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Outlast 2 features audio that is constantly slithering up your spine and teasing you with a fright that may or may not pop out at any moment.
The experience is short, but ultimately well constructed. The ending has a very M. Night Shyamalan feel to it – you'll get some closure, but you'll also want more! Yes, What Remains of Edith Finch is essentially a walking simulator – but with a unique story, some very interesting sequences and some fun "game" moments, it's the best one I personally have had the pleasure of playing.
There's a greater depth to the level design than you get with most other shooters of this quality.
I commend the developer for taking on such an odd corner of literature and creating a unique story inspired by a Bohemian author.
Little Nightmares takes the budding “hide-and-seek-horror” genre to another level by implementing a visual style that is both grotesque and inescapable.
Making me wander over to the shop to purchase a stat upgrade already behind a progression gate is so pointless.
Short, contrived, and occasionally frustrating; Episode 4 of New Frontier is so far the weakest of the bunch, and it's up to the game's finale to bring this entry back to the top of its game.
Expeditions: Viking finds an excellent balance between historical realism and RPG mechanics.
Poisoft has shown the ability to create fun portable experiences in the past, but all of the trappings that would normally keep players coming back are missing here.
The limited HUD and outstanding sound design of Day of Infamy do wonders for immersion as it is just you down there, in the mud, holding onto your gun and scanning the terrain for the enemy.
This new content expands on the game quite a bit and adds both a new depth to making these characters your own, as well as more overt customization to the whim of the player.
Valhalla Hills is a middle-of-the-road "God game" sim. - See more at: http://cogconnected.com/review/valhalla-hills-review/#sthash.FY5xrvY3.dpuf
This first episode sets the stage in an entertaining and action-packed way, leaving just enough room amongst it all for the sarcastic group of characters many of us have come to know and love.
The production value isn't as high as I'd hoped, but the game knows what it is and every mechanic and feature works together in tandem.
Three out of the four multiplayer maps are sleek, exciting and fun, and the Shaolin Shuffle is a perfectly balanced zombies map.
Don't like grey areas? Just become the Borg via the hive mind belief system
More focus on exploration would have set Shock Tactics apart, but what is there is enough to warrant a playthrough.
All in all, Mr. Shifty was a lot of fun to play for the first few hours, but towards the end of the game it stopped introducing new challenges and started to stagnate.
In some cases you need to aim so high up you can't even see the objective anymore.
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe is one of the greatest multiplayer experiences Nintendo has produced in a long time.