I can’t believe it’s been so long since a new Shin Megami Tensei game has been released. While Atlus did release a remaster of Shin Megami Tensei III, after such a lengthy wait, a fresh entry like Shin Megami Tensei V was required. The delay feels longer because of the announcement’s timing, which was almost […]
Call of Duty: Vanguard brings the popular first-person shooter series back to the World War II era. This is a more fictional take on the historical events surrounding the war, however. As such, it manages to distinguish itself from the plethora of other WW2-based shooters out there. From the onset, Vanguard’s single-player campaign set the […]
Riders Republic is not Ubisoft’s first foray into the world of extreme sports video games. Steep, their last endeavor, was a live-service game that featured some extreme winter sports. While Steep did not achieve widespread popularity, Riders Republic appears to be an obvious successor to Steep. It also draws inspiration from The Crew, an open-world […]
Is Maiden of Black Water the game that will resurrect the series? The Fatal Frame franchise debuted on the PlayStation 2 more than two decades ago. It was a novel idea at the time, employing a camera as a weapon to not only photograph ghosts, but also to give a new type of gameplay than […]
Guardians of the Galaxy is the second Square Enix game that’s based on a Marvel IP. While Avengers was developed by Crystal Dynamics, Eidos Montreal (the studio responsible for the Deus Ex series) is behind the development of this game. Unlike Avengers, however, Guardians of the Galaxy is purely a single-player action-adventure game that manages […]
With the PS4 exclusive Until Dawn, Supermassive Games has expanded on its success and continued on it with The Dark Pictures: House of Ashes. The Dark Pictures was an effort to create an anthology of horror stories in the style of their most popular title, Until Dawn. While the initial game was mediocre at best, […]
Demon Slayer is now the most influential anime/manga. Its popularity has grown on a global scale, as seen by the huge success of the animated series and the film. The Hinokami Chronicles is not an original story set in the Demon Slayer universe; rather, it is a retelling of the anime that allows fans to […]
Far Cry 6 is the latest installment in the renowned open-world first-person shooter franchise. Ubisoft’s Far Cry series is an interesting one. Crytek developed the IP, not Ubisoft. They utilized it primarily as a showcase for their CryEngine. So, while Ubisoft did not publish the first Far Cry game, they have worked on every game […]
The Nintendo Switch has always had a mix of good and bad ports. Fortunately, some of the more recent releases, such as Ni No Kuni 2, are pretty fantastic. Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot is another example of an excellent Switch version that faithfully recreates the experience of the original game with little compromises. We’ve previously […]
Diablo II Resurrected is a remake that falls short of the expectations set by its predecessors. How can you bring a game that was launched more than two decades ago back to life? In the case of Diablo II Resurrected, Blizzard believed that merely upgrading the graphics and online functionality would be enough. Unfortunately, it […]