It has, admittedly, taken me a while to find the words to properly express how I feel about Destiny. AndContinue reading
Category: Videogames
Lords of the Fallen Review
Let’s get the obvious out of the way. Lords of the Fallen really wants to be like Dark Souls. ItContinue reading
Thoughts on Eidos’ Thief Reboot
I’ve tried to play this damned thing repeatedly, I really have. First on PC, and now on the Xbox andContinue reading
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided Review
There was a point at which I was terribly, terribly disappointed with Mankind Divided. Up until that moment, it wasContinue reading
Stealth Gaming and the Importance of the Pile
Whenever I’m playing a stealth game and I finish a mission, there’s an after-mission conversation that I imagine happens betweenContinue reading
Replay – Deus Ex: Human Revolution
Most of my playthrough of Human Revolution was bloodless. Most. It was one particular mission in Hengsha that finally brokeContinue reading
An XCOM: Enemy Unknown Review in 2020 because I feel like writing one
On the very last mission, very near the end, everyone was a bit banged up. It wasn’t their fault. ItContinue reading
Self-damage, shield gating, and Chroma in Warframe’s first mainline update of 2020
Getting Chroma’s Vex Armour buff up relies entirely on taking damage to both shields and health, to increase your armourContinue reading
Destiny 2 in 2020 – Let’s talk about elemental damage
Destiny 2 has a number of systems that feel poorly thought out, rushed, or in the game simply because theyContinue reading
Trials Returns to Destiny 2, but what was the point of the hiatus?
Now that the Empyrean Foundation target has been met, Bungie released a ViDoc talking briefly about the return of TrialsContinue reading
If you missed Bungie’s ‘Future of Destiny 2’ livestream, catch the VOD here
I wasn’t expecting even a fraction of the announcements that actually came out of the event. Without overstating it, I canContinue reading
Destiny 2’s next big expansion is called Shadowkeep
Jason Schreier confirmed the leak – both on Kotaku and on Twitter – so it’s basically 100% true.
Dauntless: First Impressions
Here’s the big question: should you get it? It’s free so, yeah, why the hell not.
Monster Hunter World: Iceborne – New Longsword moves
I’ve already talked about the gunlance and the greatsword. Now let’s look at the third of my three favourite weaponsContinue reading
Monster Hunter World: Iceborne – New Greatsword moves
While the new Gunlance moves probably excite me the most, I have a soft spot for the Ignition greatsword, soContinue reading
Destiny 2: Season of Opulence – How does the Crown of Sorrow raid set up the future of the franchise?
Edit: Never mind, I was wrong. Crown of Sorrows was 100% a Calus thing. Read on anyway if you wantContinue reading
Thanks to the Revelry, it’s finally easy to solo Destiny 2’s Whisper of the Worm mission
All credit to Esoterickk for figuring this out. His video is here, if you want to know how to doContinue reading
Monster Hunter: World – The Spring Festival returns on April 26, 2019
If you don’t have your gas-powered greatsword yet, this is the time to get it.
I also played the Anthem open beta so l’m going to talk about that too
Thoughts on the VIP demo are here if you want them. None of my feelings have really changed, but someContinue reading
I played Anthem’s VIP demo so let’s talk about it
Everyone’s already been talking about the demo for a while, but I’d like to throw my opinions into the mix.
Destiny 2: Black Armory Review
It’s important to remember that Black Armory isn’t a traditional Destiny expansion, in that it does not contain early gameContinue reading
The Anthem marketing engine is in full throttle, so let’s talk about it
It seems I can’t even open YouTube without seeing Anthem news show up in my feed.
Let’s talk about Bungie’s split from Activision
It happened, and I have no idea if it’s a good thing.
Let’s talk about Anthem’s gear and progression livestream
This was genuinely fascinating and it’s the first set of concrete information about the grind that makes me feel likeContinue reading