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F.E.A.R. Uses Psychic Ghosts & Horror to Tell a Story About Overcoming Abuse
F.E.A.R. is revered for its fantastic “Die Hard meets The Grudge” blend of slow-mo shootouts and dreadful horror, all powered by cutting edge ...
Second Look
Resident Evil 6 and Revelations 2 Transformed Multiplayer
Co-op was always meant to be part of the very first Resident Evil game, but the series has never had much luck with ...
Review in 3 Minutes
Indivisible Is a Fantastic JRPG with Terrible Platforming – Review in 3 Minutes
Indivisible is Lab Zero Games’ first foray into the JRPG genre. For a crowdfunded project in a new genre for the studio, it ...
Second Look
Resurrection of Evil Redeemed Doom 3
Doom 3 has been seen as either a misunderstood work of genius or a sign that id Software lost sight of why people ...
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The Bureau: XCOM Declassified Is Video Game Storytelling at Its Best
he Bureau: XCOM Declassified was one of the last significant releases of the seventh console generation and one of its most troubled games. ...
Opinion
Star Wars Battlefront II Has Turned into One Hell of a Star Wars Game
EA DICE’s Star Wars Battlefront II has transformed from a beleaguered lootbox simulator to one hell of a Star Wars game. While the ...
Reviews
The Surge 2 Is Bug-Riddled, Unbalanced, and Incoherent
It’s shocking just how incoherent The Surge 2 is. What starts as a promising update to Deck13’s dismemberment-centric Souls-like series steadily devolves into ...
Opinion
Gears 5 Learned from the Failures of Dead Space and Halo
Gears 5 has been a significant win for Microsoft. The game has been nearly universally hailed as a major step forward for the ...
Opinion
A Plague Tale: Innocence’s Plot Is at War with Itself
This article contains spoilers for A Plague Tale: Innocence. A Plague Tale: Innocence swept players up in a dark fantasy tale spun from ...
Opinion
In Generation Zero, Your Greatest Weapons Are Binoculars and Patience
Generation Zero is an open-world first-person shooter where you spend more time with your binoculars than a gun. There’s no array of sidequest ...
Opinion
How Vampyr Embraces Fragile Humanity
Most of the universe’s problems can be solved in a few hours or less. At least, that is, if you’re the star of ...