Games
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, RE4 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 huge success as...[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]
The Last of Us Part II
The follow up to Naughty Dog’s 2013 masterpiece The Last of Us. This game is one of the most polarizing video games I’ve ever witnessed released. Being such a huge fan of the first game I was taken by surprise fairly quick with the brutal death of protagonist Joel early on in the game. I know that this is the moment a lot of people turned the game off and gave up on it but this wasn’t the problem ...[Read More]
Ghost of Tsushima
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Metro Exodus
Metro Exodus is the finale in the Metro trilogy that began with 2033 and continued with Last Light. Based on the popular Russian novel series written by Dmitry Glukhovsky, Metro Exodus deviates from the novels to do its own thing and it does it masterfully. The game has super immersive storytelling and atmosphere, seamlessly blending survival horror, open-world exploration, and gripping character-...[Read More]
Devil May Cry 5
Devil May Cry 5 is widely regarded as the second-best entry in the series, just behind the genre-defining Devil May Cry 3. It stands out now as an incredible action game that every fan of the hack-and-slash genre should partake. Building on the franchise’s legacy, it offers an engaging story, jaw-dropping visuals, and some of the most refined gameplay mechanics the series has ever seen. The plot t...[Read More]
Astro Bot
Over the now 30 years since the Playstation 1 was released back in 1994 there has been a stellar lineup of mascots for the platform. On the PS1 we had Crash Bandicoot, Spyro the Dragon, Solid Snake. For the PS2 we were introduced to Sly Cooper, Jak & Daxter, Ratchet & Clank. Also between the next console and PS2 we had the mighty God slaying Kratos then on the PS3 we got fortune hunter qui...[Read More]