Experience VHS Era B-Movie Horror In Top-Down Shooter Garage

In my playthrough of tinyBuild’s and Zombie Dynamics’ preview of their new top-down shooter, Garage, I learned that it can be described as a multitude of things. Action-packed, gritty, raw, gripping but perhaps most importantly, Garage is a lot of fun. Much like the VHS era B-Movies that inspired it, Garage aims to create an experience that…

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4 Fascinating Indie Games We Want To See More Of

We spent a lot of time at the Indie Megabooth at PAX East, getting the chance to sample some very intriguing games. There were 100 indie games at the Indie Megabooth this year and I got to play my fair share. Although I was able to speak to some developers and play a lot of games,…

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Super Daryl Deluxe Wants To Show Us A New Way To Become Popular

From the plot to the gameplay, there is nothing ordinary about Super Daryl Deluxe. Everything has a certain level of obscurity to it that draws you in and rewards your curiosity. Super Daryl Deluxe, according to developer Dan & Gary Games, is an RPGvania with Brawler style combat. The protagonist Daryl, plays the role of…

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The Aesthetic In Cosmo’s Quickstop Turns Chores Into Fun Tasks

On the surface, Cosmo’s Quickstop sounds like your run-of-the-mill time management game that uses a job structure as the basis for its gameplay. While true in that aspect, it’s a game that better gets its point across when you actually play it, which is exactly what I got to do while at PAX East this…

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Assassins Creed Origins Struggles To Invoke Feelings But It’s Still A Great Game

Assassins Creed: Origins has us follow the story of Bayek a Medjay— an elite protector— of Egypt who embarks on a journey of revenge that leads to the creation of the Assassins brotherhood. Though technically taking a step back in the Assassins Creed story, Origins shows that Ubisoft taking a year off of the Assassins Creed…

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Ninja Gaiden Prepared Me For Nioh And The Souls-Like Genre

Xbox announced the first batch of original Xbox games late last month. As an owner and all around fan of the original Xbox, I would say that the list of games announced brought back some fond memories. Of all the games that are a part of this nostalgic selection, one stuck out to me the…

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South Park The Fractured But Whole Is A Solid RPG Despite It Having A Few Flaws

South Park the Fractured but Whole is probably the most interesting game I’ve played in 2017. Not the best game, not the game of the year, just interesting. The gameplay is amazing however and while the story had its moments, I never knew how to feel about the game as a whole. Ultimately, South Park the…

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The First Batch Of Backward Compatible Original Xbox Games Announced

The first batch of backward compatible original Xbox games has been announced and are slated to go live tomorrow. Many have been waiting for more details regarding this status of backward compatibility since the announcement was made at E3 2017. Xbox will be releasing the games in batches much like they’re doing with Xbox 360…

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Atlus Officially Announces Shin Megami Tensei V For The Nintendo Switch

During a livestream earlier today, Atlus revealed Shin Megami Tensei V would be releasing on the Nintendo Switch. Although Atlus previously mentioned that there would be a Shin Megami Tensei game coming out on Nintendo’s hybrid console, many assumed it would be in the form of another spin-off title, especially since the working title for the game…

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Is This The End Of Linear Story-Based Video Games?

In the wake of EA shutting down Visceral Games —the studio working on an Uncharted-like Star Wars game— I began to wonder,”Is this the end of linear story-based video games?” 2017 has been a great year for video games overall, especially for titles that have put a strong emphasis on an open-world nature. With Horizon Zero Dawn…

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