'Far Cry New Dawn' was truly enjoyable for me once I embraced it as a silly popcorn-style action experience. The mechanics are proven and amazing, and the new and expanded features are truly fun; they actually made a post-apocalyptic world look beautiful and fun to explore.
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PC Videogame Review: The Long Dark – Wintermute Redux
The original 'Wintermute' chapters were poorly received, described as a slog to get through. Thankfully I never had that experience. Instead I was able to play the Redux versions of Chapters One and Two, and was blown away by the experience.
Read More »Montreal International Game Summit 2018: Interview with Adriane Kuzminski (Team Audio / Smash Clay Audio)
Kuzminski is uniquely focussed on trying to bring accessibility to games for visually impaired gamers.
Read More »‘Just Cause 4’: Because Blowing Stuff up is Fun!
Your job as Rico Rodriguez in "Just Cause 4" is simple – create havoc. You are to blow stuff up in new and intriguing ways.
Read More »Montreal International Game Summit 2018: Interview with Chris Bourassa (Creative Director, Red Hook Studios)
Batman's mortality and organic relationship with Gotham City make him a more tangible and real character; without Gotham there is no Batman and vice versa.
Read More »‘Fallout 76’: Buggy but with Potential?
The latest entry in the Fallout franchise, Fallout 76, has gotten off to a rough start. But, if it is a disappointing game, it is only because it feels unfinished.
Read More »Montreal International Game Summit 2018: Interview with Anne-Sophie Mongeau, Sound Designer Eidos Montréal
The sound designer talked about the process of mixing audio and how a realistic game like Shadow of the Tomb Raider needs audio that veers into the unrealistic to enhance immersion.
Read More »Montreal International Game Summit 2018 – Day 1
The Montreal International Game Summit has games to look at and interesting panels, but the expo floor is really centered on recruiting and partnerships. I learned a lot from Ubisoft, Remedy, Red Hook and more.
Read More »‘Red Dead Redemption 2’: Getting Lost in the West
At some point early on in the roughly 20 hours I've played so far of 'Red Dead Redemption 2,' I lost the thread of the main storyline.
Read More »PS4 Videogame Review: ‘Assassin’s Creed: Odyssey’
I'm glad to see Ubisoft taking some risks to change up the established formula of the series and go in interesting directions. 'Assassin's Creed: Odyssey' is a marvel and well worth playing for many reasons.
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