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BOXBOY! REVIEW Written By Tyler Pederson Sometimes I really like picking up games on a whim. Often, I am so aware of what’s happening in the industry at all times that I’m not only aware of a games release, but made aware of it’s visuals, mechanics, and whatever else may come along with it long before I get to actually play the game. I don’t dislike the lifestyle, but it lends to one with far fewer surprises than…
Tales From The Borderlands Episode 2 REVIEW Written By Tyler Pederson Telltale are working overtime now days it would seem. First coming onto my radar with their release of The Walking Dead Season 1, the adventure game developers have since released a second season of that, The Wolf Among Us, announced two upcoming series, and continued to expand upon their take on Game of Thrones. Tales From The Borderlands…
Life Is Strange Episode 2: Out of Time REVIEW Written By: Tyler Pederson I have seen a number of attempts at making the Episodic approach truly meaningful. While there have been a choice here and there in other series that eventually come to mean something, Life Is Strange is quickly putting any other attempts at that style of storytelling to shame. Not only do I feel like every choice I made in episode 1 was a…
Resident Evil Revelations 2 Episode 4 Written by: Tyler Pederson The season has come to an end with the release of the fourth and final episode of Revelations 2, and in proper Resident Evil form, the closing chapter is definitively the most divisive. You won’t be punching any boulders this time around, but the stand in manages to impress almost as much as that wonderfully bombastic finale did just over 6 years ago.…
Final Fantasy Type-0 HD REVIEW Written By Tyler Pederson There are few series as inconsistent as Final Fantasy. For a franchise that is known for retelling essentially the same tale time and again, the games themselves vary drastically in both actual gameplay and in critical and commercial reception. I find this both intriguing and an inherent risk, because even with a name you trust, an entry can easily disappoint.…
Resident Evil Revelations 2 Episode 3 REVIEW Written By- Tyler Pederson Sticking to the weekly release schedule, we are now three quarters of the way through this “Season” of Revelations. While I have mixed feelings on certain elements of the ideas being introduced as game progresses, I would never fault the game for simply trying new things. The invisible enemy type for instance make a return, but aren’t overused…
DmC Definitive Edition REVIEW Written By Tyler Pederson DmC Devil May Cry was the first review I ever wrote, and it shows. I’m not a wildly talented individual but I am far more confident in my own ability now versus when I began a career in writing. It’s not the worst written thing in the world, but it’s mostly vapid nonsense trying to sound deep. I now avoid that sort of thing best I can and try to talk about…
Assassins Creed Rogue REVIEW Written By Tyler Pederson Of all the series under the Ubisoft umbrella, Assassin’s Creed has seen the most entries in the shortest time, by far. This has caused an understandable amount of fatigue with the franchise, and this was helped none by last Novembers release of two entries on the very same day. Unity was released for next gen consoles and PC, and Rogue relegated to the last…
Helldivers Review Written by Tyler Pederson I often have trouble really loving games with a top-down view. It’s not that they’re inferior, it’s just a style choice I’ve always felt needed to have an extra special amount of care taken with it’s creation to really make it feel like a world, rather than simple a level. Helldivers comes to us from the development team of the original Magicka and delivers the same…
Resident Evil Revelations 2- Episode 2 REVIEW Written by Tyler Pederson Revelations 2 started off incredibly strong in my opinion. The first episode encapsulated the best of the combat, atmosphere, and puzzle oriented nature of the series past entries into a well rounded opening chapter. Episode two brings us to the mid-way point in the season, and along with a couple of new enemy types, brings with it a slightly…
Pokemon Shuffle REVIEW Written By Tyler Pederson I’ve always considered myself to be a fan of the idea of Free-to-Play but rarely found it striking a balance that is enjoyable and, well, balanced. Nintendo are without question one of the late players entering the umbrella of Free-to-Play, but they seem to be demonstrating a good amount of restraint in their approach. The latest entry, and still one of the first…
REVIEW - Resident Evil Revelation 2 Episode 1: Penal Colony [ PS4 /XBO/PC/PS3/X360] Written By: Tyler Pederson Resident Evil has fallen on hard times. The sixth main entry in the series tried hard to be a universally adored experience, and in doing so became a mess of half realized ideas tying together what would otherwise be a bland, retread story for the most part anyway. Resident Evil Revelations was originally…
REVIEW: The Order 1886 [PS4] Written By Tyler Pederson Sometimes reviews come easily. Often, I finish playing a game and have concise feelings on it, can put that to paper, and go from there. When I finished playing The Order 1886, I can’t say that was the case. That’s not a bad thing, and by no means is The Order a bad game, it’s simply not a very good one. It’s unfortunate that the game was put under such a…
