painfully punishing game mechanics. There were rumors of Dark Souls II being downgraded to appeal to a wider audience, and these rumors had just about every fan worried sick. After just a couple of hours of playing and […]
It was incredibly unlikely that Diablo III would live up to the hype back when it was released in 2012, twelve years after its predecessor. Diablo II essentially perfected the action RPG genre and lived on to have a thriving community for many years. What wasn’t quite expected was how far Diablo III was going to stray from […]
I wasn’t entirely sure what I was getting into when starting up Strider for the first time. There wasn’t much info, hype or chatter about it up to its release, and it doesn’t help that it’s a reimagining of an arcade game from the late 1980s. With the promise of “Metroidvania” mechanics and a return to […]