Firewatch Review

Firewatch is a recently released first person adventure indie title from Campo Santo. The idea behind this game is exploration combined with a mystery. The game starts off with a choose your response style opening that establishes the relationship between your character, Henry, and his wife Julia. Without spoiling anything, its an incredibly effective sequence…

Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain Review

Kept you waiting huh? Metal Gear is one of the most captivating and special video game franchises in the history of the industry. It’s story is a very complex work of art, and it may take most individuals a while to really grasp what is going on in this huge world of diverse, dark, and…

Witcher III: Wild Hunt Review

Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is an Action-RPG from Polish developer CdProjektRed. This game is the third entry into the Witcher franchise that is based on a series of Polish novels. When Witcher 2 was released, most were blown away by just how rich the story and the combat was. This game improves upon that and…

The Order: 1886 Review

Much ado about something has been made in regards to numerous gameplay elements of The Order:1886. Gamer commentary has centered around the use of QTE’s, the game’s length, lackluster 3rd person shooting, and an overall boring story. Some have suggested the game (which is undoubtedly going to see a sequel) only serves as a promising start,…

Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor Review

Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor is an Action-Adventure title developed by Monolith, the studio that brought us F.E.A.R and Condemned. I immediately got excited for it when it was announced earlier this year because I’m a fan of the Tolkien universe morphed by the Lord of the Rings and the Hobbit. On the surface, the…

Velocity 2X Review

If you have played video games for as many years as I have, you have undoubtedly been in “the zone” at some point. You become one with whatever game you are playing, establishing a rhythm that just feels natural. Every button press becomes second nature. You know what to do before it’s even apparent that…

Oddworld: New ‘N’ Tasty! Abe’s Oddysee Review

As a 30+ year old gamer, I find myself slowly becoming the grouchy old man on the porch. I spend my days in my rocking chair, watching these newfangled games come and go at warp speed. Some of them may catch my attention, but most of them draw my ire. Younger gamers may wonder what…

Transistor Review

“This game is going to win indie ‘Game of the Year’ on PS4.” The above sentence is what I typed to Tashaun (the other writer on this site) when I finished Transistor. Back in May, I wrote about Transistor’s soundtrack and gushed about the awesomeness of the music. I actually downloaded a copy of the soundtrack…