Life Is Strange: Episode 1- Chrysalis REVIEW (PS4, XBO, PS3, X360, PC) Written By Tyler Pederson When sitting down to play Life Is Strange, I had little idea what I was getting into. Seemingly a cross between Telltales style of adventure game and a more serious narrative, I was intrigued to say the least. The game opens boldly, setting itself apart and continuing to do so. Not many games today have the courage to…
Dying Light (PS4, XBO, PC) - Review Written By- Tyler Pederson It’s hardly a surprise that we’re still seeing zombie games. Tired as the idea may have become over the last decade, it still moves copies. Techland may be one of the most notorious abusers of their undying popularity in our culture, crafting their own Dead Island franchise and quickly pushing out a half baked sub-sequel before passing it off in favor of…
Resident Evil is a name that brings a plethora of mixed feelings to my mind. The game was one of the first I ever played, and it opened my eyes to a genre of gaming I didn’t know existed. Capcom would go on to make sequel after sequel, never quite sticking to the same formula, tweaking and evolving it into something the more modern gamer could better enjoy. I’m here to tell you that for all the fun games like…
REVIEW - The Wolf Among Us : Episode 2 Smoke & Mirrors By Tyler Pederson (GeekComplex) It’s been almost 4 months since we last saw Bigby, yet it feels like just yesterday that I first stepped foot into the world of Fables. Coming off of the highly praised adaptation of The Walking Dead, expectations were certainly high for adventure game developer Telltale Games. Episode 1, titled “Faith” was released last October,…
REVIEW - The Wolf Among Us : Episode 2 Smoke & Mirrors By Tyler Pederson (GeekComplex) It’s been almost 4 months since we last saw Bigby, yet it feels like just yesterday that I first stepped foot into the world of Fables. Coming off of the highly praised adaptation of The Walking Dead, expectations were certainly high for adventure game developer Telltale Games. Episode 1, titled “Faith” was released last October,…
Bioshock Infinite – Burial at Sea (Part 1) REVIEW By Tyler Pederson I have not written a formal review of Bioshock Infinite. This is because while I know exactly how I feel about the game and every bit of what it brought to the table, I don't feel I can really put it into words. I can convey a lot of it like that, sure, and perhaps I will get back around to it, but for now know that it is quite possibly my favorite…
REVIEW: Resident Evil 5 : Lost In Nightmares I was gonna begin with an excuse for what took me so long to get around to this DLC, but not only do I not really know why I waited. I also very much doubt any reason would make my opinion any more or less valuable, so let's just jump right in, shall we? It's no surprise to those who've kept up with the Resident Evil series that it's lost sight of it's horror roots in the…
Battlefield 4 REVIEW By Tyler Pederson After entering the realm of Modern Combat, two adventures following the Bad Company team, and a third numerical installment, all landing in the seventh console generation, Battlefield 4 arrives for both the current and next generation consoles, and intends to set the bar for the modern FPS. One can certainly say that the line that divides Call of Duty and Battlefield has become…
Saints Row IV REVIEW By Tyler Pederson The sandbox genre has attempted many things over the years, and this generation in particular seems to have hit a high note in really exploring it's possibilities. Grand Theft Auto let us live on the wild side while telling a well penned story, Crackdown took the opposite route, letting us run in the shoes of the super-powered police while enjoying constant distractions in the…
Darkstalkers Resurrection REVIEW ____________________________________________________________________________ Known for it’s deep character back stories and classic fighting mechanics, the Darkstalkers series has long since remained a classic in the mind of fighting game fans. After years of talk of potential sequels, and years of Capcom seemingly trying their hardest to avoid giving fans what they want, the…
DmC Devil May Cry - Virgils Downfall REVIEW ____________________________________________________________________________ It’s been almost 2 months since Ninja Theory dropped their reinterpretation of the Devil May Cry universe, and now we see the first single player DLC pack arriving in the form of Virgils Downfall, an expandable pack of levels starring, you guessed it, Dante’s older and all to flashier brother,…
Tomb Raider (2013) (Xbox360) REVIEW ____________________________________________________________________________ Long time veteran of the medium Lara Croft is no stranger to adventure, but in Crystal Dynamics new origin tale, we aim to achieve a closer relation to the newly redesigned heroine, and simultaneously bring a game long known for its puzzles and adventurous platforming into the new age of video game…
Never in the history of gaming in my lifetime have I seen the build up from announcement to release of a game be so powerfully torn, and if there is one thing I can accomplish with this piece, I hope it is to disprove the fears initially hyped building to release, and explain to you just what sort of game DmC is once you really sit down to play it for what it is, a brilliantly crafted action game that manages to do…
Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance (Xbox360) 2013 I can hardly put words to just how it felt to hear that not only was Kojima productions not outright cancelling Metal Gear Solid Rising, but would also be collaborating with Platinum Games to make it happen. Now, years after the first tease to cut what we will, we get out hands on Raiden in his first solo outing, sporting a rather incredibly over the top cyborg body, and…
