The recently released High on Life is full of hilarious pop culture references, from nods to Metal Gear Solid to fully watchable 90s movies. My favorite joke, however, comes from a legally dubious Frasier joke (that I probably shouldn’t be drawing atte…
Due to the nature of my job, my gaming habits are a little unusual. I tend to chew through long games in short bursts for review purposes and spend the time in-between sampling as many smaller titles as I can. I’m the kind of person who wants to see ev…
The measure of a great roguelike is in how much you can absolutely break it. Some of my favorite games in the genre allow me to piece together wildly overpowered builds capable of squashing fierce bosses in a few fell swoops. Based on my first hands-on…
High on Life is out now on Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, and PC. The adventure will likely take you around 10 to 15 hours to beat, but you might want to plan to spend an extra 82 minutes in it. That’s because you can watch the 1994 cult classic Tammy and …
High on Life
MSRP $59.99
“High on Life takes the right design cues from Metroid Prime, though uneven comedy makes for a hit-and-miss adventure.”
Some genuinely hilarious jokes
Smooth traversal
Distinct visual style
Deceptively deep shooti…
When I first went hands-on with Forspoken earlier this year, I didn’t get a sense of its world. I don’t mean its open-world — I saw plenty of that as I zipped around its rolling hills like Sonic the Hedgehog. Rather, I didn’t learn much about Athia bey…
When we first met Cal Kestis in 2019’s Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, he was just a young Padawan. A redheaded kid draped in an unflattering poncho, Cal would grow into a full-blown Jedi by the end of the game. It was a classic Star Wars arc in video ga…
When this year’s Game Awards nominations were first revealed, the Best Narrative category sparked a bit of discourse. Nominees included giant games you’d expect like God of War Ragnarok, but one pick stood out: Elden Ring. Some were left scratchi…
Star Wars Jedi: Survivor is launching on March 17, 2023, for Xbox Series X, PlayStation 5, and PC. The action-adventure game received an impressive trailer during The Game Awards that showed off several new features and teased some potential open-…
When The Game Awards was first established in 2014, it almost felt like an act of counter-culture. Despite the fact that games were starting to mature and push narrative boundaries at the time, the medium still struggled to be taken seriously at a main…
Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII
MSRP $49.99
“Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII Reunion looks like a modern game, but its aged PSP gameplay doesn’t match the HD overhaul.”
Still a compelling story
Intriguing DMW system
Strong RPG customization…
Seasoned Destiny 2 players know they can count on the elusive merchant Xur to make an appearance with special exotic items every Friday, but what’s not so clear is where you’ll be able to find him. Below, you’ll find a map with a marker that indicates …
The Callisto Protocol
MSRP $69.99
“Despite some cumbersome combat systems and performance issues, The Callisto Protocol successfully builds on Dead Space’s legacy”
Excellent atmosphere
Memorable setting
Visceral combat
Fantastic visuals
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“Gotta say Elden Ring becomes so much less fun at the end.”
On May 24, 2021, my friend Andrew Thomas pinged me via Facebook chat with that message. While I had crammed most of the game into a single frantic week in February to review it for launch, An…
Like each mainline game in the series, Pokémon Violet and Scarlet introduce a whole batch of new monsters for trainers to catch. Those include fresh faces like Pawmot and Bombirdier, as well as new Paldean variants of classics like Wooper and Taur…