Review: Paper Mario Color Splash (Nintendo Wii U)

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Review by Clark A. A sense of humour goes a long way in defining a game’s identity. In Paper Mario Color Splash, jokes paint new life into every scenario and character interaction, upping the ante of peculiar situations tenfold. The Paper Mario series has historically emphasised comedy, but the latest…

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Review: Rise of the Tomb Raider: 20 Year Celebration (Sony PlayStation 4)

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Review by Matt S. Rise of the Tomb Raider does not get off to a good start. Utterly obsessed with hurling its infamous hero, Lara Croft, into rockfaces, having avalanches drop on her, and throwing her into perilous positions where she needs to desperately run across platforms crumbling from underneath…

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Review: ReCore (Microsoft Xbox One)

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Review by Lindsay M. Smack-bang in the middle of my all-female protagonist month I was introduced to ReCore. I knew little about the game coming in past the basics: it’s an Xbox exclusive published by Microsoft Studios and developed by a Japanese studio (Comcept), it’s set on a distant planet,…

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Second Opinion: The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask 3D (Nintendo 3DS)

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Majora’s Mask is one of the Zelda franchise’s standout titles for more substantial reasons than its overall quality. It boasts enormous gameplay departures from the rest of the series, a living world of intricately interconnected characters, and profound lore teeming with macabre themes just to name a few. It’s no…

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