Of all the things I imagined Firaxis doing, mostly involving getting on with XCOM 3, there was never a point where I considered them getting their hands on the Marvel license and making a turn-based tactics game involving the Midnight Suns, cards and attending a weekly book club meeting with Blade where you end up discussing a Kree book outlining their military doctrine. And yet here we are. Firaxis has taken their genius and attempted something interesting and a little weird, mixing a bunch of ideas into a chunky 40+ hour adventure. Like a long-running comic’s canon, Marvel’s Midnight Suns is…complicated.
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Weekend Whammy: Void Writing, Control & Cancer
Right, onto the Weekend Whammy. Hello again my friends, another week has somehow slipped by like a ninja in the night, so let’s jump into it.
Top 6 Games Of 2018 So Far
2018 continues to roll onward to its grand finale like a runaway child on a sled down a steep hill, so now that we’re just past the half-way point and are all just starting to realise that Christmas is somehow not that far away again it seems like a good time to check out the best games of the year thus far.
Now, do keep in mind that I currently game on Xbox One and PC, which means a very notable game in which “BOY!” is yelled and uttered a lot won’t be making an appearence on this list. Sorry, Playstation fans, I’m annoyed I missed it too, but money is limited and consoles are expensive.
Oh, and it goes without saying that I need to have actually played it. I’m one person, I can’t play everything. I try, though. I really, really try.
The Banishment Of Review Scores
Those who frequent this site regularly may have noticed that my review of Grim Fandango Remastered didn’t include a score at the end of it. Now, I’ve done the occasional review before with no score attached to it for various reasons, usually mentioned in the article itself, but the Grim Fandango Remastered review marks something…
By Heck It’s Quiet At The Moment. Here’s An Update
So, the new consoles are now all officially out and boys and girls across the globe are playing Dead Rising 3, Forza 5 and Knack. But despite this it’s all kind of quiet… There’s been no interesting news to speak of, hence the lack of content being posted here. So I thought I’d pop up…
Objective vs Subjective: Gaming Reviews And The Conundrum
Videogame reviews are a strange and fascinating blend of the subjective and the objective, of facts and opinions that must be crushed together into a cohesive whole that explains to the reader how the author felt about the game and why he or she arrived at their final conclusion. It is a strange and…
Xbox World Magazine Scores The Darkness II And Kingdoms Of Amalur: Reckoning
The latest issue of Xbox World magazine contains within its hallowed pages a host of reviews, including The Darkness II and Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning, both of which managed to claim great scores. So, what shiny numbers did the magazine hand out and what did they have to say about the games? Starting with The Darkness II,…
Critics Love Skryim As Reviews Pour In!
We’re now just hours away from the official launch of Bethesda’s epic new title in the Elder Scrolls series, Skyrim. The embargo on reviews was lifted today and the reviews have been flooding in, with an overwhelmingly positive reaction! Venture on to Metacritic and you’ll find that Skyrim is currently sitting with a Meta score of a…
Battlefield 3 To Have Day-One Update. Reviews Delayed.
UPDATE: Only the console versions of the game were delayed, so those sites running PC reviews were safe. If you’ve been searching the internet every day for reviews on DICE’s upcoming Battlefield 3 then you might be a little surprised to learn that reviews for the title won’t be going live until sometime next week…
Interview with Jon and Dan, Founders of Insert Coin Clothing
Gamers don’t exactly have a reputation for being leaders in the field of fashion. No, we have the stereotype of being ill-kept and badly dressed beings who are barely more evolved than chimps. Thankfully I’m evolved just enough to play games. Two people are on a mission to make gamers…
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