Sit on the throne as a benevolent (or malevolent) medieval monarch of the modern age and swipe your royal controller either left or right to impose your will upon the kingdom. Continue reading Reigns
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Battlefield 1
The crude, archaic charm of World War I’s weaponry lends unique personality to Battlefield’s already strong first-person shooting.
Maize
Maize is a first-person adventure game about what happens when two scientists misinterpret a memo from the U.S. Government and create sentient corn. And that last sentence is pretty much the least ridiculous thing about the game. Continue reading Maize
Detention
Sometimes, the best outcomes in life are astonishingly happenstance. I never meant to review Detention, but it landed in my inbox during a particularly busy time for all of our writers. The game looked good, but the trailer did not set it apart from the crowd of games residing in my action list. It sat for a moment, nearly forgotten, until CJ reminded me that it needed to be covered. I accepted that task, downloaded the game, and thought I could sneak a quick look at it between chapters of some other games I am trying to review. Continue reading Detention
HITMAN – Agent 47 episode 5 – Colorado
The opening part of Colorado is an excellent scene-setter. This time, Agent 47 is tasked with taking out different group of targets: among them – bomb-maker and radical terrorist Sean Rose, former assassin and the militia’s training instructor Maya Parvati. Continue reading HITMAN – Agent 47 episode 5 – Colorado
Pro Evolution Soccer 2017 review
PES 2017 is like a great coach. Great coaches don’t just pick the team and relax, but make every player better through incremental improvements to get individuals to work as a team. Through simple controls and fluid gameplay, PES 2017 removes the disconnect between thought and action for the first time in a football game. It’s your own private Guardiola. It’s a shame then that the best game of football is let down by a lack of innovation off it and ongoing online stability problems. Continue reading Pro Evolution Soccer 2017 review
Crazy Machines 3
Many readers may recall the episode of Family Guy where Peter Griffin buys the “Breakfast Machine.” Said contraption was a comically twisted version of a Rube Goldberg machine, that after its elaborate chain of events fires off a gun that hits Peter. If you can remember the episode I’m sure you can hear Peter screaming in agony “WHAT WAS THE POINT OF ALL THAT?” To most players thinking about playing Crazy Machines 3 you’ll be asking yourself the same question, and perhaps feeling a similar sense of confusion and agony, albeit hopefully not quite as painful as a gunshot wound.
Sid Meier’s Civilization VI game review
Sid Meier’s Civilization VI is a turn-based 4X video game and the sixth main title in the Civilization series. Civilization VI was developed by Firaxis Games, published by 2K Games, and distributed by Take-Two Interactive. The game was released on October 21, 2016 for Microsoft Windows and on October 24, 2016 for OS X. A port for Linux is planned sometime later. As with other games in the series, the goal for the player is to lead their fledgling civilization from an early settlement through many millennia to become a world power and achieve one of several victory conditions—such as through military power, technological superiority, or diplomatic leadership—over the other human and computer controlled opponents. Players do this by exploring the world, founding new cities, building city improvements, deploying military troops to attack and defend from others, researching new technologies and cultural civics, and engage in trade and negotiations with other world leaders. Continue reading Sid Meier’s Civilization VI game review
ANDROMEDUM
Andromedum is a VR novel with stereoscopic environments and audio narration. HTC Vive motion controllers are required! Continue reading ANDROMEDUM
Lucky’s Tale review
Lucky is not a new Mario. He’s not Banjo, Sonic, or any of the other beloved anthropomorphised furbags many of us remember as pioneers of platforming. He’s adorable and entertaining, well-designed to be the mascot of an Oculus Rift launch game, but lacks a distinct personality, instead relying on cliches that keep him from truly standing on his own as a character who can come to symbolize a new platform. And like the bouncy fox himself, Lucky’s Tale evokes fond memories of the great 3D platformers that define the genre, but feels somewhat half-baked—introducing you to an assortment of fun enemies and obstacles, but then reusing them for the short duration of the game.