
Lost Dimenion - PC Review
November 30, 2017CGRreview, FURYU Corporation, Ghostlight LTD, Lost Dimension, pc, review
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Lost Dimension is an atypical JRPG that looks, sounds, and feels like a typical JRPG. Originally released for the PS3/Vita, this two-year old game finally has a more accessible steam port for the plebeians among us that didn't choose the proper game console. The premise...
Grim Dawn: Ashes of Malmouth - PC Review

Grim Dawn was a fantastic take on the Hack & Slash genre with multiple character class combinations in a post-apocalyptic world. Back for more, Ashes of Malmouth provides new content and also adds more character classes both in the form of a ranged god of war dubbed the...
Minecraft: Story Mode Season Two - Episode 4: Below the Bedrock - Xbox One Review
November 28, 2017CGRreview, console, microsoft, Minecraft: Story Mode Season Two - Episode 4: Below the Bedrock, MS, review, Telltale Games, XB1, xbox, Xbox One
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The entire Minecraft: Story Mode series has been a hit and miss one for me, but I can happily say that the trend over the last couple of episodes continues with Minecraft: Story Mode Season Two - Episode 4: Below the Bedrock. That trend? Continued improvement in all areas,...
Hand of Fate 2 - PS4 Review
November 27, 2017CGRreview, console, Defiant Development, Hand of Fate 2, playstation, PlayStation 4, PS4, review, sony
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Hand of Fate 2 continues a pleasing trend I have been seeing lately - sequels that improve upon the original while taking chances at the same time. The original Hand of Fate was a fantastic mashup of ideas that worked far better than I had initially thought it would, and...
Holiday Gift Guide 2017

In complete honesty I am not entirely sure where 2017 has gone; it seems like it was only yesterday that I was loading up the hits there were in last year's Gift Guide. To stick with the norm, this year I put together a few of my favorites, some provided by publishers or...
RiME - Switch Review
November 17, 2017CGRreview, console, Grey Box, nintendo, Nintendo Switch, review, RiME, Switch, Tantalus Interactive
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RiME has been around on other platforms for awhile, and while the Nintendo Switch version of the game doesn't really bring a whole lot new to the table, it is still an enchanting adventure worth undertaking if you happened to miss it previously...
Demon Gaze II - PS4 Review
November 16, 2017CGRreview, console, Demon Gaze II, Experience Inc. Review, NIS America, playstation, PlayStation 4, PS4, sony
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As far as sequels go, Demon Gaze II hits the mark as it manages to improve on almost every aspect of the original game. The Dungeon Crawler genre is not the easiest type of game to get into, but Demon Gaze II deserves some credit for not only being a well-polished title for...
8-Bit Adventure Anthology: Volume One - PS4 Review
November 15, 20178-Bit Adventure Anthology: Volume One, Abstraction Games, CGRreview, console, playstation, PlayStation 4, PS4, review, sony
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As the name of the game implies, 8-Bit Adventure Anthology: Volume One is about as old-school as you are going to get. Obviously this package is not going to be for everyone. However, if you are like me and enjoyed these classic adventure titles on the NES years ago, 8-Bit...
Super Mario Odyssey - Switch Review
November 14, 2017CGRreview, console, nintendo, Nintendo Switch, review, Super Mario Odyssey, Switch
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I mean, it's a Mario game - right? Nintendo was not going to screw this up, even if some of their entries have been better received than others, the pudgy ex-plumber has been treated with Nintendo with a great deal of care over the years and the whimsical adventures he has...
Middle-earth: Shadow of War - PS4 Review
November 13, 2017CGRreview, console, Middle-earth: Shadow of War, Monolith Productions, playstation, PlayStation 4, PS4, review, sony, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
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Middle-earth: Shadow of War is a worthy sequel to the original Shadow of Mordor game in many ways, but it manages to fall short in a handful of others that are impossible to completely dismiss. That is a shame, since Mordor was my contender for Game of the Year when it released,...
Creeping Terror - 3DS Review
November 10, 20173ds, Aksys Games, CGRreview, console, Creeping Terror, nintendo, nintendo 3ds, review, SUSHI TYPHOON GAMES
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To its credit, Creeping Terror has something of a unique premise in presenting the usual hide-from-the-horror gameplay in a 2D perspective. Unfortunately just about everything else that the game has to offer is pretty much what I expected from the genre...
The Red Star - Retro Reflections
November 09, 2017CGRretro, console, playstation, playstation 2, PS2, Retro Reflections, sony, The Red Star, XS Games
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The Red Star is related to the comic series with the same name. The story takes place in an fictional Soviet Union and the heroes struggle both against the oppressive government and other, supernatural threats. When the game begins your military ship is attacked by a government...
Demon Gaze II - Vita Review
November 08, 2017CGRreview, console, Demon Gaze II, Experience Inc., NIS America, playstation, PlayStation Vita, PSV, review, sony, vita
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I’m not sure about any of you reading this, but I was a huge fan of the first Demon Gaze, even playing through the bonus dungeon that was more than a little bit of a pain in the arse. Especially Luna’s cell. Demon Gaze II is a weird type of sequel, where the events of the...
Space Pirates and Zombies 2 - PC Review

