It wasn’t perfect (the characters were basically one-dimensional), but Emily is Away was effective in at least capturing a time period that seemed to disappear overnight. So what could a sequel possibly add to that? How about two potential love interests [...]
You wouldn’t think a game about sudden death and guilt would take in a frat party, a rock concert and a wedding, would you? Never mind one featuring ghosts, zombies and animated skeletons. Then again, The Wardrobe, from Italian indie developer [...]
The Walking Dead: A New Frontier: Thicker than Water (PC [reviewed], PS4, Xbox One, iOS, Android) Developer: Telltale Games Publisher: Telltale Games Released: April 25, 2017 MSRP: $4.99 / $24.99 (Season Pass) If the main characters get locked in a prison [...]
Statik (PS4 [PlayStation VR]) Developer: Tarsier Studios Publisher: Tarsier Studios Released: April 24, 2017 MSRP: $19.99 Statik is a game about discovery. Each main level shackles your hands to unnerving contraptions that function in wildly different [...]
Naysayers who stubbornly refuse to classify video games as works of art should probably spend a few hours with the unapologetically esoteric and visually striking Mr. Shadow, an experience that explores the nightmarish world of a small child tasked with [...]
Die With Glory (PC, iOS, Android [reviewed on a Galaxy Amp Prime]) Developer: Cloud Castle Publisher: Castle Digital Partners Released: April 25, 2017 (mobile), TBA (Steam) MSRP: $2.99 In the halls of the Hack and Slash Tavern, we find Sigurd the [...]
Nioh: Dragon of the North (PS4) Developer: Team Ninja Publisher: Sony Interactive Entertainment (Worldwide) / Koei Tecmo (Japan) Released: May 2, 2017 MSRP: $9.99 (DLC), $24.99 (Season Pass) As the first of three planned add-ons, Dragon of the North takes [...]
Coming from Covenant’s marketing campaign, you might be surprised by the first name in its opening credits: Michael Fassbender. And right off the bat we know that something is wrong, because in the trailer that was pretty cool for two minutes (before [...]
