GAME REVIEWS
Matt Cabral Oct 22, 2020. 4 minute read
An Upbeat Hero & Snappy Combat Bode Well for Immortals Fenyx Rising
Having played countless open-world Ubisoft games starring scowling assassins and square-jawed soldiers, I was immediately charmed by the vibrant, plucky protagonist of Immortals Fenyx Rising. The titular character’s gender can be chosen and their appearance customized, but as I discovered during an extended hands-on demo with the game formerly known as Gods & Monsters, no…
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Dylan Roth Oct 22, 2020. 5 minute read
Star Trek: Discovery Season 3 Episode 2 Review: “Far From Home”
Last week’s season premiere of Discovery, “That Hope is You,” resolved season two’s cliffhanger from the perspective of Commander Burnham (Sonequa Martin-Green), who arrives in the far-flung future alone. This week, we follow the USS Discovery and the rest of Michael’s crew as they hurtle through that same wormhole, crash…
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George Yang Oct 19, 2020. 4 minute read
Review: That $5 Burger King Meal Where You Probably Won’t Win a PS5
Ah, yes. The next generation of consoles is almost upon us. I’m very excited, too. You can tell as I have both the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X pre-ordered. This isn’t just about me, though. With less than a month to go, Sony has started to ramp up promotion for its PlayStation 5 to a less…
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Julie Muncy Oct 16, 2020. 3 minute read
Kingdom Hearts Melody of Memory Has Great Music and a Big Opportunity
Kingdom Hearts and rhythm games, historically speaking, do not get along. Rhythm-based mini-games have been featured in nearly every major KH release. They’ve all, well, sucked. They’ve also been underdeveloped, frustrating, and dull. The biggest offender is quite infamous among fans. The Atlantica world in Kingdom Hearts 2 took the…
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Diego Arguello Oct 15, 2020. 6 minute read
Noita Is a Huge Playground That Rewards My Most Creatively Stupid Ideas
Noita isn’t shy about its oppressiveness. Enemies always lurk in the shadows, their red eyes and sparkling auras serving as warning signs throughout the tumultuous mountain where the game takes place. You will meet your demise time and time again — often in gruesome ways. But it’s in the unpredictable nature and whimsical playfulness underneath these dangers…
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Dylan Roth Oct 15, 2020. 7 minute read
Star Trek: Discovery Season 3 Episode 1 Review: “That Hope Is You”
Setting Star Trek: Discovery in the franchise’s past always seemed a puzzling choice. It’s an idea held over from co-creator Bryan Fuller’s original pitch for bringing Star Trek back to television as an anthology show that would start before Kirk’s day and then jump ahead through Trek’s fictional history each…
READ MORE >Ty Galiz-Rowe Oct 14, 2020. 4 minute read
Age of Empires 3: Definitive Edition Feels Complete, but Not Essential
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Jay Castello Oct 12, 2020. 4 minute read
Cook, Serve, Delicious! 3?! Gets Something Right About Food in Calamity
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Steven Nguyen Scaife Sep 24, 2020. 4 minute read
‘Pendragon’ Review: Arthurian Myth Generator
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Julie Muncy Sep 11, 2020. 5 minute read
Tell Me Why Can’t Find the Time to Enjoy the Quiet
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Natalie Flores Sep 9, 2020. 6 minute read
Paradise Killer Deserves to Be as Confident as It Feels
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Steven Nguyen Scaife Sep 4, 2020. 7 minute read
Crusader Kings 3 Review: Divine Right Simulator
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Dylan Roth Sep 2, 2020. 6 minute read
Star Trek Lower Decks Review: The In-Joke T-Shirt of Trek Series
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Gretchen Felker-Martin Aug 24, 2020. 2 minute read
Lovecraft Country Episode 2: ‘Whitey’s on the Moon’ Review
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Natalie Flores Aug 18, 2020. 7 minute read
Spiritfarer Is a Heartbreaking and Heartwarming Meditation on Life
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Gretchen Felker-Martin Aug 17, 2020. 2 minute read
Lovecraft Country Episode 1: ‘Sundown’ Review
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Natalie Flores Aug 15, 2020. 7 minute read
With FFXIV Patch 5.3, Shadowbringers Might Be the Best Final Fantasy Story
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