Forgive my language, but killing shit in Horizon Zero Dawn feels amazing. I recently picked HZD back up in anticipation for the sequel, and the second time around I can’t help but stand in awe of how incredible it feels to fight robot monsters with a bow and arrow. I thought I’d cruise right through […]
Valorant Has The Right Idea For Punishing Leavers, But Its Implementation Lacks Nuance
There are few things worse in a competitive shooter than when you lose a teammate that you can’t replace (I hope you sang that in Chris Martin’s voice). Sometimes, this isn’t malicious – maybe their internet died, or something happened that demanded their immediate attention. In most cases, however, leavers are just rage-quitters who are […]
Cyberpunk 2077 Is Best Played As A Fashion Shoot Simulator
My thoughts on Cyberpunk 2077 could best be described as ‘mixed’, and I think the feeling is mutual. I love the characters, especially the minor ones, but found the story lacklustre, the Yellow Peril tropes dated, and the satire – what little there was to be had – weak and hypocritical. It’s occasionally brilliant, occasionally […]
Mundaun Review – A Sketchy And Unsettling Neighborhood
Mundaun observes some of the best, well-worn elements of the horror genre – a creepy setting, an emphasis on inventory management, and plenty of puzzle-solving – and sketches them onto a living notebook for players to both admire and grimace at. Because of this, the game doesn’t do too much to differentiate it from its […]
Why Yakuza 0 Has The Best Opening Theme Of All Time
Duh-dun-dun – whackawhew! That’s my acapella rendition of the first four notes of the Yakuza 0 opening theme, AKA the best intro track for any video game ever. Believe me, I pay an outrageous amount of attention to this sort of thing – Persona 5’s Wake Up, Get Up, Get Out There comes remarkably close […]
Don’t Sleep On Destiny 2’s New Elemental Well Mods
I have a question for Destiny 2 players: why aren’t you using the new Elemental Well mods? If it’s because you just don’t think they can compete with Warmind Cells, then yeah, you’re kind of right. But the days of Warmind Cells trivializing ad-clear with their ludicrous explosions are numbered. When the nerf hammer finally […]
How Mass Effect Was Demade Into A Monkey Island-Style Point-And-Click Game
I love all of the techno babble around the Mass Effect: Legendary Edition remaster. It’s all 4K this and ray tracing that, which basically translates into it being the same game we all know and love, it just looks better. That’s why I’m so fascinated by the work of Lee Swain and Brett Pelaez. A […]
Help, I’m About To Spend Too Much Money On The New Edition Of The Silmarillion
I have a lot of books by J.R.R. Tolkien, several of which are first editions. The crown jewel of my collection is a 1969 hardback first edition India paper copy (try saying that ten times without stopping) of The Lord of the Rings trilogy. It’s over 1,000 pages long, but looks no thicker than a […]
Outriders Launching Day-And-Date On Xbox Game Pass Would Be A Smart Move For Square Enix
Recent hints suggest that Outriders is heading to Xbox Game Pass when the game releases on April 1, and that move would be an incredible business decision from Square Enix. Outriders is a co-op, third-person RPG where you choose from four distinct classes to play as. As a looter shooter with collectible weapons, linear main […]
My Favourite Thing About The Snyder Cut Is How Much Ray Fisher Likes It
Let me start this off by saying I don’t understand the Snyder Cut in any way, shape, or form. It’s a movie that already came out and flopped once, a movie that both we and the franchise had seemingly already moved on from. New stories have been released and some characters have even been recast. […]