Thumper Review: A Song Without a Melody By Matt Sayer • October 12th, 2016 Thumper is plated in a shiny, chrome veneer, but its chaotic and indecipherable music structure cripples its potential as a rhythm game.
Here's the Thing Getting Over Metal Gear Survive By Rob Rich • October 11th, 2016 People need to stop pretending that they wouldn’t be lapping it up if it was the self-proclaimed “auteur’s” idea in the first place.
Street Fighter V: A Time to Play and a Time to Watch By Khee Hoon Chan • October 11th, 2016 It’s fun to quarter-circle your way through arcade mode on easy, but sometimes Street Fighter V is better enjoyed without a controller.
Want Japanese? Better Pre-order! By David Shimomura • October 11th, 2016 Final Fantasy 7 will require you a pre-order for the original, Japanese voice acting. You’ll also get a crazy, chibi guy that wants to destroy the world.
Backlog The Sand and the Sea By Gavin Craig • October 10th, 2016 Giant Squid’s founder, Matt Nava, was art director for 2012’s Journey, and it’s clear that Abzû is an attempt to create a similar sort experiential parable.
Forza Horizon 3 Is Video Game Escapism at Its Finest By AJ Moser • October 9th, 2016 Forza Horizon lets you rip around the Australlian back country to build your rep in the best, most freeing ways possible.
Battlerite Isn’t a Ripoff, It’s Revitalization By Matthew Byrd • October 6th, 2016 The line between derivative and iteration is sketched with quality and self awareness.
Sorcerer King: A Board Gamer’s Perspective By Sam Desatoff • October 6th, 2016 The turn-based strategy game/board game cross section is a wide one. Resident cardboard expert puts his lens on Sorcerer King.
Her Story and the Let’s Play Phenomenon By Khee Hoon Chan • October 5th, 2016 Some games are tailor made to be enjoyed on You Tube, Her Story is definitively not one of them.
Dragons and Questing and Building! Oh My! By Matt Sayer • October 5th, 2016 Dragon Quest Builders shows that crafting is better with direction and friends. Especially when those friends are Blue Slimes.
