by Elias Blondeau | May 14, 2017 | 90+, Full Reviews, Gems, Reviews
Slow-Simmered Horror Perfection The first Outlast was something of a critical darling. Many viewed it as a revolutionary horror game with a unique setting and novel premise. As a lifelong survival horror nut, though, I walked away from it with a feeling of...
by Devin White | Apr 11, 2017 | 90+, Features, Full Reviews, Gems, Reviews
All is F-Air in Love and Smash Super Smash Bros. has an fascinating relationship with its community. When Melee came out, it introduced a host of techniques, some intentional but many not, that gave the game a huge amount of depth, and eventually players found those...
by Alon Lessel | Mar 30, 2017 | 90+, Full Reviews, Gems, Reviews
Fear Not the Dark Souls As the Dark Souls series comes to its probably-temporary end, its presence in our lives remains a fascinating phenomenon. The collective of games popularly known as Soulsborne – consisting of Demon’s Souls, the Dark Souls games, and...
by Devin White | Mar 20, 2017 | 90+, Full Reviews, Gems, Reviews
Avengers Eggsemble It’s easy to think of Steam Shovelers as having a cynical view of video games. It is very much a response to the incredible amount of terrible video games that are being released on Steam, which is why even the logo is a poop emoji. But there...
by Alon Lessel | Feb 28, 2017 | 90+, Full Reviews, Gems, Reviews
Left Me Mouthless Anyone who grew in a rural area knows that special feeling of exploring the vast open spaces just outside of one’s home. Areas that are so close to where you and everyone you know has lived for many years, but that still have that feeling of...
by Joel Couture | Feb 17, 2017 | 90+, Full Reviews, Gems, Reviews
Pure Insanity Triple jumping with rocket boots. Reflecting shots with a beam katana. Directing the spray of thousands of bullets with the thumb stick. Slowing time to weave between enemy blasts. Standing on a semi-truck while shooting down attack helicopters piloted...
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