“Ultra Street Fighter IV”
Another Revision to Street Fighter IV, Does It Hold Up?
"Street Fighter IV" started back in 2009 and revived the fighting game genre. Five years later, we are still seeing new characters and new versions of the game, the latest of these versions being "Ultra Street Fighter IV." Read more »
“Among the Sleep”
A Toddler's Journey Into Horror
Survival horror is a subgenre of horror that sets itself apart from other by introducing traditionally more difficult elements like lack of proper means of fighting back, running away, a more intense atmosphere, and more psychological means of scaring the player. "Among the Sleep" takes these ideas in mind and utilizes it to full effect with a twist; you get to play as a toddler exploring a strange world in search of his mother. While the premise itself is set up to be exciting, it unfortunately falls flat and tired despite the promise of a breath of fresh air. Read more »
“Roche Fusion” (Beta)
The Addiction is Real
"Roche Fusion is a fast paced, exploding, over-the-top shoot-em-up. The player fights ever more aggressive, deadly, and crazy waves of enemies while upgrading their ship with more weapons, shields, and other items. Also: explosions." Read more »
“Mario Kart 8”
Fuel Up and Enjoy the Ride
I was terrible at racing games when I was younger, and “Mario Kart” was no exception. I often made rookie mistakes like driving the wrong direction, falling off cliffs, and swinging wide directly into match-destroying bananas, so much so that my drive to master the genre increased tenfold. More than others. But the promise of new tracks and older, loved tracks called to me for the eighth time, and it was impossible to resist. Read more »
“Autumn’s Journey”
A Fantastic Tale of a Girl and Her Dragons
You are Auralee, a heavenkind aspiring to be a knight, out on a routine patrol on the outskirts of the town of Berri. Daughter of Lady Bayard, a former Captain of the Guard, knighthood is in your blood. You seek to protect others and pursue justice. On this patrol, you come across a strange man with rock-like protrusions where his ears should be. He is asleep and will not wake despite your efforts to do so. You make camp and watch over him. When he finally comes to, you learn that he is Kerr and that he is in fact a dragonkind with the element of Earth. His master turned him into a heavenkind to learn how to interact and possibly understand the heavenkind. Despite his obvious distaste for your kind, he allows you to escort him on his quest to visit the dragon altars. Read more »
“Transistor”
Dystopian RPG from the Makers of “Bastion”
When you enter the city of Cloudbank, you don’t know very much. You see the futuristic dystopia through the eyes of Red, a woman wielding a giant, robotic sword the size of her entire body. The disembodied voice of a man speaks to her as if you were the protagonist of noir film, explaining bits and pieces of your world as though you already know most of it. Read more »
“JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: All Star Battle”
A Bizarre Jouney into the World of JoJos!
"JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: All Star Battle" is an anime fighting game. After a little over a year of waiting, it has finally arrived, and it is definitely bizarre. Read more »
“Trials Fusion”
Trial and a Few Errors
"Trials Fusion" made it clear to me that there are essentially two distinct genres of games. Focusing on whether something is an RPG, a shooter, or an adventure game is much too technical of an analysis. I now realize that a game should only be classified as either happily immersive or challengingly rewarding. I admit that this sounds like a naïve generalization, but despite the wide variety of games these days, genre classification simply comes down to the type of satisfaction a game shoots for. Read more »
Microsoft Mocks Itself in “Escape from XP”
Who Knew They Had a Sense of Humor?
Microsoft finally killed support for Windows XP – now 12 years old – earlier this week. With it came fears of lost customer support for businesses that relied on it and hackers exploiting systems still running it. However, we were unprepared for the threat that is Clippy firing laser beams out of his massive eyeballs. Read more »
