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Call of Duty: WWII
Call of Duty has spent the last few years trying to go further and further into the future, from Modern Warfare to Advanced Warfare to Infinite Warfare which took the fast and furious combat all the way into space. While the advancements made for some interesting ideas with technology and...
Hand of Fate 2
You sit face to face with the dealer. Your fate firmly sealed within the grasp of his withered hands. A deck of cards reveals the long journey you took to get to the dealer’s side. Each card a blank moment of your history that needs to be written into existence....
The all-American hero, William Joseph Blazkowicz, has returned with more firepower, more scars, and more determination to take down the ruling Nazi force.
Super Mario Odyssey
Say what you want about the same old story revolving around saving the princess; Mario has been reinvented and updated with a fine brilliance since the chubby plumber first featured on our screens in the early 80’s. Super Mario Odyssey is the ultimate sequel, including the familiar sensibilities that we...
Fire Emblem Warriors
The Fire Emblem franchise has been around since 1990 and while it has seen a resurgence in popularity since it’s 2012 entry, Awakening, it has long been considered a staple in battlefield strategy. For almost as long Omega Force and Koei have been releasing the Dynasty Warriors series, best known...
Gran Turismo Sport
Gran Turismo Sport has just been released making the franchises big return to console racing, but was it worth the wait? And does it make the grade in today’s racing game market? There was a time long ago when Gran Turismo was the gold standard in console racing simulators, but...
When people think of South Park most assume it’s a show about seeing who can be offended the fastest and the worst. However, as the years have progressed, creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone have honed the series to be more of a comedic and satiric commentary on todays’ social...
Games like Always Sometimes Monsters are designed to make you think, ponder, and reflect. The game focuses on choices, consequences, and is ambiguous about whether the decisions you make matter in the end. Some questions I asked myself while playing through Always Sometimes Monsters were: am I good person? Would I...
Talion has returned to Middle-earth alongside his annoyingly grumpy and totally overpowered wraith/elf sidekick (Celebrimbor) to fight a systematic hierarchy of talkative Orcs. Yes, we are of course talking about Middle-earth: Shadow of War.
The Evil Within 2
One of my favourite survival horror games in recent memory is The Evil Within. Released three years ago, it featured horrifying monsters and effective mind games to create a memorable and exciting experience that has stayed with me years later. To say that I was excited for a sequel is...
WWE 2K18
WWE 2K, like any other yearly sports franchise, isn’t going to reinvent the wheel when it comes to gameplay innovations or drastic updates. The nature of these titles is that an updated roster is paramount, along with enough new modes and variation to previous problems to justify another purchase. Regardless...
