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OpinionImpressionsMediEvil Looks Great But Has A Lousy Camera
When I think of classic PlayStation games, I think Crash and Spyro. If I think a bit harder I eventually remember MediEvil, a wacky, gothic-inspired action-adventure game released in 1998 for the original PlayStation. It didn’t set the world on fire, but it did get a sequel before the series mostly went dormant. Now, after…
By Zack Zwiezen Published October 25, 2019 -
OpinionImpressionsWe Checked Out The Outer Worlds‘ Second, Monster-Filled Planet
Yesterday, Paul Tamayo and I played through a small portion of The Outer Worlds. The game is out today, but if you haven’t picked it up yet, let us wet your whistle. Paul and I played through the beginning portions of Monarch, the second planet you’ll visit in The Outer Worlds. If you want to…
By Gita Jackson Published October 25, 2019 -
OpinionImpressionsA Halloween Journey To Heck Is Just What Borderlands 3 Needed
Today saw the start of Bloody Harvest, the first big event for Borderlands 3. After a month of hit-or-miss weekly events, this Halloween-themed update is a fantastic reason to get back into the game, with numerous challenges to keep players busy and, of course, mountains of loot to scavenge. Bloody Harvest opens for Borderlands 3…
By Ian Walker Published October 24, 2019 -
OpinionImpressionsAn Adorable Robot-Themed Role-Playing Game Totally Disrupted My Best-Laid Gaming Plans
Into a crowded fall gaming season packed with games I had planned to cover weeks in advance comes Destiny Connect: Tick-Tock Travelers, which took me completely by surprise. It’s an incredibly charming and cartoonish turn-based role-playing game filled with cute kids and even cuter robots. Out this week for the PlayStation 4 and Switch, it’s…
By Mike Fahey Published October 24, 2019 -
OpinionImpressionsDestiny 2’s Ongoing Story Has Potential, Even If The Vex Are A Little Boring
If you’ve logged on to Destiny 2 over the last couple of weeks, you might have noticed something different. The Tower, Destiny’s social space where players can collect quests from characters and store their gear, has a construction project underway. Two weeks ago, it was just scaffolding. As of this week, it’s starting to look…
By Joshua Rivera Published October 23, 2019 -
OpinionImpressionsThe New King Of Fighters Mobile Game Kicks A Fair Amount Of Ass
Out now on iTunes and Google Play, The King of Fighters Allstar takes the expansive roster of fighters from SNK’s long-running fighting game series and turns them into collectible characters in a side-scrolling beat-em-up action RPG. It’s very flashy and obnoxiously free-to-play, but I’m actually having a great time. It’s a neat new way to…
By Mike Fahey Published October 23, 2019 -
OpinionImpressionsA Mario Maker Remake Perfectly Captures The Moodiness Of Hollow Knight
Mario Maker isn’t all that great if you’re craving something moody. The game has proven itself to be an incredibly flexible tool for making clever video game levels that are quite unlike standard Mario designs, but it’s only got a few ways to tinker with mood or tone. That means player CerulanOak has a hell…
By Joshua Rivera Published October 22, 2019 -
OpinionImpressionsMonaco Brings Good Old-Fashioned Thievin’ To The Switch
I love a good heist, and I wish more video games let me pull one off. Sure, Grand Theft Auto: Online lets you plot them if you have enough friends, there’s also Payday 2, and if you squint a little bit and don’t mind all the murder, Hitman is technically a heist game, sure. We…
By Joshua Rivera Published October 21, 2019 -
OpinionImpressionsManifold Garden Is A Puzzle Game About Infinity, No Big Deal
Video games are quite fond of the work of M.C. Escher—you’ll see his influence in the mundane labyrinths of Control, the disorienting symmetry of the stealth game Echo, or in the clever puzzles of games like Monument Valley and echochrome. You can now add Manifold Garden to that list. And, like those other games, it’s…
By Joshua Rivera Published October 18, 2019 -
OpinionImpressionsPlants Vs. Zombies: Battle For Neighborville Has So Many Great Ways To Play
There’s always something to do in Neighborville, the suburban wonderland that serves as the setting for the latest game in Popcap’s Plants Vs. Zombies third-person shooter spinoff. No matter which side of the conflict I choose, or what sort of competitive, co-op, or solo battle I dive into, the game never fails to put a…
