Shio – Review (PS4)
Shio offers simple gameplay, and attempts to build an intriguing oneiric atmosphere, but the gameplay never fleshes out into something satisfying.
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Great Moms in Gaming – 2018
Moms in gaming don’t get enough praise. So, on this special day just for the maternal among us, let’s honor a few of gaming’s best moms.
5 Great Irish in Gaming
St. Patrick’s Day has morphed into a celebration of beer, red heads, and shamrock shakes. At the heart of this holiday lies a vibrant culture that produced James Joyce, George Bernard Shaw, Oscar Wilde, Bono, and Daniel Day-Lewis. This year Handsome Phantom is celebrating St. Patty’s Day with a look at a few of our favorite Irish folk in video games. While they may not make the “foinest” role models, they charmed their way into our hearts for sure.
Platted That! – Far Cry: Primal
Ubisoft’s Far Cry series has found a comfortable formula. Players wander around the wilderness shooting up bad guys, setting things on fire, capturing outposts, and being terrified of the chit-chittering of the honey badger. Far Cry: Primal tinkered with the basic formula a bit. Players take on the role of a prehistoric beast-master, outfitted with…
Way of the Passive Fist – Review (PS4)
On the sun beaten planet of Zircon V, a blue-haired wanderer heads into the wastes to put down hundreds of mutants, robots, and cultists. Instead of flashy uppercuts and round house kicks, this wanderer follows the way of the passive fist, a style that relies on well timed parries and dodges designed to wear opponents…
Games for Valentine’s Day
Valentine’s Day is a great time for everyone to celebrate romance, whether you’re single, partnered up, or in a polygamous sex cult. It’s the perfect excuse to watch romantic movies, load up on chocolate, or maybe slide into some DM’s. As a gamer, there are tons of games that have great love stories. Here are…
5 Great Dogs in Gaming
With the Chinese New Year rapidly approaching, Handsome Phantom has found the perfect opportunity to celebrate dogs in video games. From pixelated puppers to scientifically enhanced canines, there are tons of great dogs in video games. Today we’ll be looking at five of our favorite doggos, and the first is a real diamond of a…
Top 5 Video Game Heroines That Kick Butt!
This article was written by community contributor Karen Ragenroll! Women in video games are often over-sexualized and put down as damsels in distress waiting for a man to help them and save them from whichever evil that befalls them. However, game creators have also enchanted us with some of the finest heroines in the world. These are strong, fearful…
Platted That! – Dragon Age: Inquisition
Presented Spoiler-free: Platted That! is an ongoing series from Handsome Phantom giving gamers a review of unlocking the Platinum Trophy for PlayStation 4 titles. Dragon Age: Inquisition completes Bioware’s sword-and-spell trilogy that started in 2009. The series began as an M rated RPG with gameplay that felt remarkably similar to Bioware’s masterpiece, Knights of the…
Kevin’s Top 5 Games of 2017
It’s been a good year for gamers. Despite the growing controversy of loot boxes, the lack of quality Star Wars games, and yet another year without Half-Life 3, this year has released so many instant classics that have gamers foaming at the mouth with appreciation. Below are my picks for five of 2017’s greatest games….
