Despite the launch of new consoles at the end of 2020, last year was relatively slow for game releases due to worldwide shortages and delays from the pandemic. With 2022 underway things are heating up as developers have been hard at work, and we are now enjoying the fruits of their labor. With three of the biggest releases of the year (Horizon Forbidden West, Elden Ring, Gran Turismo 7) all coming out within two weeks of...

One of PS5’s most anticipated video games was releasedd yesterday on February  18th with Horizon Forbidden West. This is Guerrilla Games follow up to the critically acclaimed open-world adventure Horizon Zero Dawn which was released in 2017 for PS4,  and hit the PC market last year. Horizon quickly became a fan favorite for its excellent combat, a vast beautiful open world, and a unique blend of sci-fi that encompasses a  primitive and futuristic ecology.     Despite...

There aren’t many new games that make me feel like a kid. Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart did exactly that. Insomniac Games has returned to one of their best franchises with what’s likely their best game to date.  Story Picking up from the events of the PS3 games, Clank has given his best friend, Ratchet, a way to reunite with his lost family during a parade to celebrate their heroics. When Doctor Nefarious interrupts the...

At the end of Resident Evil Village I was in a tough position. I was near death, had no healing items, and the only bullets I had were for the sniper rifle I hated so much. I thought my death was a certainty, but I didn’t want to go down without a fight. I aimed the gun I hated so much and shot the final boss as they charged me. When that foe died, I...

As I sit here typing, my hands ache, withered. Sleep deprived, my head feels heavy. When I close my eyes I see blue and purple particles of light flowing through the black. When I dream, it is me picking up little green vials of health at warp speed. I think I am officially in the time loop that is “Returnal.” Yet there’s a wry smile on my face peaking through this exhaustion, as I just...

Last year Cyberpunk 2077 was my most anticipated game of the 2020. CD Projekt Red made what I consider to be one of the best games in the last generation with The Witcher 3 and Cyberpunk 2077 was looking to build on top of that. The game came out in December and it even isn’t really out yet. The game is broken on consoles and doesn’t even run that fantastically on PC. This then came...

Hitman 3 is the concluding chapter to the World Assassination Trilogy that IO Interactive started in 2016 with their soft reboot of the Hitman franchise. What came was a series of games with fantastic levels, moments of tension in figuring out what to do next, and almost non-existent storytelling. IO Interactive has now come out with the final game in this trilogy before moving onto a recently announced 007 game. Hitman 3 is now out...

The Naughy Dog development team has a reputation of making beloved characters within superb storytelling worlds and The Last of Us  2 was no exception. Following up the success of the first installment The Last of Us made it’s sequel highly anticipated and had an extremely high bar to be met. In 2020 there was no video game that was more divisive, due to many gamers who were furious about the death of a main character...