My Reviews

Nintendo always has a knack for making one huge innovation to their franchises per console cycle and the Switch is no exception. Odyssey is a well-crafted game taking many years of experience and gameplay honing and creating one of the best video game experiences in the last decade. Odyssey is

G*od of War usually defines the generation of consoles it’s released on. G*od of War III was no exception. We were already halfway into the PS3’s lifecycle before we got G*od of War, but it was well worth the wait. It was bigger, better, faster, and more epic and violent

When you think PlayStation you usually think G*od of War or Kratos. G*od of War was a game changer back in 2005 with cinematic fluid combat, memorable characters, and intricate level design, as well as the birth of quick-time events. 13 years later the entire game is reinvented not just

Gears of War has always had a special place in my heart, especially the first game. It introduced me to the next-generation; a whole new fidelity of gaming. HD gaming was only a possibility on PC, but with Xbox 360 we could now play games in 1080p natively. Gears of

Note: This review was written in June of 2016 before any major nerfs and balancing changes that occurred later on. First person shooters have hit an all time slump in the past 10 years. With Call of Duty and Battlefield every year, they have kind of polluted the genre. FPS games

Note: This review was written in 2015 before there were season passes and various other changes. When you think about soccer the last thing you would think about is cars. Rocket League takes a joke and turns it into one of the best competitive games in years. That’s a bold statement,

I honestly went into this game not expecting much. It is an 8-bit style game where you stamp papers for people. Sounds boring right? Far from it, and I mean very far. This is one of the most addictive and fun indie games I have ever played. This game kept

This is exactly how you do a game series reboot, right? I wish I could end my review with that, but I need to tell you why. Tomb Raider suffered through a few mediocre games during the first run of the series during the late 90’s and early 2000s. The

MOOORRTTAALLL KOOOMMBBAATTT!!! Mortal Monday made gaming history when the original arcade game hit the Sega Genesis/Mega Drive and Super Nintendo in 1992. Fast forward 23 years later and people still get just as excited for every new Mortal Kombat game. MKX is a near reboot of the reboot from 2011

I remember playing GTA III when it first came out. I didn’t have a PS2 yet and I went over to a friend’s house and played it for hours every single day. While we mostly just messed around it was something I never played before and was just so addictive.

G(od of War (2018) was a masterpiece of a game. I honestly expected just more of the same with Ragnarok as I couldn't imagine how they could improve or add anything. I knew they were reusing many of the same realms, and I thought this would feel more like a

When you think of revolutionary games that utilize a game system's specific features, you think of Nintendo. That was what I was thinking the entire time I played Astro Bot. It feels as though Miyamoto personally created it. Is it possible that after three decades we finally have a platformer

It was strange that Nintendo would pick up an M rated property, especially one that is as sexualized and gory as Bayonetta. The original game put Platinum Games on the map as a great hack and slash developers. The game was bombastic, fun, hard, fast-paced, and very memorable. The flashy

The superhero video game renaissance all started with Batman. After the Hollywood superhero films grew up and became an epic universe taking over the entire industry, the video game versions feel a little more nuanced and personable. Rocksteady really hit it off with the Batman: Arkham series and the game

Life is Strange is one of my favorite games of all time. Dontnod are masterminds at storytelling and character development. They can somehow create a world that you can either relate and get sucked into or both, and yet add an element of fantasy in there. Life is Strange’s title

There have been many Star Wars games over the last three decades. While some have been fan favorites, there has probably been a Star Wars game in every single genre imaginable. Even with the successful games, there has been one thing lacking from every game that hasn’t been done correctly

When you’re desperate to bring a franchise back what do you do? Well, two things, you either reboot the entire series into something new or bring the series back to its roots. Activision chose the latter and somehow is just brilliantly worked. See, Call of Duty 4 was something groundbreaking

Gears of War has always held a special place in my heart as it was the first game to introduce me to “next-generation” graphics. You know, shaders, real-time lighting, high-resolution textures, ambient occlusion, all that jazz. It was the first Xbox 360 game I ever played and I will never

The PlayStation is well known for its artsy games and games that push the boundaries of the medium. Team Ico already did this with Ico for the PlayStation 2 and then again with Shadow of the Colossus. Pushing the PS2 beyond its limits they were able to create a huge

David Cage has been well known for fascinating stories that talk about the boundaries of the human mind and what humanity is capable of. Our destructive nature and so much emotion that goes into making us what we are. Detroit is easily his best work with fantastic characters, tense scenes,