coolbeans
Never Alone: Foxtales
- Xbox One
* My review on the main game: http://n4g.com/channel/never-alone_xbox-one/userreview/517537 * Since Never Alone (Kisima Inŋutchuŋa) released last year, a new type of genre dubbed “world games” has been bandied around certain circles. The reasoning behind it is admirable: using games as a method of showcasing different cultural values, aesthetical characteris...
Read review | Comments(1) | 1d 20h ago
bryyo003
Need For Speed
- Xbox One
The Need for Speed franchise has had a rollercoaster of a ride throughout its history; from undeniable early success to more recent hit and miss titles. The self-titled Need for Speed for next-gen consoles and PC returns to its ‘Underground’ roots and, despite its flaws, creates a generally entertaining street racing game. Background NFS takes place in the fictitious open world of Ventura...
Read review | Comments(0) | 2d ago
TheUpbringer
Assassin's Creed: Syndicate
- Xbox One
Over the past few years, the Assassin’s Creed brand has had a bit of an up and down cycle. AC III tended to turn many people off, while AC IV: Black Flag regained a lot of fans, but with the troublesome launch of AC: Unity last year, the gaming world was split on what would happen from here. This brings us to the newest annual installment to the historic cloak-and-blade franchise, Assassin’s Cr...
Read review | Comments(1) | 5d ago
Chaos_Raiden
Dragon Quest Heroes: The World Tree's Woe and The Blight Below
- PS4
---------- Story ---------- This game takes place in a fantasy world where monsters and humans are befriending each other. One day, the monsters turn evil and began attacking the humans. The captains of Arba's army, Luceus and Aurora, fought their way to the throne room and began finding the king, Doric. Not only their city is in chaos, but other cities as well. During their journey, both...
Read review | Comments(0) | 6d ago
Chaos_Raiden
Assassin's Creed: Syndicate
- PS4
---------- Story ---------- This game takes place during the Industrial Revolution in England. Both Jacob and Evie Frye went to London to liberate it from the Templar control. To do so however, he needs to enlist the help of a lone Assassin working there named Henry Green, as well as working together with other historical figures such as Alexander Graham Bell and Charles Dickens. The pa...
Read review | Comments(10) | 8d ago
Perjoss
Warhammer: End Times - Vermintide
- PC
The main gist of Vermintide is some really nice locations and a ton of Skaven or rat-people to kill, randomized waves of weak enemies with some more powerful enemies thrown in to keep things interesting. Anyone who's a fan of first person melee combat should not hesitate to check this title out, unless of course they have connection problems and are unable to play games online (see AI section)....
Read review | Comments(0) | 10d ago
coolbeans
Life is Strange: Episode 2 - Out of Time
- Xbox One
*NOTE #1: Considering that this is a game heavily focused on storytelling, I’m going to have to bring up some SPOILERS in BOTH EPISODES of Life Is Strange here in order to examine how I feel about this one. For this special case, it’s not possible to obscure all important details to examine it the way I want to here. Viewer discretion is advised.* *NOTE #2: Review for this episode reflects...
Read review | Comments(5) | 12d ago
TheUpbringer
Life Is Strange: Episode 5 - Polarized
- Xbox One
Disclaimer: This review is written to criticize the game's literary structure in terms of a story and in terms of its integration of interactivity and choice-making with the player. If you enjoyed this series, then that's fine, we all have our own likes and dislikes. However, as you are entitled to your opinion, I am entitled to mine and am able to share it. Talk about a hell of a cliffhange...
Read review | Comments(5) | 14d ago
keefman85
Elite: Dangerous
- PC
The space sim genre has been on a bit of a furlough for the past decade ever since freelancer, X (series), and EVE Online. I for one am happy to see that the genre is now starting to attempt a comeback with ambitious titles like Star Citizen, No Man’s Sky, and Elite: Dangerous. Out of the three, Elite: Dangerous has been the first out of the gate and into consumers’ hands, but will ED shine as...
Read review | Comments(0) | 14d ago
TheUpbringer
Life Is Strange Episode 4 - Dark Room
- Xbox One
Last time we left off Max, she did an apparent no-no by traveling back in time. But not just by a few seconds or minutes, she rewinds time back 5 years by use of a photo and stops Chloe’s biological father William from dying in a car crash. A chain reaction of events happen in the present day, with William alive, but Chloe paralyzed from the neck down from her own car crash and has a failing re...
Read review | Comments(2) | 17d ago
TheUpbringer
Life is Strange: Episode 3 - Chaos Theory
- Xbox One
After Kate’s near-miss or incident (depending on how you played the game), Max is distraught. Having seemingly unlocked a new tier in her time-shifting abilities, the plot keeps a focus on more serious matters rather than teenagers slinging mud at each other. There are mysteries to solve at Blackwell, as Chloe and Max decide to get to the bottom of the recent hullabaloos happening on the campus...
Read review | Comments(0) | 17d ago
Heyxyz
Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain
- PS4
Metal Gear Solid 5 is a lot of things. It's Kojima's last game with Konami, it's the subject of controversy, it's a third world stealth action game, and it's a game loved by millions. Metal Gear Solid is also not a lot of things. It's not short, it's not against microtransactions, it's not without hype, but most of all it's not a Metal Gear Solid game. I know, I said it. You didn't read that wr...
