Kyle Hilliard
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Bound
Bound is a fun game to watch. The majority of the experience takes place in an imaginative world that undulates and breathes as you move through it. The landscape moves and flows with the same grace as your protagonist, who was born from the motion-capture of a professional dancer. It...
Despite early success in the video game field with fun, cooperative beat ‘em up arcade games, the Ninja Turtles have struggled to stay relevant in the world of interactive experiences. They have seen renewed success in comic books, television, and movies, but their video game outings of the last few...
From its opening cutscene, Hyper Light Drifter created a world I immediately wanted to know more about. Bodies litter the ground, perhaps the result of a gigantic explosion you somehow survived. Titans walk along the landscape, but immediately turn into dilapidated robots before your eyes. Time seems to be passing,...
Pokémon’s track record for offshoots is muddy. The core games are beloved, but venturing outside of the RPG genre rarely goes well for Pokémon. Pokkén does little to inspire hope for the franchise to successfully branch off in new directions, but does offer some depth during its well-paced matches. For...
With a sequel firmly cementing its status as a series and not just a strange one-off, Garden Warfare continues to be an unexpected experience. The humorous tower-defense series that birthed the world and characters of Plants vs. Zombies initially didn’t seem suited for the shooter treatment, and with the issues...
With games like Hyrule Warriors and Dragon Quest Heroes, developer Omega Force is moving further and further away from the Romance of the Three Kingdoms historical novels that have inspired its Dynasty Warriors games for the last 18 years. If Dragon Quest Heroes is any indication, this is absolutely the...
Rare Replay
Rare occupies an important place in gaming history, but the quality of the studio’s output has been spotty in recent years. Work on Xbox 360’s avatars and games like Kinect Sports make it easy to forget why Microsoft bought the legendary developer in 2002. Rare Replay serves as a reminder...
I get Mario Party. I have fun when I play it, and though the random elements of the game can be absolutely infuriating, I understand why they’re there. To place one player immensely in the lead, or to throw another tremendously behind isn’t fun for the group. The series has...
Valley of the Yetis is easily Far Cry 4's most substantial DLC, adding a new large area, mechanics, and even a small amount of story to Ajay Ghale's journey in Kyrat. The easiest way to describe Valley of the Yetis is miniature Far Cry 4. You start from scratch when...
Dragon Ball Z has a good track record in the world of video games, especially when compared to other animated franchises. Some of the games have been undeniable duds, and none of them do much in terms of bringing in the uninitiated, but the good ones are appealing and do...
Gunman Clive 2 catches you off-guard with its wild trajectory and quiet sense of humor. It begins as an old-school shooter with a western slant, and while it never completely abandons that premise, you quickly find yourself flying through the air, riding in mine carts, and leaping from the backs...
#IDARB
Other Ocean’s #IDARB, or It Draws a Red Box, began as a tweet from developer Mike Mika asking for input from his followers on a project for which he didn’t have any particular plans or ultimate goals. After continued input from the community, the result became #IDARB, an eSports game...
