Mario + Rabbids: Kingdom Battle Review
Mario and Rabbids together at last. In an XCOM styled game as well. What a pleasant and bizarre surprise announcement that was. I was immediately curious and seeing it was well received, I had every intention to pick it up. But since it was an Ubisoft game, I chose to bide my time and await a sale. There were only four kingdoms in the Ubisoft strategy title but I was ready for the credits heading into the fire kingdom. I … Read More
Checkpoint: Phantom of the Opera 2018 Edition
Canada Day 2018 is upon us. This is the first year that I will be spending portions of it in different cities. I’m currently in Toronto but will be heading back home on the big day. We headed into Toronto earlier for my first ever theatre musical experience. Cameron Mackintosh’s take of Phantom of the Opera was an amazing spectacle. But despite the fact that I never saw a theatre musical like this, I knew this was a production that was … Read More
God of War PS4 Review
God of War put Sony’s Santa Monica Studio on the map during the PlayStation 2 days. While their PlayStation 3 output wasn’t a barn burner like Naughty Dog’s Uncharted and The Last of Us titles, they were still a force to be reckoned with. I loved God of War III but felt God of War: Ascension was superfluous at best. It’s been 5 years their last big title and was very curious how they were going to make their mark … Read More
Checkpoint: E3 2018 Edition
E3 2018’s press conferences are finally over. I actually liked that the big publishers and platform holders got out of the way of each other and spread out a bit. It gave me more time to digest it all and meant I was spending less time binging on the barrage of news and announcements that didn’t leak beforehand. There were many leaks this year including one from Walmart Canada that spoiled so many publisher’s fun. It didn’t spoil my fun … Read More