The indie scene has been booming over the past few years, leading to the creation of more personal projects. We’ve seen games like Papo & Yo, To the Moon and, most recently, Gone Home. These titles may not tell true stories specifically, but they center on topics that are easily relatable. The latest in this growing trend is The Novelist, a game that utilizes supernatural elements to tell the story of a family in crisis.
Coming in to SteamWorld Dig, I had no idea that I was going to be playing a Metroidvania game. Rusty doesn’t realize it when his uncle leaves him a mine, but there’s a lot more than digging up and selling pieces of Trashium for one dollar a piece in his future. READ MORE
Contrast is an interesting game. I wish it were a better game, because the setting is great, the characters are interesting and the soundtrack did something that few others do: it caused me to stop playing, so that I could better appreciate the music. It’s held down, though, by what all games need to be successful: gameplay. READ MORE
Few franchises approach the same level of destructibility and gunfire as the Battlefield games. This primarily PC-centric series has been one of the highlights of multiplayer gaming every year a new title is released, although those limited to consoles haven’t been able to enjoy the full Battlefield experience until now. Thanks to the release of two new, powerful consoles, Battlefield 4 is finally as fully-featured as it has been on PC for years, complete with some pleasant and unexpected improvements.
Last year’s XCOM: Enemy Unknown was amazing. It kept me enthralled for over 60 hours. I even managed to save humanity a few times, and while I was having fun each time, my campaigns always followed the same arc: tech up to laser weapons, tech up to carapace armor, capture and research plasma, research ghost armor, discover psionics and save the planet. Things didn’t always go according to plan, but when they did, that was the order of operations. XCOM: Enemy Within shakes things up quite a bit, and it makes every aspect of the game feel fresh again. READ MORE
