
Yomawari: Midnight Shadows - PS4 Review
October 31, 2017CGRreview, console, Nippon Ichi Software, NIS America, playstation, PlayStation 4, PS4, review, sony, Yomawari: Midnight Shadows
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Yomawari: Midnight Shadows is full of surprises. Some people may bemoan the cutesy art style and complain how its not real enough to be a horror experience. However, Yomawari: Midnight Shadows certainly knows how to convey a sense of dread - an impressive feat for a title...
Sylvio 2 - PC Review

Sylvio 2 is sort of an odd title, because it really is a case of taking one step forward and then taking two steps back. While there are improvements upon the first game, somewhere along the way this horror game lost some of its soul that made the first title unique if still...
Numantia - PS4 Review
October 30, 2017CGRreview, console, Numantia, playstation, PlayStation 4, PS4, Recotechnology S.L., review, sony
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Numantia is a turn-based strategy title set in ancient Rome, and despite the title having slipped under the radar a bit upon release, it is actually a really well-designed title that surprised me a bit with its strategic depth wide variety of troop options...
Revenant Saga - Switch Review
October 30, 2017CGRreview, console, Exe Create Inc., KEMCO, nintendo, Nintendo Switch, Revenant Saga, review, Switch
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Revenant Saga as a throwback RPG adventure that gets more right than wrong and while it has seen releases on a handful of platforms, I think the Nintendo Switch is actually a very natural home for this recently released title...
Sunday Bites - 8-Bit Adventures 2
October 29, 20178-Bit Adventures 2, CGRpreview, Critical Games, pc, preview, Sunday Bites
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When Critical Games released 8-Bit Adventures I was amazed at how well it was both a “retro” title and an RPG that could easily stand on its own both mechanically and visually. With the Wizard, Thief and Warrior (Red / Green / Blue) acting as the representatives of the colors...
Kingdoms of the Lost: Merriment of Masks Festival

Kingdoms of the Lost is having another festival, this time in celebration of Halloween. This festival is dubbed their Merriment of Masks, and it will be running from now through Wednesday, November first.. Kingdoms of the Lost is a MUD - an old school, text-based online Dungeons...
Battle Chasers: Nightwar - PS4 Review
October 27, 2017Airship Syndicate Entertainment, Battle Chasers: Nightwar, CGRreview, console, Nordic Games Publishing, playstation, PlayStation 4, PS4, review, sony, THQ Nordic
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Battle Chasers: Nightwar is a love story to 90's JRPGs merged with one of the most recognizable names in comics, Joe Madureira. Based on "Joe Mad's" own Battle Chasers comic line, Nightwar is a gorgeous dungeon-diving affair with a story that is instantly familiar to old...
Elex - PS4 Review
October 27, 2017CGRreview, console, Elex, Piranha Bytes, playstation, PlayStation 4, PS4, review, sony, THQ, THQ Nordic
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Elex is a fascinating attempt to blend the likes of an open world RPG with the ideas that so brilliantly make the Soul’s series combat what it is. Shot down from the sky by one of his own, Jax sets out for revenge with nothing more than a bent pipe in the post meteor struck...
Batman: Vengeance - Retro Reflections
October 26, 2017Batman: Vengeance, CGRretro, console, microsoft, MS, Retro Reflections, Ubisoft, Ubisoft Montreal, xbox
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The Batman animated series from the nineties was one of my favorite shows. Its introduction alone is a masterpiece of direction, montage and music while its episodes had excellent narration, memorable villains, plenty of action and a dark atmosphere. I admired Bruce Wayne...
Heliborne - PC Review

Heliborne is an interesting beast, taking elements of MMOs and mixing it with vehicular combat. This gives it a leg up in the gaming community, if only due to its rather unique premise (though it is reminiscent of World of Tanks - but with more speed and airborne antics)....
Nights of Azure 2: Bride of the New Moon - PS4 Review
October 25, 2017CGRreview, console, Gust, Koei Tecmo Games, Nights of Azure 2: Bride of the New Moon, playstation, PlayStation 4, PS4, review, sony
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If you were a fan of the first game, then you should feel right at home with the recently released Nights of Azure 2: Bride of the New Moon. It brings back most of what I enjoyed about the first game - the interesting world, the enjoyable combat and the lovely visuals. I...
Arktika.1 - PC / VR Review
October 25, 20174A Games, Arktika.1, CGRreview, Oculus, Oculus Rift, pc, review, Virtual Reality, VR
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There is a whole lot to like about this latest release from 4A Games, the makers of the Metro titles. Arktika.1is incredibly polished, it looks fantastic and perhaps most importantly, nails the desired atmosphere through details large and small to create a very memorable...
88 Heroes: 98 Heroes Edition - Switch Review
October 24, 201788 Heroes: 98 Heroes Edition, Bitmap Bureau, CGRreview, console, nintendo, Nintendo Switch, review, Rising Star Games, Switch
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The original 88 Heroes has been out for some time, but we've gotten a newer, shinier version of the game out for the Nintendo Switch now. 88 Heroes: 98 Heroes Edition is fun for short sessions of arcade fun, but does not have enough depth to keep me coming back for more,...
Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy - Episode 4: Who Needs You - Xbox One Review
October 24, 2017CGRreview, console, Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy - Episode 4: Who Needs You, microsoft, MS, review, Telltale Games, XB1, xbox, Xbox One
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Too often the episodic tiles released by Telltale Games trips up near, but not at the finish line. That means that the second to last chapter usually takes a couple of hits because it is working so hard to set up a fantastic final chapter. I would guess this has been the...
Ogre - PC Review

