Sam Stone
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Doom is back with its first game in five years, complete with a change of scenery and aesthetics. Purists may be shaken, but that doesn’t have to be a bad thing.
One Punch Man: World is a love letter to the franchise that endeared itself to millions of fans worldwide. The attention to detail and sheer amount of gameplay variety, both in terms of characters and content in game modes, makes for a staggering experience that ensures that players will always find new frontiers to explore and play in. For fans of either the One-Punch Man manga or anime, One Punch Man: World is an experience they shouldn't miss. It's easy for fans to sink countless hours int...
With its greater emphasis on character development and more cerebral storytelling, a game like Resurgence that emphasizes diplomatic solutions and the pressures of command over standard action is perfect for the genre. However, Resurgence spends too much time in the moments between its big set pieces, developing the complicated interpersonal dynamics among the Resolute crew, especially right out the gate. Star Trek: Resurgence is a definite labor of love, but it would have benefited from a mo...
Millions of fans around the world have been entertained by Hatsune Miku and the Vocaloids, and the game’s PC port, with the deluxe edition expansion, truly feels like the definitive way to experience the popular rhythm game franchise. The port’s high definition presentation and smooth gameplay have been seamlessly translated to the PC while boasting an enormous library of songs and customization options for the Vocaloids and the music videos themselves. For those looking for the ultimate ...
Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin is undoubtedly one of the more off-kilter entries in the Final Fantasy franchise but one whose flaws become less glaring as players progress through the story. The impressive number of Jobs, each with its own level progression tree, makes for a deceptively immense amount of gameplay depth that would be all the more enjoyable if the level design wasn't so linear and repetitive. Still, Stranger of Paradise offers hard evidence that Final Fantasy can st...
Shadow Warrior 3 delivers the bloody, fast-paced goods, with combat mirroring the well-received DOOM revival, but perhaps without the gameplay variety and depth that has made its hellish counterpart such a major success. Easy to pick up and play, Shadow Warrior 3 offers an entertaining, if a tad superficial, experience that stops short of greatness and feels like it could have used a little more polish to take the Shadow Warrior franchise to new heights.
Like many enduring fighting game franchises, The King of Fighters operates under the axiom that if it ain't broke, don't fix it and continues to deliver the thrills that fans of the series have enjoyed for nearly twenty years. While the game doesn't revolutionize the formula, it also doesn't try, retaining what has made the franchise so endearing while providing updates to stand a bit closer to its contemporaries. More geared towards counters than, say, Street Fighter's emphasis on combos, Th...