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‘Lost Planet Trilogy’ has been lost to time
I remember being intrigued by the reveal of the very first Lost Planet game (Lost Planet: Extreme Condition). I eventually got around to borrowing the game from a friend years after its release and playing through the entire thing on the Xbox 360. Lost Planet: Extreme Condition is like trying to survive an alien snowstorm while wearing lead boots. The controls feel like Wayne is perpetually walkin...[Read More]
Call of Duty: World At War is the definitive WW2 experience
Grittiest COD Campaign ever
‘Jak 2’ is great but such a drag
Great game bogged down by a shitty checkpoint system
I think people should give ‘The Last Guardian’ another chance
Team Ico had a solid legacy of critical acclaim with their first two titles. The fittingly named 2001 debut video game ‘Ico’ was a decent success and grew in popularity as the years went on, garnering a cult following. I personally enjoyed Ico and thought it was a charming and unique little game, but like most, the studio earned my fandom after their titanic hit ‘Shadow of the Colossus’. Fans were...[Read More]
Stray
Welcome to Stray, where you play as a street smart kitty navigating through a post apocalyptic neon lit world. If you’re a cat lover, stray is the ultimate wish-fulfillment game. Feels almost as though they took my own orange cat and put him into the motion-capture suit for a day then made it into a game about a robotic dystopian city with a cat traversing it. The only issue really with Stray, at ...[Read More]
Resident Evil 4 Remake
As far as remakes go, Resident Evil 4 is the cream of the crop. In the last decade or so, the gaming industry has been swarmed with, Remakes, Remasters, Reboots, Reimaginings, etc. Many gamers have been open to the idea of their favorite games receiving the update treatment. The mainline Resident Evil games seem to all be going through this process with Capcom’s new RE Engine. RE2 Remake was a hug...[Read More]
Dead Space Remake
The gaming industry has been killing it with the remakes lately. Just when we thought that everyone was fatigued by retreading, Capcom showed us that sometimes a remake can even surpass the original. The latest Dead Space does just that. The 2023 remake of Dead Space is a masterclass in modernizing a beloved classic while staying true to its roots. From the moment you step back into the shoes of I...[Read More]
Spiderman 2
Insomniac has been killing it lately with keeping a 3D platforming mascots (Ratchet and Clank) alive for over 20 years now when they could’ve easily let it fizzle out several console generations ago. Their newest release in that franchise is widely considered now to be the most innovative and best entry. I’m glad they’re able to balance keeping such a golden age franchise alive while also tasked w...[Read More]
Super Mario Bros. Wonder
Being a lifelong Super Mario fan, (Super Mario 64 is what made me fall in love with gaming); I’ve always anticipated the next 3D Mario and what great ideas and fun Nintendo will churn out for the current console. Super Mario Oddessy, despite being bloated with a zillion moons to collect, was still hours upon hours of delightful entertainment. The latest main installment in the Super Mario series, ...[Read More]
Is ‘Dark Souls 2’ Still Worth Playing?
Get good scrubs
Why ‘What Remains of Edith Finch’ is my favorite indie game of all time
I played this little indie game during a period of grieving in my life and I figured at the time that’s why it resonated so heavily with me because of the emotional turmoil I was going through. However, I went back and replayed this indie title a few years later to see if it still struck those same chords and I can say not only did it deliver, but it was even better upon a second play-through. Wit...[Read More]