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Isaac Rouse


Favorite Games:
  • Final Fantasy X
  • Super Mario World
  • Mass Effect 2

18 games reviewed
68.9 average score
70 median score
38.9% of games recommended

Isaac Rouse's Reviews

Isaac Rouse is a young squire in the field of games and entertainment journalism, having produced content for sites such as Huffington Post, PCMag, and 2D-X.com. He's also an intern at AOL. He thinks it's pretty rad. In his spare time, Isaac is either creating beats with FL Studio 10, watching movies, or immersing himself in geek culture.
Mar 30, 2016

Electronic Arts' newest PC racing game is gorgeous, and offers lots of customization options, but it's super-buggy and features some of the most annoying characters in video game history.

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Jan 27, 2017

Capcom's attempt to revitalize the Dead Rising series, by giving it contemporary Western-style controls and gameplay, strips the title of the rough charm that made previous zombie-killing installments joyous experiences.

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Sep 4, 2015

Capsule Force is a decent party game to play for an hour or so while you wait for a buddy with Super Smash Bros. to come over.

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Jul 24, 2015

Traverser boasts a fascinating world and an interesting premise, but the game's overly simplistic gameplay and lack of challenge prevent it from living up to its full potential.

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Sep 29, 2015

Volume has an intriguing story and fun stealth techniques, but the game's repetitive mission structure and easy-to-evade enemies keep it from being one of the genre's standout titles.

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Sep 28, 2016

ReCore is a solid action-adventure platformer with fun, interesting ideas established at the forefront. However, those ideas wither over time because of the game's repetition and weak story.

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Jul 23, 2015

Moebius: Empire Rising is a solid point-and-click title that delivers a compelling story and fun gameplay, but it's hindered by mediocre execution.

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Oct 13, 2016

Boasting unlocked frame rates and drastically reduced load times, this zombie-bashing good time plays better than its original Xbox 360 release. Unfortunately, the game still suffers from old bugs and exploitable AIs.

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Gears of War: Ultimate Edition for Windows 10 takes a great title and makes it even better. Despite a few small oversights, the updated mechanics and visuals produce the best way to experience the original Gears game—if you have an Nvidia video card.

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Jun 24, 2015

Adventures of Pip is a fun, ambitious action-platformer with an original concept, but it has a frustrating power-up system and sparse (though excellent) music.

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Jun 3, 2015

Axiom Verge delivers one of the better experiences in the oversaturated Metroidvania genre, but if you've played a NES/SNES Metroid title, then you've played Axiom Verge. The game's plenty fun, but it fails to carve out a distinct

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Epic Games' cult classic comes to PC in this thrilling remaster. A fresh take on the Metroidvania genre, Shadow Complex combines shoot-'em-up elements and brisk melee action to deliver an enjoyable platform-adventure title.

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Sep 11, 2015

RymdResa is an experience of the mind, a soothing adventure into the depths of the dark, lonesome vastness of space. This game is a thought provoking visual treat unlike any other we've played.

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Despite some annoying gameplay elements, Tembo the Badass Elephant is a wonderful mash-up of some of the best 2D action-adventure platformers ever released.

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Feb 23, 2016

Although the console versions have slight advantages over this PC port, Mortal Kombat X's story, core gameplay and mechanics don't falter in comparison. If you're a PC-only gamer, this is the way to go.

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Feb 5, 2016

League of Legends, the incredibly popular PC title from Riot Games, continues to shine as the crown jewel of the MOBA genre.

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Jun 23, 2017

Packed with features and boasting a compelling story, Injustice 2 sets the new fighting game standard.

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Final Fantasy X/X-2 is an amazing port of classic PlayStation 2 titles, complete with graphical enhancements and newly added features. It's truly the best way to experience the games.

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