Poorna Shankar

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Latest Reviews

Kena: Bridge of Spirits
9.5

What happens when you cross Spyro with Pikmin, add modern technology, and throw in some industry-defining animation work? You get Kena: Bridge of Spirits.

Mass Effect Legendary Edition has finally arrived. As a Mass Effect series veteran, Shank had been awaiting its release for some time. Here's our review of Mass Effect Legendary Edition.

Shank reviews Call of Duty Black Ops Cold War for PC and comes away very surprised. Here's our review.

Valorant

Valorant

June 9, 2020
6

For the last week, I've been heavily playing Riot Games' latest foray, Valorant. With several hours under me, Valorant accomplishes many things, notably, reminding us that Riot does indeed know how to build core gameplay experiences. However, it is not without its share of frustrations and flaws. This is our review of Valorant.

Overall, Sniper Elite V2 Remastered is a fun if slightly dated affair. Having played Sniper Elite 4, it’s difficult to go back to V2 and not be influenced by hindsight. I can so clearly see how much Rebellion has improved their craft from Sniper Elite V2 to Sniper Elite 4 in virtually every single aspect of game design. However, this is a review of Sniper Elite V2 Remastered, and not its successor. And there is so much I really wanted to love about it. But small annoyances do add up: incons...

Forza Horizon 4

Forza Horizon 4

October 10, 2018
7

Unfortunately for Playground Games, they must work within the ecosystem Microsoft provides on PC. It’s just that the ecosystem is such utter trash that one cannot ignore it when discussing the gaming experience as a whole. The Xbox app and Microsoft’s Xbox experience on PC are so intrinsically tied to gaming on UWP that it’s necessary to discuss it. The experience is still utter garbage and does nothing to dispel the notion that PC gamers are still second-class citizens to Microsoft.

It’s my job to educate you on whether or not Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy is worth your hard-earned $40. Consider the whole package. You’re getting three games completely remade from scratch. You’re getting the (expected but no less transformative) ability to play them at 60fps. The PC version is unquestionably the definitive version. And if like me you were a kid in the ‘90s, you’re getting that intangible value of re-living games from your childhood in their idealized form. So...