1666: Amsterdam is one of those few gaming projects in the modern era that has a fascinating story hidden deep within it. This game has been in development for a long time. It was finally released because Patrice Désilets, the creative person responsible for the early Assassin’s Creed games, regained the creative rights after a legal battle. As for the players
Read MoreMortal Shell II feels like the feedback on the prequel from the players really helped to create a game that’s better than its predecessor. This sequel keeps the central identity of the first game while dramatically expanding almost everything that was used before. It is larger, faster, more flexible, and far more confident about what kind of action Soulslike RPG it
Read MoreAnomaly President is one of those games that you see and immediately think is going to stress you out. The idea is simple enough to explain in a sentence, yet strange enough to make it difficult to compare directly with almost anything else on the market. In the game, during the day, you are a presidential candidate trying to win over
Read MoreThe perfect organism. Spoken by Ash in 1979’s Alien, the Xenomorph is perhaps one of the best-designed creatures in horror. The creativity of authors, artists, and other visionaries have guided this franchise beyond just the films. Aside from the nine Alien films, nothing has been more immersive than the games based on this series for more than 40 years. That is
Read MoreAfter years of focusing on the heritage of Altair, Ezio, and Connor, which Desmond had to bear on his shoulders, with Edward Kenway, the story went in a different direction in both Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced and Black Flag. Edward was never an Assassin, nor did he have any connections to the Order. His decision to join them and take up
Read MoreIn 2014, Bungie’s Destiny burst onto the scene with what I’d call “turbulent but abundant joy.” Following Halo, a game that laid the groundwork for practically all popular FPS games that followed, Bungie tore up all preconceptions of limitation and gave gamers an entire universe to explore. Naturally, that ambition was met with a flurry of obstacles to overcome, but fans
Read MoreCome along on a journey filled with danger, wonder, and adventure as you travel through time in LIFTED! This is the first game developed and published by Adventure Works, a new studio that was founded by former Disney Imagineer Jeffrey Ashbrook. Mr. Ashbrook was influenced not only by his imagination but was strongly inspired after speaking to an archeologist while on
Read MoreThe new Star Fox for Nintendo Switch 2 is a loyal remake of the classic Nintendo 64 title, Star Fox 64. When the game was first announced, there were many decrying the remake as a cheap attempt to cash in on nostalgia, but I can safely say that this remake does everything right. The series has always been one of my
Read MoreIt’s your fresh new birthday, and it is up to you to explore strange, hostile alien worlds while trying to overcome the many threats that inhabit them. In One More Game’s SWAPMEAT, you’ll collect resources, run’n’gun, and swap out your squishy body for parts and pieces of your alien foes. This might sound weird at first, but it is through this
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