Ogre is a classic tabletop strategy game by Steve Jackson Games, and while it is fantastic to see a game like this get the digital treatment, the end result is generally solid, if not great. Ogre hits many of the necessary notes needed to make it a success, though there are...
ECHO - PS4 Review
October 23, 2017CGRreview, console, ECHO, playstation, PlayStation 4, PS4, review, sony, ULTRA ULTRA
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ECHO is a fantastic experience that came out of nowhere. It is smart in multiple ways, in both its game mechanics and the narrative which certainly made me think. In a lot of indie titles you expect compromised production values or clumsy stealth, but the amount of polish...
Holy Potatoes! What the Hell?! - PC Review
October 20, 2017CGRreview, Daedalic Entertainment, Daylight Studios, Holy Potatoes! What the Hell?!, pc, review, simulation
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Diner Dash 666: Holy Potatoes! What the Hell?! is a new game from Daylight that was released on a Friday the 13th for no better reason than style. It's a kitchen simulator along the lines of a Diner Dash or flash sushi bar games that were so popular a couple of years ago,...
Fallout: Brotherhood of Steel - Retro Reflections
October 19, 2017CGRretro, console, Fallout: Brotherhood of Steel, Interplay, microsoft, MS, Retro Reflections, xbox
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In the late nineties some great role playing games were produced, such as Baldur’s Gate or Icewind Dale, and Fallout (1997) was one of the best. Its graphics alone did not win any prizes but its original plot, rich character development system, a world full of dangers and...
Bad Apple Wars - Vita Review
October 18, 2017Aksys Games, Bad Apple Wars, CGRreview, console, Otomate, playstation, PlayStation Vita, PSV, review, sony, vita
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Admittedly, I don’t normally play the style of games that Bad Apple Wars falls under, mainly the “dating sim” style games. Even more so when it’s also female oriented, so this is a step in a new direction for me, so bear with me a bit. That being said, the game isn’t bad,...
Deadbeat Heroes - XB1 Review
October 17, 2017Beat 'Em Up, Brawler, CGRreview, console, Deadbeat Productions, microsoft, MS, review, square enix, Square Enix Collective, XB1, xbox, Xbox One
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Deadbeat Heroes is not only the Brawler that I've been wanting but a Brawler that takes its genre a step further like Haemimont Games did with Victor Vran (PC / PS4). With your fashion sense clocked into ten, get ready to take out a bunch of would be criminals from the streets...
Bear With Me - PC Review

Bear With Me from Exordium Games has just seen the launch of its third and final chapter. Taking a look at the entire series, the one clear fact in this 1950’s Noir-esque adventure is that the presentation and the writing are superb making it hard to remember at times that...
Cyberdimension Neptunia: 4 Goddesses Online - PS4 Review
October 13, 2017CGRreview, Compile Heart, console, Cyberdimension Neptunia: 4 Goddesses Online, idea factory, playstation, PlayStation 4, PS4, review, sony
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Not a Mega Victory, But It’ll Quench Your Thirst For More Nepbull
When I sit on the embroidered cushion of my imaginary throne to contemplate a series of games that has made the most profound improvements from inception to sequels, the Neptunia franchise is the third or...
Batman: The Enemy Within - Episode 2: The Pact - Xbox One
October 13, 2017Batman: The Enemy Within - Episode 2: The Pact, CGRreview, console, microsoft, MS, review, Telltale Games, XB1, xbox, Xbox One
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Our latest chapter opens with an intense scene, which bodes well for Batman: The Enemy Within - Episode 2: The Pact. Unfortunately, the rest of the episode just never manages to maintain that momentum and left me hoping that Episode 3 can right the ship as too many characters...
Axiom Verge - Switch Review
October 12, 2017Axiom Verge, Badland Games, CGRreview, console, nintendo, Nintendo Switch, review, Switch, Tom Happ
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Axiom Verge has come to the Nintendo Switch, and while the game has been out on several platforms over the last few years, it holds up just as well now as it did when it released then. It's retro sensibilities have allowed it to age flawlessly, making it just as compelling...
Morphite - PS4 Review

“Morphite is a deep and enriching single-player experience with both a handcrafted story-driven plot as well as open-ended, procedurally generated, player-driven exploration and discovery.” Reading this as a description is one thing, actually experiencing this and it proving...