Archive for the ‘Reviews’ Category
  • Review: Duskers (PC)

    Posted by on October 1, 2015 under PC, Reviews
    Duskers is a brilliant roguelike that places you in control of remotely piloted drones for the  purpose of scavenging, reconing, and surviving. The premise behind Duskers is to find out what happened to humanity and the other alien races that once existed in outer space. The stars have been abandoned and turned into mass graves. Space itself is riddled with vacant space stations, wrecked space... more.
  • Review: Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor 2 Record Breaker (Nintendo 3DS)

    Posted by on October 1, 2015 under Portables, Reviews
    Shin Megami Tensi: Devil Survivor 2 Record Breaker for 3DS is a turn-based, JRPG that sees the player in the role of an unnamed Japanese High School student on the day of exams. The story centers around a new smartphone app named 'Nicaea'. This app is somehow capable of showing a person's death before it actually happens. This app plays a major role in the story, and it helps the protagonist and h... more.
  • Review: Hacknet (PC)

    Posted by on October 1, 2015 under PC, Reviews
    Have you ever dreamed of being a hacker? Does the concept of stealing important packets of data excite you? Hacknet is a simulation where gamers can experience the life of an illegal hacker without the legal consequences. You would be forgiven if you thought Hacknet was nothing more than a handful of mini games crammed into a small package. The game comes with a fully enriched story that is so ... more.
  • Review: The Escapist (PC)

    Posted by on October 1, 2015 under PC, Reviews
    The Escapist is a well-rounded strategy game that sees the player as a prisoner inside a maximum security prison. The main objective is to devise strategies to outthink the prison guards, their security, and to figure out a way to escape as fast as possible. The game uses a day and night cycle that involves mandatory routines that must be followed,  so the guards  will not become suspicious ... more.
  • Review: Qube Director’s Cut (PlayStation 4)

    Posted by on August 26, 2015 under PS4, Reviews
    Powered by the Unreal Engine, Qube for PlayStation 4 is a physics-based, puzzle game that sees the player amnesia-stricken and trapped inside an extraterrestrial 'cube' that is headed toward Earth. Your only communication is from commander Nowak, a female astronaut that is stationed inside the International Space Station (ISS). According to Nowak, you are the only one that can prevent an asteroid... more.
  • Review: Lost Dimension (PSVita)

    Posted by on August 19, 2015 under Portables, Reviews
    Lost Dimension is a tactical, turn-based role-playing with visual novel-like elements, where the choices made by the player can affect the outcome of the story and the fate of its characters. As Sho Kasugai (the story's protagonist), you are a member of S.E.A.L.E.D -- an organization employed to scale the 'Pillar' to thwart a madman from launching nukes at every major city in the world. The gam... more.
  • Review: Assassin’s Creed Chronicles: China (Xbox One)

    Posted by on August 19, 2015 under Reviews, Xbox One
    When you think Assassin's Creed, the more recent Unity and Black Flag with their massive 3D worlds come to mind. In the case of Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China for Xbox One, we are presented with a more traditional stealth-based, 2D side-scroller that resembles Broderbund Software's classic platformer, Prince of Persia. Incidentally, the story's protagonist is a female named Shao Jun, and she i... more.
  • Review: Criminal Girls Invite Only (PSVita)

    Posted by on August 19, 2015 under Portables, Reviews
    Criminal Girls Invite Only by NIS America is a dungeon crawler with a genuinely unique premise that grabs your attention the moment you start playing. As a Program Instructor on her first day of work in Hell, your job is to take care of Delinquents (women who went to Hell after dying) and rehabilitate them. Your team Orientation Officer, Miu Manase, explains that you are working on the bottom floo... more.
  • Review: The Witcher III: Wild Hunt (Xbox One)

    Posted by on July 24, 2015 under Reviews, Xbox One
    The Witcher series seldom needs an introduction, especially if you've been gaming for the past ten years. But for the uninitiated, The Witcher III: Wild Hunt concludes Geralt of Rivia's story (the game's protagonist) from past installments in the series. The story now focuses on a young Witcher by the name of Ciri; a sorceress named Yennefer (Geralt's love interest); and a vicious phantom army tha... more.
  • Review: htoL#NiQ The Firefly Diary (PlayStation Vita)

    Posted by on July 24, 2015 under Portables, Reviews
    htoL#NiQ (or Hotaru no Nikki) is a stylized point and-click adventure that centers around an amnesiac girl named Mion and a desolate world devoid of life. She awakens at the bottom of a tower that has fallen into severe disrepair with only a 'fairy' to guide her actions. htol#NiQ is a puzzle game that harkens back to the days of Maniac Mansion and Monkey Island, where every scenario encountered... more.