Category: Game Review

  • LEGO Horizon Adventures Review

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    LEGO Horizon Adventures is the action game equivalent of watching a movie adaptation of a book you love. It hits the major plot points, takes some liberties with characters and events, and wraps everything up with a shiny bow in a more condensed form. Like many Hollywood adaptations, it handles the source material well but…

  • Empire of the Ants Review

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    Empire of the Ants is visually striking. For a moment, you might even believe it’s real macro-lens footage from a nature documentary, thanks to the incredible detail in the environment. Unreal Engine 5 truly delivers here. However, beneath the stunning visuals lies a small-scale real-time strategy game that performs well in multiplayer but falls short…

  • Super Mario Party Jamboree Review

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    Super Mario Party Jamboree kicks off with Kamek welcoming players to a bigger, bolder Mario Party, and it doesn’t take long to realize that this confident opening statement isn’t just hype. The latest entry in Nintendo’s 25-year-old dice-rolling, star-swiping series is not only its biggest, but also one of its best. Jamboree is the true…

  • Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy – The Definitive Edition Review

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    Has any game released in the last 20 years been more influential than Grand Theft Auto III? From establishing the open-world sandbox formula to reshaping video games into a more mature medium, GTA III‘s legacy still looms large over almost every aspect of the art form. If any game deserved a definitive edition that allowed…

  • Dark Souls 3 Review

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    If the first Dark Souls depicted a world gracefully drifting toward the apocalypse, Dark Souls 3 shows one spiraling feverishly into it. It’s a fierce, punishing behemoth of a game that dares you to take a step forward, only to knock you back again, and again, and again. Yet, I always felt compelled to return,…

  • Saints Row 4: Re-Elected Review

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    Saints Row IV often feels like the natural progression of what would happen if you activated god-like cheat codes in Saints Row III and went completely wild. With a recycled map, overpowered abilities, and a ridiculous storyline, the game’s appeal lies in its goofy characters, self-aware humor, and an excellent character editor. However, the fun…

  • Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor Review

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    Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor is a game that makes you feel over-the-top powerful without sacrificing the fear of defeat. It offers great, free-flowing combat and a well-designed open world full of Lord of the Rings lore to explore. But what really makes it stand out is the background system—a dynamic hierarchy of enemies that gives…

  • The Division 2 Review

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    The Division 2: A Polished Journey with Some Endgame Shortcomings The Division 2 presents a polished, well-thought-out progression path that keeps you engaged, with at least some fuel left in the tank after the initial journey. It’s great gunplay, rewarding loot, and beautiful world—brimming with reasons to explore—kept me engrossed for the majority of my…

  • Sea of Thieves Review (2020)

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    Sea of Thieves: A Pirate’s Sandbox Adventure The ultimate pirate fantasy means something different to everyone. For some, it might mean plundering the vessels of would-be explorers, wreaking havoc across the open sea with your crew. For others, it might be as simple as singing shanties with a pet monkey. Whatever your particular flavor of…

  • Just Cause 4 Review

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    After wrapping up around 20 hours of Just Cause 4’s story missions and having plenty of destructive fun blowing up everything in sight, I went back and reread my review of Just Cause 3 from 2015. This, I thought, explains that déjà vu feeling. With a few exceptions, that review covers everything you need to…