By Isaac Espinosa In order to save the world from a dangerous force, you must travel through a realm of puzzles and… virtual reality? Moss: Book II is a VR game for the PlayStation 4 developed by Polyarc; it continues the story of Quill, a little anthropomorphic mouse on her quest to defeat the Arcane,…
By Kimari Rennis There is always that one game that you play that completely changes your perspective on life. It changes your attitude, your demeanor and even what you tend to value. It makes me feel that it’s the little things in the world that make you happy. This game is called Astro Bot Rescue…
By Shane Ferguson Marvel’s Spider-Man on the PlayStation 4 is a love letter and spiritual successor to every Spider-Man game that came before it. How do I know? Spider-Man is my favorite character not only in comic books, but in pop culture – period. I’m not sure if it’s his combat ability, cool costume and powers,…
By Shane Ferguson Mothergunship is one enigma of a game. Developed and published by Grip Digital (creators of Tower of Guns and Atomic Ninjas) and played on Xbox One X, it’s a unique bullet-hell first-person shoot ’em up – with roguelike features. You are recruited to the “resistance” to save Earth from an alien A.I. Invasion.…
By Desiree Bonilla Ever wanted to just lie down with a bag of chips and a drink and play a stress-free game for a bit? Well, Shio is probably the game for you. When you indulge, you feel very calm. There’s never a point in the game where you’re stressed out. I feel at…
By Kimari Rennis Apparently, it’s an ongoing trend for me to be unaware of the hidden gems that lie within the gaming industry. My ignorance of the Monster Hunter series is an example of how narrow my horizons are. Monster Hunter World for the PS4 absolutely blew me away. All the hype that had…
By Kimari Rennis Throughout my 15 years of life, I have only experienced VR 3 times. I played shooting games with the HTC Vive at an event. I dual-wielded swords on Fruit Ninja with the Circle’s Dan Ackerman at CNET. And the last time, I used an innovative piece of cardboard that had a racing…
In which the journalist spends what amounts to two full days within the vast, fuscous world that is Metal Gear Solid V. by Jonathan G. Lee Where on earth is it? You can’t find the FU.S. satellite of Konami on Google Maps, which is ironic, because it’s right next to the YouTube Space LA. But…
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