Since the day it was announced, Star Wars Zero Company was a gaming experiment that many had doubts about. For decades, Star Wars games have explored the galaxy through the eyes of various characters and stories and through the windows of many vehicles. Players have flown X-wings, fought through massive multiplayer battles, hunted Sith Lords or Jedi with a lightsaber, and
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 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 MoreThree times a year, the company behind Steam, Valve Software, holds an event to showcase a plethora of upcoming games that are coming to the platform. These events, each of them being called Steam Next Fest, are there to exhibit these games with playable demos. The developers behind these demos use this event to show off either their first demo or
Read MoreHave you ever walked into a late-night café, sat down, and started conversing with strangers, which led to establishing new connections? Well, that’s what I got to experience with the recently released visual novel game Coffee Talk: Tokyo. Admittedly, I have never really been a fan of the visual novel genre in the past. I have tried to play many other
Read MoreBefore playing Dosa Divas, I had not yet heard of developer Outerloop Games. This makes me a bit sad because, after experiencing what they’re capable of, I feel like I’ve missed out on so much regarding their previous titles. The style and design of Dosa Divas, and even by looking at their older titles, is a sight to behold. While I
Read MoreThere are racing games that try to simulate reality with obsessive precision of being too accurate, and then there are racing games that try to capture the feeling of being obsessed with cars only. The Forza Horizon series belongs in the second category, and that is undoubtedly why the series has been working so well for so many years. After years
Read MoreWhenever a new LEGO game is released, it usually follows a familiar structure. They are charming, funny, and full of collectibles, and they are always great fun for fans. But after a while, many of them started to blur together. Even the best entries, like LEGO Star Wars or previous LEGO Batman projects, often felt like variations of the same formula.
Read MoreThe idea of a modern James Bond video game felt strangely impossible. Bond remained one of the most iconic figures in entertainment, especially after the end of Daniel Craig’s era as Agent 007. But gaming never truly found a consistent way to reinvent him after the legendary era of GoldenEye 007, and some low-budget games were made just to keep the
Read MoreBack in 2014, the indie gaming scene changed with the release of publisher Yacht Club Games’ now-hit game Shovel Knight. That game was originally funded during the rise of the crowdfunding website Kickstarter. While that game had some development delays, it was very successful. It established exactly what Yacht Club Games was capable of, even if it took years to fulfill
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