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With 25 million physical copies sold The Elder Scrolls has become one of the most successful video game franchises of all time, dwarfing Demon’s and Dark Souls humble 4 million by six-fold. But sales play no role in determining which RPG classic will advance to the 2nd round of this elimination tournament, this is all about the games themselves. Read More »
Before you go getting all excited over this expansion I’m going to knock down your expectations a peg or two. Dark Arisen commits nearly all the atrocities of its predecessor. Missions never venture away from the standard fetch quest, characters remain as monotonous as Entourage’s Vincent Chase and your pawns repetitive dialogue still encourages you to scalp their face and pour vinegar over the remaining flesh wound. Read More »
Metro: Last Light isn’t like any other shooter on the market right now, lacking the explosions of Battlefield 3 and the brain-numbing twists found in BioShock Infinite. Where Metro sets itself apart from what we’ve come to expect from the genre is its pure, unadulterated atmosphere. Read More »
It’s not fair that my review copy of Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time arrived in my hands the same day as BioShock Infinite’s release. Here was the gem heralded by many as the game of our generation, and I was expected to ignore it and instead focus my attentions on a thieving raccoon. After days of torturous beard-tickling by a fellow DC colleague, I finally caved in, and shoved the disc into the lips of my PlayStation 3. Read More »
Techland has a knack for stirring intense emotion from audiences in the space of three minutes. I’ll admit I shed a tear for the first games heartfelt trailer and now with Riptide I’ve shed another too. But those tears come at the cost of deceit. You see Dead Island the video game was anything but an emotional zombie apocalypto, in fact necrophilia would be a more moving experience with the undead. Read More »
In its short history gaming has attracted its share of bald pricks. But none are as pricky as the god of war, Kratos. Unfortunately the war gods one dimensional nature has led to his character development suffering as a result. And despite Santa Monica’s best efforts Ascension won’t change that, decapitating heads is still as satisfying as ever even if its protagonist remains an apathetic prick. Read More »
In many ways, Drake excels where Croft retreats; he’s charming, well-paced and surrounded by a solid cast of supporting characters. But he’s also guilty of failings of his own in areas where Lara strips down and flaunts her impressive assets. To celebrate this, here’s 5 ways the recently rebooted Tomb Raider is better than Uncharted 3. Read More »
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