Gaming
Dead Island 2 is like a high school reunion – for better and for worse
★★★ | California is not an island
Gaming
Hitman: Freelancer is a superlative expansion of the franchise
★★★★ | Contract thriller
Gaming
Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves Collection (PC)
★★★★★ | It's a steal
Gaming
Sonic Frontiers is ambitious but deeply flawed
★★★ | Out of breath of the wild
Gran Turismo 7
Gran Turismo 7 is a love letter to the open road
(Gran Turismo 7 is out on the PlayStation 5 on March 4th. The distributor provided a review copy.) About two days into playing Gran Turismo 7, something interesting happened. I just finished a race with an older model Mazda. A lovely little car that zips around corners like nobody’s
Horizon Forbidden West
Horizon Forbidden West is a visual delight, but a step back in gameplay
Horizon Forbidden West is disappointing on many fronts. It is also a very good game. These contradictions go hand in hand over the course of the fifty-plus-hour main campaign. Often, the incredible highs of Guerilla Games’ epic adventure outweigh all complaints. But sometimes, and often in crucial moments, the letdowns
Nintendo
Sifu mistakes difficulty for pleasure
During the filming of Marathon Man, Dustin Hoffman refused to sleep, bathe, or eat to get into the exhausted mindset of his character. Watching from the sidelines, Laurence Olivier remarked: “My dear boy, why don’t you try acting? It’s much easier.” In an interview with GamingBolt, Félix Garczynski,
Hell Architect
2021 Gaming Catch-Up
It wouldn’t be an understatement to say that 2021 was a busy year. Even with COVID lockdowns continuing in Finland – often with no rhyme or reason – I somehow managed to cover almost as much as in a pre-COVID year. But, as always, some things slip between the cracks. So
PlayStation
Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves Collection is even more of a good thing
(Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves arrives on the PlayStation 5 on January 28th. The distributor provided a review copy.) I love the Uncharted series. Warts and all. I fully admit the gameplay isn’t innovative, and the ludo narrative dissonance can be overwhelming. Even Naughty Dog admits as much. But none
Back 4 Blood
Back 4 Blood is good until it isn't
Spinning off from the beloved (but undoubtedly aged) Left 4 Dead series, Back 4 Blood (see what they did there?) is a nostalgic effort in reanimating a straggling franchise. Unlike many others who try the same, only ending up in a ghoulish Weekend at Bernie’s type of deal, B4B
Battlefield
Battlefield 2042 might be good one day – just not today
Battlefield 2042 has struggled on the road to release, not least because of COVID-19, which sent the development team into remote work for the better part of two years. The initial beta in the late summer season was a disaster, and the first few weeks after the public launch have
Far Cry
Far Cry 6 is still a far cry from a great game
(FAR CRY 6 is out on October 7th for the PC, Xbox, and PlayStation. Distributor provided review code.) Another year, another Far Cry title. That’s as simple as it gets. Far Cry 6 is slightly more refined than Far Cry 5, and on a technical level, it’s a
