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Tekken 7
When you hop online you’ll find your typical Ranked, Unranked, and Tournament modes typical of any fighting game. You can also set up lobbies to host multiple players or spectators and also search for those lobbies. I will say that joining one of these lobbies can be a bit of...
Chroma Squad‘s music and sound effects are fitting, though the music is typically hit or miss. Some tracks prove to be truly memorable and full of fanfare, while others are short enough to become tiresome rather quickly. The sound effects are great though, with plenty of explosive action sounds and...
Sniper: Ghost Warrior 3
All in all, Sniper Ghost Warrior 3 is not a perfect game. It’s missions will occupy you for close to 20 hours, and for the completionists out there, even more time, but there are better, more entertaining games out there that will occupy you for just as long, if not...
RiME
The game’s buildup is at times too subtle for the story it wants to tell, but it’s not as ambiguous as the beginning might make you believe, either. RiME isn’t the game to go to for challenging puzzles or a direct story, but it gives you a beautiful world to...
Prey
Where Prey doesn’t lack, however, is in its presentation. Talos-1 is crafted with a 1960’s deco style that gives the game a distinct look. And each room is different enough from the rest of the station which made exploration rewarding. The biggest highlight for me was how the station felt...
From an audio standpoint, Disgaea 5 succeeds with flying colors. A great number of the game’s tracks are memorable enough to almost instantly mine their way into your mind. The songs have an odd composition to them that fit the weird world of Disgaea, as they emit a feeling that...
Conarium
Conarium can be completed in roughly 5 hours, depending on how long you spend on exploration, but those 5 hours are filled to the brim with Lovecraftian themes. While it rarely places you in any danger, Conarium instead builds up horror through its compelling atmosphere, dark storytelling, and a growing...
The Surge
I will say, as of this review some of my issues with the game have actually been fixed in a recent patch, such as the armor set that’s meant to give you protection in poisonous environments now actually giving you that protection and various other technical glitches I had encountered....
Injustice 2 has amazing voice-work and serviceable music. Alongside classic voices like Kevin Conroy as Batman and George Newbern as Superman, characters like Scarecrow and Captain Cold have voices that largely differ from their usual voices. These differences tend to work however, and I’d be completely fine with them becoming...
NBA Playgrounds
Regardless, it’s still a great option to have an up to 4 player portable game on deck. The style of game of Playgrounds is perfectly suitable for it as there’s no split screen, just a single side scrolling screen where all the characters are clearly outlined and visible. It’s not...
Dragon Quest Heroes II‘s sound is utterly fantastic, thanks to its memorable music and impressively energetic voice acting. The soundtrack is the usual Dragon Quest fare, made up of rousing battle songs full of energy and vigor, and soothing town tunes that could put the most uptight adventurer at ease....
The Caligula Effect 2
Finally, the music deserves a mention. Since idols and musicians play an important role in the story, you’d hope for a strong soundtrack, and it succeeds. The dungeon themes are exciting and catchy, with a neat transition from the instrumental to vocal version whenever you enter combat.
