Firewatch

Firewatch – REVIEW

Firewatch opens with a simple text based adventure format as a means to cover the painful, emotional past of the protagonist, Henry. The backstory begins in Boulder, Colorado in 1975 and spans around 14 years where we are introduced to the seed of Henry and his wife Julia’s relationship, its bloom, gloom, and eventual helpless demise. Within[…]

no mans sky

No Man’s Sky – PREVIEW

No Man’s Sky is a sci-fi, adventure survival game that sets you off on an endless exploration of the cosmos. WORLD The procedural generated world you explore is the most impressive aspect of the game. It uses a mathematical algorithm that creates an amazing open universe that includes an inconceivable 18 quintillion (1.8×1019) planets. Each[…]

division

THE DIVISION – PREVIEW

STORY During the holiday season, specifically the frantic, chaotic, and overcrowded Black Friday extravaganza, a small pox pandemic spreads rapidly through the exchange of virus ridden banknotes. After 5 days with the virus spreading across the United States the government collapses – utilities start to fail and food and water becomes scarce. You play as[…]

primal

FAR CRY PRIMAL – PREVIEW

BACKGROUND Far Cry Primal is set in the wilds of the fictional open world Oros, during the Mesolithic period – 12,000 years ago. The environment is a major focus and far more dense and detailed than we have seen in the past. Behind every shrub, every rock, and every log there is something out there[…]

Rainbow Six Siege Review

Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege is the first console Rainbow Six game since 2008 and it reboots the long-running series turning it into PvP competitive shooter based on attacking and defending.  Rainbow Six Siege is a 5v5 attack and defend game where environmental destruction can be used strategically to provide an advantage; teams can shoot[…]

just cause 3

Just Cause 3 Review

Just Cause 3 is the long awaited sequel to the 2010 Just Cause 2 and it’s exactly what fans were hoping for.  The game follows the protagonist, Rico Rodriguez, who just arrived on the fictional island of Medici during the height of the main antagonists’ military dictatorship. Just Cause 3 is set six years after[…]

avengers

Lego Marvel’s Avengers – PREVIEW

STORY The story looks to be a brilliant amalgamation of several movies in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. It follows the plots from The Avengers and The Avengers: Age of Ultron, and even takes moments from Captain America, Iron Man 3, Thor: The Dark World, and Captain America: The Winter Soldier. It is hard to say[…]

AC India

Assassins Creed Chronicles: India – REVIEW

Assassin’s Creed Chronicles: India is the second game in a trilogy of 2.5D Assassin’s Creed games. It removes you from the typical three dimensional open world and puts you in a sort of hybrid that has you move on a more linear journey. STORY The story follows the protagonist Arbaaz Mir in 1841 Amritsar, India. […]

Beyond Two Souls

Beyond Two Souls – REVIEW

Beyond Two Souls is a heavily narrative driven game that moves through 15 years in the life of Jodie Holmes and her companion tethered to her from another realm, Aiden. The story deals with heavy themes such as depression, and provides glimpses into pivotal moments in Jodie’s life where we see insecurity, vulnerability, and suffering[…]

fallout

Fallout 4 Pack Rat – Scavenger Build

Pack Rat – Scavenger Build Strength – (9) (Strong Back) Perception – (8) (Pickpocket) (Locksmith) Endurance – (1) Charisma – (1) Intelligence – (4) (Hacker) Agility – (1) Luck – (4) (Fortune Finder) Fallout 4, like all of its predecessors, has undeniable and extensive replay value. At the heart of that is playing in new[…]

minecraft

Minecraft Story Mode – REVIEW

Minecraft has seen massive global success and become a cultural phenomenon for its simplistic pixel graphics and gameplay that people of all ages have latched onto for its endless possibilities and creativity. Minecraft has a spontaneous beginning and an endgame as some sort of closure, but it has never had a story. That’s where the[…]