Column
Vampire Rain Is 2020 as a Video Game
I wasn’t expecting Vampire Rain to be such a precise distillation of my 2020 experience. Its being a much derided Xbox 360 game ...
Previews
Windbound Is Almost Pretty Enough to Make Up for Its Terrible Controls
Windbound deserves to be a better game than it is in its current state. I say that after putting a good five or ...
Column
Infamous Second Son Shows Why We Can’t Go Back to Black-and-White Morality
It’s far from a quiet day in Seattle. Armed men are waving their weapons around, threatening anyone who might possibly be an “undesirable.” ...
Column
Terminator: Resistance Is the Best Terminator Sequel Since Terminator 2
The Terminator series can’t quite find its footing, can it? Outside of the first two films, every attempt at a direct sequel or ...
Movies & TV
There Are Right and Wrong Ways to Subvert Expectations
This article contains spoilers for The Last of Us Part II and Knives Out. The article may or may not subvert expectations. We ...
Column
Ryse: Son of Rome Is the Past and Future of Console Gaming
Until Hunt: Showdown came along, Ryse: Son of Rome was set to be the last traditional AAA game by Crytek ever, and boy ...
Column
Too Human Is Garbage, Which Makes It More Exciting Than a Normal Game Like Prey
Let’s get one thing out of the way — I’m not here to tell you Too Human is good. It’s astoundingly questionable at ...
Column
How to Fix Mass Effect: Andromeda
Last week, we dug deep into the heart of Mass Effect: Andromeda and why some of its maligned aspects were actually crucial to ...
Interview
Inside the Hectic Motion Capture Adventure of Creating Lost Planet 3 with Lead Actor Bill Watterson
It’s rare to be able to peek behind the curtain of long past games. For the countless stories beneath those polygons, we often ...
Column
Mass Effect: Andromeda Asks: Are You a Colonizer or an Ally?
Okay, everyone get out your popcorn. We’re talking about Mass Effect: Andromeda. In fact, we’re doing a two-parter on this one. For this ...
Previews
Mortal Shell Is a Sleeker, Class-Based Dark Souls Successor – Preview
FromSoftware’s venerated Dark Souls series succeeded through a rather distinct cocktail of obscure mysteries, Gothic horror, hard-earned knowledge, and a brutal challenge to ...
Previews
No Straight Roads Is Gorgeous but Can’t Find Rhyme or Rhythm in its Gameplay
I’ve been looking forward to No Straight Roads (NSR) for quite some time now. The premise of a punk rock revolution versus an ...
