Review: Mass Effect 2
“Fully realized” is one of those game review clichés that gets kicked around without much thought, but no two words do a better job of describing my interpretation of Mass Effect 2. It’s an astounding...
View ArticleImpressions: Bayonetta
I am of two minds about Platinum Game’s Bayonetta. On one hand I can’t believe how a videogame with so many forehead slapping design choices aced both Edge and Famitsu. The oddities associated (and...
View ArticleReview: P.B. Winterbottom
The Misadventures of Mr. P.B. Winterbottom is the perfect example of a game we weren’t allowed to have five years ago. Quirkily, collected, and supremely confident – it’s free of the taint of...
View ArticleReview: RE5 – Lost in Nightmares
Lost in Nightmares was constructed specifically for the Resident Evil fan base. It’s a brief run, but it has enough call backs, in-jokes, and references to satisfy the legion of fans clamoring for a...
View ArticleReview: Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing
All Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing had to do was not be completely terrible, but Sumo Digital ignored Sonic’s awful racing pedigree and produced a pretty darn good kart racer. Unapologetically...
View ArticleReview: RE5 – Desperate Escape
Whereas Lost in Nightmares offered a delicious modern take on the Resident Evil’s past, Desperate Escape is content to serve up increasingly stale leftovers. A five dollar price point helps render...
View ArticleReview: Final Fantasy XIII
Final Fantasy XIII isn’t your typical Final Fantasy, but what is? The series has always thrived on eviscerating its own mechanics (regardless of their success of failure) and then replacing them with...
View ArticleReview: Just Cause 2
Just Cause 2 is a coloring book for people who never cared to keep their art inside the lines. Pleasure is derived not from carefully staying within the edges, but ripping all the pages out and then...
View ArticleReview: Nier
Nier is a fantastic game beset by the highest sin of the current generation; it looks marginally worse than a launch title. One can’t fault Cavia for spending their time and money crafting an...
View ArticleReview: Zeno Clash – Ultimate Edition
Zeno Clash is on par with a night of heavy drinking at Jabba’s palace. The next day you’re not exactly sure who you are, what just happened, or how much of what you think transpired actually occurred,...
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