When Square Enix first revealed Project Octopath Traveler in Fall 2017, it immediately entranced me with its distinctive HD-2D visuals and promise to revive the forgotten genre of classic turn-based JRPGs. Call me a stubborn purist, but I will always favor rich sprite work over even …
A new kind of hunting game is coming, and Koei Tecmo and EA’s Wild Hearts is making sure players are getting a different kind of experience when fighting against the Kemono. Not only are there huge and intimidating creatures to do battle against, but there is …
Xbox Game Pass is Microsoft’s gaming subscription service for Xbox consoles as well as Windows 10 and Windows 11 PCs. You get all-you-can-play access to a library of games along with other services like experimental cloud gaming support for one monthly fee. However, three different tiers …
World of Warcraft: Dragonflight is somehow a breath of fresh air and a celebration of classic design principles in equal measure. The return to more dynamic, old-school talent trees enhances the class fantasy with a seasoning of new abilities across the board. At the same time, …
(Image credit: @_h0x0d_) What you need to know Minecraft is one of the most popular and successful video games of all time. The game contains endless possibilities for players and creators alike, which can be intimidating. Microsoft and Mojang Studios are reportedly experimenting with ways to …
Very rarely, a video game will come along and absolutely blow my mind. Wild Hearts did just this, as I took the opportunity to dive straight into it after having previously struggled with Monster Hunter. Part of me expected my experience with Wild Hearts to be …
Elderand on PC In today’s gaming landscape, indie games are no longer the niche they once were, oftentimes standing toe to toe with many of the AAA blockbusters that vie for the attention of players. And as the market gets more saturated, it can be a …
Sony’s first virtual reality headset, the 2016 PlayStation VR, wasn’t exactly state-of-the-art. Engineers had to retrofit the PlayStation 4 with a converter box to send its graphics to a 1080p smartphone panel, topped with magnifying lenses, to create a fragile illusion of VR. Most games expected …
Virtual reality has had a fair few false starts over the last decade. It seems that each year was going to be the one where the technology would break through to the public domain, but largely to no avail. There has been nothing wrong with the …
Ubisoft announced Skull and Bones way back in 2017, which is literally a whole gaming era ago, but the project appears to have been stuck in choppy waters since then. Now we’re seemingly closer than ever to actually playing the game, but there are still some …
