By Ronald Gordon After a terrifying storm and terrible sinkhole leaves Whit, farm hand and family man, with the arduous task of saving his dog Lucy from a pit, he ends up falling into the hole he managed to pull her out of. When you’re met with a life or death scenario, sometimes your mind…
By Zante Barker A bunch of little literary characters on a quest to save the world. That’s the idea behind Bookbound Brigade, a new game that takes on the Metroidvania genre. You know, these are games like Axiom Verge, Dead Cells and Hollow Knight. Bookboung Brigade, created by Digital Tales, came out on all systems,…
By Kimari Rennis With the release of Plants Vs. Zombies: Battle for Neighborville, a trilogy in a series I generally have enjoyed has been completed. This last edition is a game that I can’t put down because it arrives with a brand new look at the Garden Warfare series, one that gave all fans a…
By Shane Ferguson Hitman: The Complete First Season was one of my favorite games last year. IO Interactive listened to fan feedback and knocked everything out of the park. The huge maze-like levels provided tons of ways to approach each mission coupled with multiple story kills, targets, personal and online challenges. All that encouraged replayability so…
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 Shane Ferguson You may have missed it, but that would be a shame. Rogue Aces is incredibly addictive, a 2D, side-scrolling free roam air combat shmup arcade game. While that’s a lot of adjectives, it’s a game that’s nuanced and intriguing. Developed by Infinite State Games, Rogue Aces is a spiritual successor to classics such as Wings of…
By Kimari Rennis Surprisingly, I have never had a taste for any form of anime. Whenever I would try to watch it or play games based on animes, my attention would slip away like a stick of butter in a wet hand. But Persona 5 is a game that kept both my ears and…
By Harold Goldberg It’s been such a long time. His hair is graying now. Hell, none of us are kids anymore. But there’s wisdom in maturity, what we’ve absorbed, what we’ve purged, what we hope not to repeat, and that’s a good thing. I first met Cory Barlog, the creative director from Sony’s Santa Monica…
By Kimari Rennis One of the worst things about being young is missing so many awesome toys and games that we reminisce about every day. As for me, I was unable to play Shadow of the Colossus back in 2005 because I was 3 years old – definitely unable to hold a controller, let…