HIGH Dealing 5 million damage and completely healing my party on the verge of defeat.
LOW Nuking a boss before a cutscene where the same boss was wrecking my party.
WTF Can we not have a colony full of preteens in skintight suits please?
Tag: Monolith
Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor Review
Needs no haystacks.
HIGH Seeing almost any of the wraith powers for the first time.
LOW Bizarre pacing kills all momentum and drags the campaign down.
WTF Why was branding introduced so late? It should be a core mechanic!
Middle-Earth: Shadow of Mordor – Preview Qs with Michael De Plater of Monolith
I've blogged about it a few times, but in case you haven't noticed, I'm pretty stoked for Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor. Like I've said before, the game wasn't even on my radar until I got hands-on at PAX, but it only took a minute or two before I […]
The slow decay of survival horror
Survival horror games aren't what they used to be. Once upon a time, they were about survival and horror. It makes sense. It's what the genre is called, after all. These titles would encompass qualities of mystery and exploration as the player fought to stay alive with every step. Over the years, they've increasingly become about action, gunfights, and an overload of cheap jump scares. I prefer the former, despite a plethora of the latter.
Condemned 2: Bloodshot Review
The cluelessly misguided sequel to a fantastically frightening game
HIGH The new and improved forensics procedures.
LOW The laughably bad plot.
WTF Practically everything good about the first game is bungled here.
Condemned: Criminal Origins – Review
There is a school of thought that suggests that if a work of art is able to affect someone, whatever that effect may be, then that art is successful. So it's possible that the mere fact that Condemned: Criminal Origins made me feel like a significantly worse person for playing it is proof of its effectiveness.
Condemned: Criminal Origins – Consumer Guide
According to ESRB, this game contains: Blood and Gore, Intense Violence, Strong Language
F.E.A.R. – Review
The outline of last year's hit first-person-shooter (FPS) F.E.A.R. (short for First Encounter Assault Recon) reads like a poignant satire on the immature state of big budget videogame development.
F.E.A.R. – Consumer Guide
According to ESRB this game contains: Blood and Gore and Intense Violence.
Xenosaga: Episode I—Der Wille zur Macht – Second Opinion
Lately I've felt the Japanese RPG has stagnated, which is a difficult admission for this diehard fan of the genre. But I think Xenosaga stands out as one of the best PlayStation 2 (PS2) RPGs. Xenosaga made me truly care about its world, by being a good game that tells a great story well.
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