Blue Reflection’s Difficulty Problem

Difficulty is integral to turn-based role playing games. Gamers generally look to turn-based rpg's over their active counterparts when they want a more mentally taxing experience. That's not to say that games with turn-based combat always have to be hardcore masochistic tests of skill, but without enough player engagement, the passiveness of navigating menus becomes …

School Girl Zombie Hunter Review(4.5/10)

"Lose the clothes, save your life!" With such eloquently stated writing on the back of the box, whatever could School Girl Zombie Hunter possibly be about? As a spin-off to the Onechanbara franchise, School Girl Zombie Hunter aims to titillate, but is it any good? The previous game, Onechanbara Z2: Chaos, while low effort in many ways, at the very least …

How Hidden Agenda Stacks Up as A Single Player Experience

"We certainly saw how people had responded to Until Dawn, especially on streaming sites. That inspired a lot of the direction we've taken with the game." Supermassive Games has been around since last gen, dabbling in the creation of downloadable content for LittleBigPlanet among other minor projects, though 2015's Until Dawn was their breakout hit. The developers …

Yakuza 0 Review(9/10)

Eleven years after its western debut, 2017 has finally become the year the Yakuza franchise has gained a foothold outside of Japan. The series has seen a dedicated following, but it wasn't until January 2017's localized release of Yakuza 0 that the series finally struck gold in western markets. Part of Yakuza 0's success at …

What Remains of Edith Finch And Interactive Storytelling

WARNING: SPOILERS! What Remains of Edith Finch is many things. It is a narrative driven experience, or as some like to call it, a "walking simulator". It is a collection of short stories, but most importantly, What Remains of Edith Finch is one of the finest contemporary examples of the  effectiveness of interactive storytelling. When …

NieR: Automata Is One of The Best And Most Clever Games of The Generation(Too Clever For The Financial Post)

Nier: Automata exemplifies what is wrong with mainstream gaming media. Although Automata's reception has been startlingly positive from both critics and consumers, there are a scant few individuals that missed the point of Nier: Automata and as such, their overall impression of the game is less than positive. One example is the Financial Post's review. Before …

Rainbow Six Siege is Brilliant

A little over a year on from its release with a second year of confirmed support, Rainbow Six Siege has survived its launch woes and cements itself as one of the best shooters of this generation. Rainbow Six Siege has been able to captivate me in ways no other game has. Its greatest strength lies …

Variety is The Spice of Life(Gaming)

Stop me if this has ever happened to you before. You are looking over a list of games to be released over the next several months. For a good majority of those games, all you can think is "damn, I want that". Then, you begin to spark conversation with your gaming friends about what you …

Look Back: Playing Resident Evil 6 For The First Time in 2016

Resident Evil 6 has garnered quite the reputation as being the most reviled entry in the mainline series. It's a game I have yet to play until very recently and after finally taking the plunge, I'm left utterly baffled by the hate. Yes, Resident Evil 6 is far from a masterpiece. It has some pretty …

Onechanbara Z2 Chaos Review(7/10)

Onechanbara Z2 Chaos is another game in the pantheon of erotic Japanese games that markets itself as this sexy experience you'll get off to, but like so many other games of this type, the fan service is relatively light. Cutscenes do show off the sexy cast of characters, but these scenes are so brief and …