Opinion
Returnal Is Truly Old-School, Sticky-Floored Arcade Action
“If at first you don’t succeed, insert coin to continue.” That was the principle behind the vast majority of old-school arcade games. And ...
Area of Effect
I’ll Never Forgive Fallout 4 for Telling Me to Care
Up until Fallout 4, Heavy Rain’s big twist was the last time a game really filled me with rage, and as a long-time ...
Area of Effect
Days Gone Brings Its Dead World to Life with Its Roaming NPCs
Gawking at the suffering of others is generally frowned on, unless they really, really deserve it. But in Days Gone, witnessing NPCs contend ...
Area of Effect
Mass Effect 3’s Best Ending Is the One Many People Haven’t Seen
This article contains spoilers for the Mass Effect trilogy and especially the ending of Mass Effect 3. Mass Effect 3’s best ending is ...
Opinion
City Shrouded in Shadow Is the Best Godzilla Game You’ve Never Played
As I lay bleeding out in the rubble, Ultraman’s colossal taint filling my fading vision, one thought occupies my mind: “This. This is ...
Area of Effect
Skyrim’s Bucket Robbery Is a Testament to Player Creativity
If at first you don’t succeed, stick a wicker basket on someone’s head. That’s not a sound life philosophy, particularly if you work ...
Opinion
How Resident Evil 2 Lets You Cheat the Undead
There’s no shortage of idiocy in horror, from researchers reading out dusty, skin-bound tomes to college students splitting up to investigate a noise. ...
Opinion
The Last of Us Part II’s Arcade Is a Monument to Moving On
The following contains spoilers for The Last of Us and The Last of Us Part II. There’s something fascinating about in-game arcade machines, ...
Opinion
Oblivion NPCs Brought Their World to Life – Then They Nearly Killed It
Stalking is generally frowned on, but it’s one of the most entertaining activities in The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion, second only to joining ...
Interview
Instinction Is Picking Up Dino Crisis’s Scaly Survival Horror Torch – Interview
Whatever happened to Dino Crisis? While Resident Evil has become Capcom’s flagship franchise, its Resident Evil-with-dinosaurs survival horror series is all but extinct. ...
Opinion
Why Star Wars: Republic Commando’s Story Can’t Be Trusted
Star Wars: Republic Commando is one of the best squad-command shooters I’ve had the good fortune to play, and I couldn’t be happier ...
Features
We Were Here Forever Will Bring Elevated Co-Op Puzzling to Next-Gen Consoles – Interview
As studio names go, Total Mayhem Games seems like a misnomer. The team’s puzzle series, We Were Here, is anything but chaotic, fostering ...