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
Dragon’s Crown Pro Review
I try to finish the games I start. I really do. It may take me a while to do so but I try to watch the credits roll on all the games I start. Every once in a while, a game like Vanillaware’s Dragon’s Crown Pro comes a long and just bounces off me. No matter how hard I try, there’s a sensation of dread when playing these games. It doesn’t appear immediately but it eventually seeps in and I … Read More
Checkpoint: Enemy Within Edition
It’s been quite some time since I’ve sat down and dished out some random thoughts/updates. This is what happens when life gets in the way huh? No I haven’t just been spending time doing couple activities; I’ve actually just been spending more time playing video games with the girlfriend. I watched her play through all of XCOM: Enemy Within after being inspired by GiantBomb’s The Exquisite Corps series. She never played a strategy game like this before so it was interesting … Read More
LTTP: Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare Campaign Review (PS4)
I gave Infinity Ward’s Call of Duty titles a couple of chances after the studio’s implosion in 2010. The single player campaigns in Modern Warfare 3 and Ghosts failed to garner any lasting impression but Infinity Ward’s output continues to intrigue me. Although I initially passed on Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare for its lacking multiplayer, the glowing impressions from its single player kept reborn Infinity Ward’s third game in the back of my mind. So a year and a … Read More