Adam Beck
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Nostalgia is a powerful tool, and Konami is banking on it with the Master Collection. This collection houses some of the best games from the franchise’s history stuffed in one package, but the Japanese publisher has done a poor job in convincing players they need to replay these once more....
Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 is one of the most cinematic superhero games ever created. It’s a little shorter than its predecessor, but it includes a memorable main story and some of the best side quests found in an open world game. Kraven ends up being a more compelling villain than originally...
Starfield is a momentous RPG, even if it doesn't quite deliver in all its areas. It's an experience that offers a staggering amount of content and systems, but never truly feels unique in one specific component. Combat is well rounded with a decent arsenal to pick through, and the powers...
Final Fantasy XVI will change what we think of the franchise moving forward. It’s groundbreaking on so many levels, elevating the thirty-five-year old series to new heights. The combat is highly engaging and invites creativity and experimentation by giving players a bevy of tools to play around with. The story...
It may have been sold on seemingly every platform on the planet, but finally we have a proper remake to the 2005 classic. Every square inch of Resident Evil 4 has been remade with incredible detail. There’s new side quests to take care of, such as mini-boss fights, and optional...
Persona 3 Portable was a gem when it came to the PlayStation Portable nearly thirteen years ago, but it was very much meant for the hardware of its time. The remaster has no doubt been touched up, the vast majority for the better, but with that said, this does feel...
Warhammer 40,000: Darktide is one of the most enjoyable games of the year, but it’s tremendously rough around the edges. There are a baffling number of design decisions that drag the user experience down, with the variety of maps being questionable as well. There’s barely a story to speak of,...
Star Ocean: The Divine Force feels drained of life. It has a strong, highly-customizable combat system along with a solid soundtrack, but there’s not much praise to speak of outside of that. The two hero option is a fun gimmick we haven’t seen since The Second Story, only observing one...
Soul Hackers 2 is a by the books turn-based JRPG that doesn’t do anything particularly memorable nor offensive. The story is lacking in scope, dungeons are bland, and there’s questionable design choices to tried and true systems. It doesn’t help that there’s less-than-stellar load times on the current generation consoles,...
Xenoblade Chronicles 3 has incredible presentation values and a rewarding combat system, but the story leaves much to be desired. It’s an improvement over its predecessor in a number of categories, but lacks a charismatic main cast of characters to drive it home. A few of them do have spunk,...
Marvel’s Spider-Man is one of -- if not the best -- adaptation of a comic book franchise, and the PC version only better highlights Insomniac’s work. Nixxes has helped completely revitalize the four-year-old game where you’ll want to completely revisit fifteen-hour adventure. It’s visually spectacular with a lot of bells...
While there were key elements that could be ironed out when it first was released for Nintendo Switch, there’s a bevy of underlying issues that has stayed with the core structure. Even after a year, I’m truly heartbroken over Disgaea 6: Defiance of Destiny. The story and cast of character...
