Back in 1997, my family acquired a PlayStation and it came with a disc that had a demo for this game called Final Fantasy VII. I had some cursory knowledge of the franchise but didn’t have any experience with it at that time as I really didn’t care for role-playing games as a young child.…
Shadow of the Tomb Raider is the final chapter in Lara’s origin story. As such you can expect to find some answers to questions you might have had over the last game or two, involving both Trinity and Lara’s personal life. You start out in Cozumel, Mexico looking for an artifact. Of course, Trinity is…
Final Fantasy XII was released over ten years ago on the PlayStation 2. It brought with it a new direction for the franchise. Due to it coming out pretty much alongside the Nintendo Wii and the PlayStation 3 a lot of people overlooked it but now that we have Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age…
Rise of the Tomb Raider is set to hit Xbox One exclusively later this year and recently we were able to spend the day in San Francisco with Microsoft getting a small taste of what is to come. During my time there I was able to play approximately the first three hours of the campaign.…
Lara Croft is back with a brand new adventure after Crystal Dynamics rebooted the series a couple of years ago. In Rise of the Tomb Raider Lara has a lot more confidence in what she is doing and is more sure of herself. In this game she is trying to finish the work her father…
After years of waiting Deus Ex Human Revolution has finally arrived and it was well worth the wait. Eidos Montreal has done something really special here by creating an experience that really doesn’t exist in a crowded genre. Deus Ex Human Revolution will be classified as a first person shooter, however, it is much more…
Leading up to the release of Mindjack no one really knew what to expect. The game had a fantastic concept and something that I had not really seen before. After playing the game I still think it is a great concept, however, the actual execution leaves a lot to be desired. Mindjack starts out with…
Going into Front Mission Evolved I wasn’t sure what to expect. I normally am not the biggest fan of mech games, however, Square Enix and Double Helix Games have done a great job with this title. Long time fans of the series, or of this genre in general, might not like some of the changes…
The original Kane & Lynch title was met with mixed reviews from critics and it looks like the second title in the series is going to meet the same fate. There are some things about Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days that I enjoyed and definitely some things that the developer needs to work on…
Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light is a new direction for the Tomb Raider franchise. It is a downloadable only title that you can easily finish in a single afternoon if you choose to do so. This is the first of what will hopefully be many spin off titles for Lara Croft. It is…
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