
Gal*Gun VR - PC / VR Review
August 31, 2017CGRreview, Gal*Gun VR, Inti Creates, Oculus, Oculus Rift, pc, review, Virtual Reality, VR
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Gal*Gun VR tells you just about everything you need to know in its title. You're playing a shooter, surrounded by gals while wearing VR glasses to help immerse you in this virtual reality title. Sure, there is plenty of fanservice here, but at its core we actually have surprisingly...
Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of Dana - PS4 Review
August 30, 2017action, Adventure, CGRreview, console, playstation, PlayStation 4, PS4, review, rpg, sony, Ys, Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of Dana
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Right now is a great time to be a fan of the Ys series. With just about a simultaneous release of the upgraded Ys Seven for the PC which came out back in 2009, Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of Dana takes the concepts that were designed almost a decade ago and takes it all a step further.
I’ll...
Zero Escape: Zero Time Dilemma - PS4 Review
August 29, 2017Aksys Games, CGRreview, console, playstation, PlayStation 4, PS4, review, sony, Spike Chunsoft Co., Zero Escape: Zero Time Dilemma
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A series full of mysteries, murder, twists and intrigue comes to its conclusion in the third title from the “Zero Escape” series, Zero Time Dilemma. All the questions that have been left answered and the fates of the characters MAY come to a head in this final game of life...
>observer_ - PS4 Review
August 28, 2017>observer_, Aspyr, Bloober Team SA, CGRreview, console, Observer, playstation, PlayStation 4, PS4, review, sony
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Observer is a first-person cyberpunk horror title from the minds behind the reputedly excellent Layers of Fear, Bloober Team. Stepping into the cybernetically enhanced mind of Daniel Lazarski, modeled after and voiced by cyberpunk veteran Rutger Hauer, as he investigates...
Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel - PC Review
August 25, 2017CGRreview, Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel, Marvelous USA, Nihon Falcom, pc, review, Xseed Games
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Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel is the first installment in the “Trails of Cold Steel” subset of the “Legend of Heroes” series. Originally for the Vita and PS3, the PC port has recently been released. Bringing the original JRPG aspects from its predecessors while including...
Moero Chronicle - PC Review
August 25, 2017CGRreview, Compile Heart, Dungeon Crawler, Idea Factory International, Monster Girls, pc, review, rpg
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Moero Chronicle is one of the latest JRPG Dungeon Crawlers making its way over to the PC from the Vita. Cast as a Io, described as a man with no luck with the ladies, it falls to him to save the world by curing the Monster Girls of whatever came over them. Made by Compile...
Sundered - PS4 Review
August 24, 2017CGRreview, console, playstation, PlayStation 4, PS4, review, sony, Sundered, Thunder Lotus Games
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Sundered is an interesting mesh of Metroidvania and 2D souls-like. A dark and VERY difficult journey through a R’lyehen world full of gruesome monsters, death around every corner, and an extremely disturbing surplus of eyeballs. Exploring the semi-rogue-like cavern of apparent...
Fortnite - PS4 / PC Preview
August 24, 2017CGRpreview, Co-op, Epic Games, Fortnite, pc, preview, Sandbox, third person shooter
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After about a good thirty to forty hours and thinking about how to best describe Fortnite it hit me. Welcome back to Horde Mode!
Love it or hate it, Epic Games' Gears of War's Horde Mode can be a blast. If you view that style of Tower Defense as a base game, it can easily...
Collar X Malice - Vita Review
August 23, 2017CGRreview, Collar X Malice, console, Otomate, playstation, PlayStation Vita, PSV, review, sony, vita
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If you’re looking for an otome game that has a dark and dangerous story, and romance that’ll keep you on your toes, look no further than Collar X Malice. Although it has a slow start, those who persevere through the beginning will be rewarded with an engaging story, despite...
Mages of Mystralia - PS4 Review
August 23, 2017Borealys Games, CGRreview, console, Mages of Mystralia, playstation, PlayStation 4, PS4, review, sony
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With a core concept such as 'creating magic', Mages of Mystralia gets off to a great start. The visuals ooze charm and the game itself is a lot of fun to play. There are some rough edges here and there, but fans of fantastical adventure games should find a great deal to enjoy...
Looterkings - Better with a Friend - PC Review
August 22, 2017action, CGRreview, Dungeon Crawler, Looterkings, pc, review, third person shooter
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Looterkings, like Voodoo, is giving new meaning to starting off with nothing at all. Quite literally, you and up to three friends get to run around a dungeon naked while starting off with a random weapon to assist you in collecting experience. With these experience points...
Graceful Explosion Machine - PS4 Review
August 22, 2017CGRreview, console, Graceful Explosion Machine, playstation, PlayStation 4, PS4, review, sony, Vertex Pop
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Graceful Explosion Machine is a bright, colorful and quirky shooter with some interesting visuals that back up some pretty solid shooting gameplay. Having already been released on the Switch several months ago, Graceful Explosion Machine makes its way to the PlayStation 4...
Rez Infinite - PC / VR Review
August 21, 2017CGRreview, Enhance Games, Monstars Inc., Oculus, Oculus Rift, pc, Resonair, review, Rez Infinite, Virtual Reality, VR
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Rez has more than earned its classic game status and the updated Rez Infinite manages to be a fantastic experience whether you played the original game or not. There are so many elements that just blend together and create a fantastic, fluid experience that is only enhanced...
The Wizards - PC / VR Preview
August 21, 2017Carbon Studio, CGRpreview, Oculus, Oculus Rift, pc, preview, The Wizards, Virtual Reality, VR
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I've said it before, but it certainly is worth reiterating here - virtual reality is going to live or die by how immersive the experience is. It is about being convincing, and forgetting where you are in reality. That can scale from a laid back title to playing chess to something...
Lone Echo - PC / VR Review
August 18, 2017CGRreview, Lone Echo, Oculus, Oculus Rift, Oculus Studios, pc, Ready at Dawn, review, Virtual Reality, VR
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While Lone Echo is not the first game to take science fiction trappings and add a sense of weightless movement to the proceedings, it is easily the best example to date so far. The story is fantastic, the controls and visuals are completely immersive and is truly one of those...
Immortal Planet - PC Review

“Don’t get greedy.” Wiser words from my younger brother have never been more true. These are truly words to live by as unlike the Souls series that it takes inspiration from, Immortal Planet follows some of the tenants of the creator’s earlier title of Ronin which is a turned...
Original Journey - PC Review
August 16, 2017action, Adventure, Another Indie, Bonfire Entertainment, CGRreview, pc, review, rpg, Shooter
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Original Journey is an interesting beast that doesn’t show it claws until you are several hours in and then realize: it’s been several hours. Taking the best parts of a side scrolling shooter and a Roguelike, welcome to the end of an alien race’s time as they perform their...