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.
Hate to Lose, Love to Win By Andrea Ayres • October 11th, 2016 “Our feelings about loss and failure tend to become more complicated when we begin to add in identity and social inclusion (or exclusion).”
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.
Rookie of the Year If You Want to View Paradise By Matt Marrone • October 10th, 2016 “In high school, I wrote a musical.” Matt Marrone recalls a glorious time and pays tribute to Gene Wilder.
Spilled Ink Bakuman. Hatred of Art Ain’t an Art By Austin Price • October 10th, 2016 Tsugumi Ohba has managed to make resident manga connoisseur bristle with Bakuman.
Brief Encounter By Adam Boffa • October 9th, 2016 If Brief Encounter does hold up, it’s probably because stories of love found at the wrong place and time are uniquely heartbreaking.
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.
