A Survival Horror Staple How do you create a sequel to a top-tier game that ticks all the boxes and capture the same magic as its predecessor? Take Bungie, for example. Bungie had big shoes to fill when creating the sequel for Microsoft’s flagship Xbox game, Halo. Halo 2 kept the same kickass combat evolved …
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The Original Gangster In 2009 I got out of the hospital after a short stay and was told by my doctors that my recovery would be “timely.” I was instructed to pick up some sedentary hobbies to keep me occupied while my body healed. At that point in my life, I was reading like a …
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If you know anything about my gaming tastes, then you probably know that my love for Dead Space runs deep. I’ve done deep dives into the design of this title, raved about the incredible zero HUD design for over a decade now, and braved every dark and dingy corridor, fighting all manner of necromorphs as …
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In today’s hyper-saturated market, very few survival games try and push the envelope or do something different. Instead, you can see how developers have almost focus-grouped their next game and published something for the sheer want of capital, not for the love of the industry or the genre they are trying to milk for their …
Welcome, to the island of Jurassic… No, wait, the Island of Ark: Survival Evolved! You must forgive me for the mistake. ARK is a survival game that traps you on an island that has become the natural habitat for several prehistoric and mythical beasts that could once only terrorize your nightmares. How well does it …
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Astroneer has a vast pool of champions to contest within the Action/Adventure Survival genre. A genre full of crafting, base building, resources, and exploration will require some innovation if it wants to stand out, so how does Astroneer hold up to a review by a meticulous muse? The Survival genre is a varied one, but …
I’m sure you have heard of this setting in video games before: someone tries to survive in a post-apocalyptic world after a nuclear disaster. Triple-A video games have done it, and one famous example is Bethesda’s Fallout series. Indie games have even found success in these settings, such as an action roguelike game known as …
Have you waited in anticipation since the announcement of the release of Dying Light: Stay Human (aka Dying Light 2)? If you’re anything like me, you were just a little bit more than disappointed when the release date of Dying Light: Stay Human was pushed back. I grew up playing zombie video games. Personally, Dead …
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The mind…a fabrication of our eternal processing with the reality of time. It holds the key to understanding existence itself and there is still a great deal to be discovered about how our brains work and process information. That same processing can be manipulated, it can be induced to fear within an instant, and Martha …
