Six years ago was a weird time, for both myself and the gaming industry. It had been quite a bit of time since any bit of hype had been built up for Banjo-Kazooie as a franchise, with the idea of Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts and Bolts not even being conceptualized yet. I had, myself, become obsessed with a Banjo themed forum – Spiral Mountain (which has since become RareGamer) – where I spent every waking moment of my sad, overweight internet life. I would roleplay as...
Avengers: Age of Ultron hit theaters this weekend, assisting Furious 7 with kicking off the summer movie season. Age of Ultron may perhaps be the highest profile movie during the usual blockbuster-laden time, and LevelSave’s Austin Griffith and myself have assembled to discuss our thoughts. Warning: full spoilers for Age of Ultron as well as all previous Marvel movies are fair game.
Halo’s fictional universe is vast and detailed, with stories filling in the gaps between the games and more. In the build up for the series’ next release, Halo 5: Guardians, Microsoft and 343 Industries has once again taken to viral advertising to fill in more of these gaps. This time, using audio diaries and images, we are invited to join fictional reporter Benjamin Giraud as he recounts the history of Halo’s hero: The Master Chief. Join us as we examine...
A few months ago I went through a pretty traumatic turn of events. I’m not going to go in to details, but let’s just say I was a very sad man. Many nights were spent laying in bed watching Netflix, and it was at this time I discovered what was missing in my life: Adam Sandler. In a world of raunchy, ridiculous comedies and bro movies, he was a shining light of comedic relief. Forever in his adolescence, Adam Sandler helped bring me back to mine. In between...
Following up on last week’s PlayStation release, Yacht Club Games has also launched their side-scrolling platforming adventure Shovel Knight on the Xbox One. I had the opportunity to follow-up my review of the game by playing much of the Xbox One version, and I’m happy to say that the experience is nearly identical to the other versions, while also including platform-specific features such as Achievements. This release, much like PlayStation versions, features...
“The people of Gotham need you.” Batman: Arkham Knight is arguably the title I’m most excited for this year, and Rocksteady games isn’t helping to alleviate that fact with this awesome new trailer. Showing off the new Grand Theft Auto V inspired “dual play” mechanic, Arkham Knight will allow you to take control of Batman, Catwoman, Robin, and Nightwing, in a variety of settings. Judging by the trailer, it looks like we’ll be able to...
Rico Rodriguez has caused a lot of problems for oppressive dictators since he first arrived in 2006. This morning, Square Enix and Avalanche gave us our first look at his third go-around at destroying everything in sight. Take your first look at Just Cause 3: Just Cause 3 is the third game in the franchise, starting with the premier title in 2006 and the sequel in 2010. Renowned for it’s sandbox style game play, Just Cause allows players to freely roam a large...
Halo’s fictional universe is vast and detailed, with stories filling in the gaps between the games and more. In the build up for the series’ next release, Halo 5: Guardians, Microsoft and 343 Industries has once again taken to viral advertising to fill in more of these gaps. This time, using audio diaries and images, we are invited to join fictional reporter Benjamin Giraud as he recounts the history of Halo’s hero: The Master Chief. Join us as we examine...
Smite is an excellent example of a hardcore MOBA with all the expected nuances and it builds upon it. Aside from some UI and interface adjustments that are being worked on, the transition from PC to Xbox one is seamless. The controls were tight and mapped exactly how one would want to play without a mouse and keyboard. Some of the item/shop clicks and hero upgrades were mapped to a combination of face buttons and triggers that felt natural, not forced. Overall, the...
Crypt of the NecroDancer is the first rougelike game I’ve played in a long time that I felt like I was always on the cusp of victory, instead of always on the brink of defeat. That was by design though. Vancouver based developer Brace Yourself Games intended their title to be approachable and fair, while still encouraging players to learn the nuances of the game and raise their skill level high enough to see continued success. The idea is clearly working for them, as...
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