Space Pirates and Zombies 2, or colloquially known as "S.P.A.Z. 2" is the follow-up to 2011's runaway hit Space Pirates and Zombies. Evolving beyond its predecessor's more simplistic top-down action-oriented tactical space title, S.P.A.Z. 2 brings the lovable group of misfits...
Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia - 3DS Review
November 06, 20173ds, CGRreview, console, Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia, nintendo, nintendo 3ds, review
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Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia is an interesting throwback title, because it reminds me of what made Fire Emblem such an enduring video game series with many traits that have trickled down through the years. However, there are some unique aspects to the game as well,...
Fire Emblem Warriors - Switch Review
November 03, 2017CGRreview, console, Fire Emblem, Fire Emblem Heroes, Koei Tecmo America, nintendo, Nintendo Switch, Omega Force, review, Switch
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This morning’s review of Fire Emblem Fates was not a coincidence as I finally found the time between everything else in order to finish it before the release of Warriors. Now having a better understanding of the cast, save a world brought to peril with twin monarchs as they...
Fire Emblem Fates: Birthright - 3DS Review
November 03, 20173ds, CGRreview, console, Fire Emblem, Fire Emblem Fates: Birthright, nintendo, nintendo 3ds, review
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It’s funny how things can turn out some days. Nick who reviewed Birthright’s counterpart Conquest last year I believe picked it up after I did, which is funny, because I took a trip south of my own Canadian borders to hang out with both him and Robert for a week during that...
Did I just get Armello added into my Antihero?

I quite enjoyed Antihero when it released earlier this year and in an interesting turn of events it's getting new DLC of Armello in which both Robert and Chris viewed quite favorably.
Here's the full set of details of the new content with our Review to come to you shortly!
TURN-BASED...
Deer Hunter: Reloaded - Xbox One Review
November 02, 2017CGRreview, console, Deer Hunter: Reloaded, Game Mechanic Studios, GameMill Entertainment, microsoft, MS, review, XB1, xbox, Xbox One
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Everything about Deer Hunter: Reloaded feels like a mockery of hunting and gamers that happen to enjoy hunting. From the horrific animations to pointless single-track mobility to the fact that you can simply game the system by fast traveling between areas to refresh their...
Forza Motorsport 7 - Xbox One Review
November 02, 2017CGRreview, console, Forza Motorsport 7, microsoft, Microsoft Game Studios, MS, review, Turn 10, XB1, xbox, Xbox One
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Forza Motorsports has been THE approachable racing simulator for over a decade now and Forza Motorsports 7 continues that trend. With an obscene number of cars (over 700!), Forza Motorsports 7 is not only the most advanced and graphically impressive, but also the largest...
A first look at Mega Cat Studios

For something a little difference today we are taking a first look at the content that Mega Cat Studios offers. In this day and age retro gaming is definitely a big thing with the likes of titles both big and small such as Shovel Knight and 8-Bit Adventures.
So how cool...
Starfinder Core Rulebook - Tabletop and Board Games Review
November 01, 2017Board Games, CGRtabletop, Paizo, review, Starfinder Core Rulebook, Tabletop, Tabletop and Board Games
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Calling Starfinder "Pathfinder in space" is a massive disservice to both Pathfinder and Starfinder; I believe that James Sutter, creative director of Starfinder, had it right when he said "It's a game filled with space wizards and laser ninjas." Pathfinder is an amazing fantasy-based...
theHunter: Call of the Wild - Xbox One Review
November 01, 2017Avalanche Studios, CGRreview, console, Expansive Worlds, microsoft, MS, review, theHunter: Call of the Wild, XB1, xbox, Xbox One
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theHunter: Call of the Wild totes itself as offering "the most immersive hunting experience ever created" and while it has more than its share of charm, to label it as such is a bit steep. Whether you are trekking through the American Pacific Northwest at the Layton Lake...