By Mike Fahey Published October 18, 2019 -
OpinionImpressionsSea Salt Lets You Control Unruly Hordes Of Eldritch Beasts
Much of the horror in the works of H.P. Lovecraft comes from the fear of the unknown. Sea Salt, released today on PC, Xbox One, and Switch, flips that script by putting the player in control of a monstrous horde that terrifies seaside communities full of humans who, rather than being afraid, are ready to…
By Ian Walker Published October 17, 2019 -
OpinionImpressionsThis Obscure Sega Puzzle Game Is Pretty Clever
Sega Ages Ichidant-R doesn’t have a lot going for it in terms of its sales potential. It’s out today on the Switch in the middle of a massive content explosion for Nintendo’s platform. It’s got a weird name that you’ve probably already forgotten even after having just read it. It’s going to get buried, which…
By Chris Kohler Published October 17, 2019 -
OpinionImpressionsFelix The Reaper Is A Tender Puzzle Game About Gruesome Deaths
Felix the Reaper is a puzzle game described by developer Kong Orange as a “romantic comedy about the life of Death.” That’s a pretty apt description, but here’s my crack: Final Destination meets Crypt of the Necrodancer (minus the rhythm element). The game, coming to consoles and PC October 17, bursts with wit and care…
By Natalie Degraffinried Published October 17, 2019 -
OpinionImpressionsThe Pokémon Studio’s New RPG Sets Itself Apart
Little Town Hero, out October 16 for the Nintendo Switch, is a Game Freak role-playing game about a young boy who’s charged with fighting a bunch of viciously powerful monsters as adults stand idly by. No, not that one. Little Town Hero is totally its own thing: a deceptively simple RPG-card-game hybrid with light tactical…
By Natalie Degraffinried Published October 16, 2019 -
OpinionImpressionsBorderlands 3’s Eridium Event Only Highlights How Worthless The Currency Is
We’ve reached the third week of unique Borderlands 3 events, and this time around Gearbox has seen fit to tweak the numbers to make Eridium, a secondary currency that’s much harder to find than regular money, drop more frequently. The only problem is that there’s still very little on which to actually spend these purple…
By Ian Walker Published October 15, 2019 -
OpinionImpressionsThe Switch Just Can’t Handle Overwatch
With today’s launch of Overwatch on Nintendo Switch, there is officially a worst way to play one of the best games of all time. There are a lot of sub-optimal things about this port. The timing is inopportune, for one. Overwatch is landing on Switch three and a half years after its original release, and…
By Cecilia D'Anastasio Published October 15, 2019 -
OpinionImpressionsOne Month Later, Apple Arcade Is Worth My Five Bucks
It’s been nearly a month since the official September 19 launch of Apple Arcade. With my free 30-day trial of the subscription gaming service on the verge of expiring, I ask myself if I’m getting enough out of it to give Apple five of my hard-earned dollars to keep playing. Having barely made a dent…
By Mike Fahey Published October 15, 2019 -
OpinionImpressionsThe Witcher 3 Does The Best It Can On The Switch
How did CD Projekt Red and Saber Interactive get the gorgeous, resource-hungry role-playing game The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt running on Nintendo’s plucky hybrid handheld? Lots and lots of compromise and a fair amount of blur. The Witcher 3 comes to Switch tomorrow. On the tiny console, the lighting is flat, the textures are rough,…
By Mike Fahey Published October 14, 2019 -
OpinionImpressionsThe New Digimon Mobile Game Is More About Bonding Than Battling
It doesn’t take a lot to win a fight in Digimon: ReArise, the latest digital monster game for iOS and Android devices. As long as your party is properly leveled up, the auto-battle function breezes through the turn-based team battles. The real challenge in Digimon: ReArise is collecting, raising, and training an ever-expanding horde of…
By Mike Fahey Published October 11, 2019 -
OpinionImpressionsThe Latest Borderlands 3 Event Is A Great Way To See Rare Enemies You Might Have Missed
Borderlands 3 is currently running through a series of week-long events leading up to a big Halloween-themed blowout later this month. While last week’s legendary gear hunt was a bit of a bummer, developer Gearbox’s latest attempt to keep folks interested in their flagship looter shooter gives players the chance to fight some unique enemies…
By Ian Walker Published October 9, 2019