Final Fantasy XIII (2009) review: the problem isn’t linearity, it’s everything else
The biggest complaint that I’d heard going into Final Fantasy XIII was that the game was “too linear.” If only that stopped me then...
4 years ago
Consoles
The Last of Us Part II (2020) review: a solid game in search of a narrative
The Big Meanie Games Blog reviews The Last of Us Part II, by Naughty Dog Games.
4 years ago
June 11, 2020 – E3 Day 1: Sony Playstation [PS5] Announcements
Summary Today's the first day of E3, COVID-19 Edition, Sony PS5 Edition New PS5 looks like a router Interesting games for me: Horizon 2, Resident Evil 8, Stray, Deathloop, Little Devil Inside, Spider-Man, Gran Turismo 7 Today was the first day of E3's livestreaming event. The big news was Sony's PS5 router console along with a good number of upcoming game announcements. One thing I can get behind is that all of the trailers were available on Youtube in 4k (amazing). It makes sense, but man - environments look insanely detailed and mind-blowingly realistic, and yet...it feels like rendered people still have that slight uncanny valley look. Below is a list of all the PS5 games announced (with one PS4 outlier, not sure how that got there) along with my own usually-uninformed takes. Exciting Horizon: Forbidden West - Sequel to the PS4 launch title Horizon: Zero Dawn. If this announcement means nothing to you - and you enjoy open-world titles - get a goddamn PS4 and play this game now. It's that good. This is some of the best worldbuilding you'll find in an open-world and the kind of combat you'd always imagined against huge robotic animals. Not sure why Aloy sounds like a 90 year-old lady who smoked five packs of cigarettes every day though. Village: Resident Evil - I'm an on-again, off-again Resident Evil fan. The last mainline Resident Evil game I played was 5, and you might as well have titled that one Resident Evil: Wrestling Simulator 5. Now we've got 8 in some Victorian-looking "village" looking creepy as ever and featuring fan favorite Chris Redfield as a possible bad guy (but probably not). I'm onboard, but I would REALLY like to have this on SteamVR, as unlikely as that is. Stray - Sold. The trailer revealed…
4 years ago
Final Fantasy VII Remake 13-Hour Initial Impressions: Well, it’s better than FFXIII and FFXV at least
At what point does "fleshing out the game world" become "filling up the place with pointless new areas and empty side quests"?
4 years ago