Read review | Comments(20) | 30d ago
Concertoine
Alien: Isolation
- Xbox One
The following review will contain spoilers for Alien, Aliens, and the game itself. I will only mark the spoilers for the game itself. It's no secret that the Alien franchise has had a very poor track record when it comes to games. Aside from a few decent AvP titles, the various Alien games to come out since the series' inception have never done it justice. This has always been a mystery to...
Read review | Comments(1) | 30d ago
TuSynVang
The Last Of Us
- PS3
Knowing the world is filled with the infected, giving you world of horror. You know there's no choice, but to go through the hellish nightmare of the virus infection spreading, knowing it is either to kill or be killed. The game introduces you to many characters in the game as you continue on through the story and mainly starts with you being Joel and a young partner on the side, named Ellie....
Read review | Comments(6) | 30d ago
coolbeans
Spectra
- Xbox One
“Have I ever played a game that was ostensibly a video game adaptation of a…soundtrack?” This is the one characteristic which caught my attention of this title upon initial discovery. The retro aesthetics, the racing gameplay, and, yes, the chip-tune soundtrack itself are qualities found within a plethora of other indie titles, but this unexpected method of adaptation in the milieu of the oft...
Read review | Comments(1) | 44d ago
Number-Nine
Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain
- PS4
I'm not going to lie, I LOVE the Metal Gear series. Complex characters, the style of gameplay, and the convoluted yet engaging story that combines fact with fiction. The overall quality of the games are nothing short of excellence led by a man who expects nothing short of excellence. However, a lot of weight and pressure has been put on Kojima's shoulder as the fallout between employee and empl...
Read review | Comments(10) | 49d ago
Chaos_Raiden
Resident Evil 4
- PS3
---------- Story ---------- This game takes place years after the events of Resident Evil 2. Leon is now a secret agent under U.S. government, and has been tasked to save the President's daughter from an unknown village. Unlike the zombie and B.O.W. threat faced by him in Raccoon City, he must face a new threat posed by the Ganados and multiple creatures created by a parasite. Of all...
Read review | Comments(7) | 52d ago
Chaos_Raiden
Devil May Cry 4: Special Edition
- PS4
---------- Story ---------- The story takes place after the Devil May Cry. Nero went to the Opera House to attend the ceremony of Sparda's sacrifice, as well as seeing Kyrie, his close friend. During the ceremony, suddenly, a man in red jumps and break in from the roof of the Opera House, and killed the pope, Sanctus who was praying. He also killed several other knights, and Nero fought hi...
Read review | Comments(2) | 52d ago
HonestDragon
Batman: Arkham Knight
- PS4
What does it mean to be the one to take on the burdens of an entire city? When a madman sends a message of fear and violence, what does it mean to stand against a force like that? Do you look fear in the face defiantly and laugh or rather take in what's going on around you and realize that you alone may not be the sole answer? To don a costume in a never ending war against crime means to put yo...
Read review | Comments(2) | 54d ago
xBriantheGreatx
Mad Max
- PC
When I sat down and watched Fury Road as someone who’s never seen a Mad Max film before, I felt confused. Sure, George Miller’s amazing filmography kept me at centerfold of the movie’s fiery panoramas, but I had no idea how any of the movie’s universe actually came to be. After locking myself away for a week to venture through Avalanche Studios’ dusty dystopia, I can safely say that is no longe...
Read review | Comments(3) | 54d ago
Stoppokingme
Batman: Arkham Knight
- PS4
“It's the freakin' bat!” Thirty seconds prior you are sailing over Gotham, looking for a Riddler trophy or another one of the games many side quests, then you overhear a lowly thugs' plan to take the dark knight down. So you decide to prove him wrong and glide in while tossing a few batarangs, and after a flurry of punches, counters, and a timely quick gadget later you finish the lone combat...
Read review | Comments(1) | 60d ago
SuperJoon
Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain
- Xbox One
I have loved the Metal Gear Solid Franchise and have played pretty much everyone to date. So it does excite me when a new one comes out, and this one was no different. The clips, screenshots and demos that I had seen for the game had only heightened my excitement to play it. The question was, did it live up to the expectations? The first thing I am going to talk about is how good the game lo...
Read review | Comments(5) | 66d ago
DarkOcelet
Resident Evil Revelations 2: Episode 4
- PC
Note: This is a review of the physical edition of the game that includes everything. So after the great Resident Evil Revelations 1, Capcom decided to give us another one in the Revelations series and I couldn’t be more happy. Yes, it has its ups and downs but it's still a great game that should be played by fans of the series as it brings back series favorites, Claire and Awesome Barry! I...
Read review | Comments(3) | 68d ago
DarkOcelet
The Long Dark
- PC
It feels like it's been a long time since I wrote a review/blog at N4G and hopefully that changes. This is an exciting month for sure with games like MGSV and Mad Max in stores so I wanted to review The Long Dark before I get immersed into those two beauties. Offcourse things in the review might not be final because the game is still in Alpha but it has a potential to be one of the best 2015 ga...
Read review | Comments(1) | 72d ago
Kratos0Ultra
Until Dawn
- PS4
Until Dawn is a third person action/thriller that revolves around player choice that impacts story progression. The genre is interactive movie or story and it gives preference to the story over unlimited character freedom like a Grand Theft Auto. The game presents you to 8 high school friends that embark on a cabin in the woods weekend experience in order to forget the tragedy that led to th...
Read review | Comments(18) | 73d ago
