Latest Reviews
The Wolf Among Us Episode 5: Cry Wolf is a wonderful cap to Telltale’s season. It made me not only want to replay the episode to see various outcomes, but the entire series to see if I had missed any clues planted early on. The writing is great, the action...
If you love low-brow jokes that aren't funny, and laughing at overweight people just because they exist, you’d still be hard pressed to enjoy Blue Estate. I have no idea if it’s faithful to the comics that spawned it, but after the time I’ve spent with it, I don’t think...
Overall, “The Eye” felt a lot like last week’s premiere. There are a lot of new ideas being bounced around, even more by the end of episode two, but nothing has really settled into a cohesive narrative that’s engaging yet. The concepts are there but the direction isn’t...
Battle Princess of Arcadias doesn’t have a mind-bending plot or likable characters, and it doesn’t run on a state-of-the-art engine. It does, however, have a great combat system, diverse customization, colorful art, and a stellar soundtrack. Battle Princess dutifully delivers 30 hours of almost uninterrupted challenging and engaging combat.
Rage
Rage is a decent revenge thriller that will give you some kicks even if it doesn’t leave a lasting impression. Cage leads a cast that delivers some pretty solid performances, only wavering into cheeseball territory every so often. There’s certainly nothing original about the action or the setup of Rage,...
Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark has a few bright spots; the co-op Escalation mode is enjoyable, and there are cool weapons befitting the bots. But the bland campaign is a slog with uneven difficulty, while vehicle transformations and combat are largely unsatisfying. Without nailing that, you’ve got a bad...
WildStar
WildStar is very much a child of the modern MMORPG in foundation and mechanics. Yet it builds upon its many clear influences, improving on the original formula in all but a few areas, and is at its best when guided by its fantastic personality and creative freedom. While launch bugs...
I absolutely love Shovel Knight. It doesn't only understand what retro gamers want; it also understands exactly what it is, copping plentiful inspiration from the past while forming it all into its own game. At seven or eight hours long your first time through (and a New Game+ mode once...
Valiant Hearts focuses on how lives are torn apart, how strangers become saviors, and how madness thrives. It’s a small-scale human perspective of the war, which tries to salvage those little acts of love and heroism from a world overwhelmed by violence. There’s not much of a challenge or a...
For the first time in years, Grid Autosport feels like a Codemasters racing game built to appeal to long-time Codemasters racing fans. Grid Autosport promised proper motor racing, and that’s exactly what it delivers (and plenty of it, to boot). It falls a bit short in the visual stakes compared...
I started Entwined at the start of my work day, and -- after several pauses to write e-mails and attend to some other matters -- I was done by lunch. In that brief time, I came to appreciate its gorgeous aesthetics and moody soundtrack, but at the same time, I...
Enemy Front
Enemy Front's attempt to show a different side of war is thwarted by awful AI and behind-the-times combat that can't support the emphasis it puts on stealth and sniping. The multiplayer could have been a saving grace, but it's so threadbare that a sizable player community seems highly unlikely.
