We had our first glance at Creature in the Well earlier this year at PAX East. The new game from Night School Studios is definitely original if nothing else. As the game opens up it has almost a Journey feel to it down to the color scheme, but in no time at all it’s clear…
There’s something about Kamurocho that makes every visit there feel like it’s your first time. After seven mainline entries in the Yakuza franchise and a few spinoffs in Japan, Ryu ga Gotoku Studio is back with a new entry in the series… kind of. Anyone that has spent a serious amount of time with Yakuza…
At this point in both 2017 and 2018 we already had our hands on the Game of the Year. As we approach the midway point of 2019 we decided to revisit some of the top games so far this year and see if we have such a contender in the first half of 2019. Ready?…
We had a chance to peak behind the curtain and look at the upcoming game Rage 2 at Bethesda Game Days held in Boston. Bethesda Game Days is not technically part of PAX, but is being held directly next door to the convention. With less than two months until the game officially releases, it’s safe…
In 2007, Bungie announced to an applauding audience of employees that the corporate yolk of oppression had been lifted. Microsoft, their glaring down corporate overlords, had been appeased. The great departure of this studio that produced the single greatest killer software of the original Xbox in Halo: Combat Evolved had cleared its final hurdle. And with it, they made a new deal with Activision, one that would allow them to keep full ownership of this grand new IP.
There’s a quote from the film Safety Not Guaranteed that says “there’s not sense in nonsense, especially when the heat’s hot.” YIIK A Post Modern RPG throws this concept completely out the window. Though the heat is hot in Frankton during the 25 plus hours you’ll play this game, you’ll experience nothing but wonderfully crafted nonsense.
With a few tweaks to the control scheme, it’s very possible that Tarkus will become a massive hit, especially if any of the fantastic enemies featured by the developer make it into the final game.
What Never Was is a story driven puzzle game that feels like it could be a chapter right out of What Remains of Edith Finch.
Fans of slasher horror films will love the terribly fun puzzle game, Slayaway Camp: Butchers Cut. Loosely based on all the old school hack and slash movies that we’ve all come to love Butchers Cut is the ultimate version of the game now available on the PS Vita.
Uncanny Valley is a story driven survival horror game currently available on multiple platforms and now available on the Nintendo Switch.
