Nerium Jul 7, 2017. 6 minute read
Final Fantasy XIV: Stormblood review
What's new, what's bigger, what's better? (A lot.)
READ MORE >Nerium Jun 26, 2017. 5 minute read
Dead Cells, Dark Souls, and Mass Effect: what games can still learn from Early Access
It's now commonplace for games to see expansions and patches after release. So shouldn't that change the way they tell stories?
READ MORE >Nerium Jun 13, 2017. 5 minute read
Prey turns ‘open-ended’ game design inside-out
We think of 'open-world' games as vast outdoor places, but Arkane's Prey is all about the inner world of space.
READ MORE >Nerium May 31, 2017. 4 minute read
The Surge review
It's more than just 'Dark Souls, in space.'
READ MORE >Nerium May 19, 2017. 6 minute read
Prey review
Arkane's spiritual homage to System Shock comes with some caveats.
READ MORE >Nerium Apr 21, 2017. 5 minute read
Style is the substance of Persona 5
How Persona 5 makes me feel like I'm actually a cool thief on a real heist.
READ MORE >Nerium Apr 6, 2017. 5 minute read
Nier: Automata may have 26 endings, but it respects my time
Even though Nier: Automata forces you to replay it over and over to see the whole story, it's honest about what it's doing
READ MORE >Nerium Apr 3, 2017. 16 minute read
Persona 5 Efficiency Guide
Get the most out of your limited time in Persona 5!
READ MORE >Nerium Mar 31, 2017. 5 minute read
Do we really need to like Horizon: Zero Dawn’s Aloy?
Protagonists don't always need to be great people, if they're written well.
READ MORE >Nerium Mar 27, 2017. 4 minute read
Ghost Recon: Wildlands review
Dust and disappointment.
READ MORE >Nerium Mar 2, 2017. 4 minute read
Horizon Zero Dawn review
Aloy's robot-murder spree is less about open-world invention and more about cold, efficient discipline.
READ MORE >Nerium Feb 22, 2017. 5 minute read
For Honor review
For Honor is complex and interesting-- but it won't bother helping you discover that depth.
READ MORE >Nerium Jan 26, 2017. 6 minute read
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard review
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard's first-person perspective and murder-house plot humanizes its enemies in a way that's fresh and new -- and connects back to themes from earlier Resident Evil games.
READ MORE >Nerium Jan 19, 2017. 4 minute read
2064: Read Only Memories Review Impressions
Last year's pretty pixel-art cyberpunk mystery game has all-new puzzles and voice acting.
READ MORE >Nerium Jan 4, 2017. Less than a minute
The ‘Gundamization’ of Games
What do Titanfall 2 and Infinite Warfare have to do with Mobile Suit Gundam? A lot, actually!
READ MORE >Nerium Nov 30, 2016. 7 minute read
What the hell is happening at the start of FFXV
Who are you? How does magic work?? Why are you riding around in your car with your leather-clad bros??? Here's the backstory/lore that explains FFXV's opening hours.
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