Review by Nick H. The FPS genre is one that quite frequently is accused of lacking innovation. Case in point: Call of Duty and its yearly releases. Like a sports title, incremental changes might toss some variety into the formula, but the core game sees very little change. That being said, Halo…
Read MoreReview by Nick H. Some games look to hook you with a deep storyline. Others try to rely on polished or innovative mechanics. Others, like sports titles, are yearly releases that have some small updates and try to build on progress made from one year prior. Just Dance 2015 is…
Read MoreReview by Nick H. It takes very little time to figure out what inspired Lords of the Fallen (it’s Dark Souls). However, there is a fine line between imitation being a form of flattery or simply aping another game’s successful design without understanding really what made the original such a…
Read MoreReview by Nick H. If any genre was in need of ‘something different’, it was the shooter. Sunset Overdrive succeeds in multiple ways, because the team has found a way to fuse several different elements into the gameplay and managed to create something different both in how the game handles,…
Read MoreReview by Nick H. What happens when you take someone who does not particularly love racing games, and you sit him down with Forza Horizon 2? Turns out you wind up with a person who spends roughly the next six hours in front of his television playing nothing but a…
Read MoreReview by Nick H. At a glance Destiny seems to check most of the boxes I was looking for from a game, with excellent visuals and tight shooting mechanics to go with some MMO/RPG elements to keep me coming back for more. It is difficult to view Destiny within a…
Read MoreReview by Nick H. I have a confession to make: I had never played Minecraft before last week. All three of my kids have. My son, who is now fifteen, got his first account a few years ago and logged a ridiculous number of hours with it. And it’s not…
Read MoreReview by Nick H. We’ve already seen plenty of remastered games this generation. Some are well worthwhile (The Last Of Us), while others are most certainly not (Tomb Raider). Metro 2033 and Last Light were both excellent titles, and now they’ve been given the update treatment, with a variety of…
Read MoreReview by Nick H. I really, really enjoyed the recent Guardians of the Galaxy film, and pinball is a hit here at Digitally Downloaded. So, logically, this table should be an absolute hit with me, right? Things get off to a good start, but there are a few hiccups along…
Read MoreReview by Nick H. The Forza series has always been an agreeable racing franchise for me, despite the fact I myself am not always particularly good at racing titles. I tend to lean towards racing games that focus more on comic mischief (think: Mario Kart), but the Forza racing series…
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