A Tale of Two Drakes: Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End Review

Release Date: May 10, 2016 Developer: Naughty Dog Publisher: Sony Interactive Entertainment Genre: Third Person Shooter, Platformer, Action-Adventure System: Playstation 4 Completion Time: 15 hrs, 45 minutes (not including collectible hunting) Ludonarrative Dissonance, a heavy word to describe the contrast experienced between gameplay design and narrative structure. It’s a concept I’ve found a problem in […]

LTG Book Review – The 100 Greatest Console Video Games, 1977-1987

By Marshall Garvey If one were to ask me what my favorite kind of book is, I’d have to go with encyclopedia and guide books. Which isn’t to say I don’t love novels, biographies and whatnot. Perhaps it’s just because I’m a historian and love soaking up facts, but these kinds of books had a […]

Gears of War 4 Beta Impressions

Gears of War is the definition of “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it,” and rightfully so. The hardcore cover-based third person shooter has built itself a loyal following for its punishingly hard skill-based multiplayer gameplay. It’s a game that allows its game engine to speak for itself through the insanely detailed graphics and gameplay […]

LTG Review – Pony Island

By Jordan Nelson Pony Island. It sounds like something that my young cousins would be into. The artwork for it is bright and happy, making it look better suited for the innocent and flowery type of player. Yet this game is anything but what you would expect. First off, you are playing a character playing an […]

TellTale’s The Walking Dead: Michonne Mini-Series Comprehensive Review

Release Date: Episode 1, In Too Deep: February 23, 2016 Episode 2, Give No Shelter: March 29, 2016 Episode 3, What We Deserve: April 26, 2016 Developer: TellTale Games Publisher: TellTale Games Genre: Horror, Survival, Interactive Story System: Playstation 3, Playstation 4, Xbox 360, Xbox One (Reviewed), Steam/PC Overall time spent – 3 hrs 15 […]

Last Token Gaming Hall of Fame Review – Broken Sword: Shadow of the Templars (1996)

Developer: Revolution Software Publisher: Virgin Interactive Release Date: September 30, 1996 (PC), January 31, 1998 (PlayStation) Genre: Point-and-click adventure, mystery Mode: Single-player Rating: T for Teen “Paris in the fall: the last months of the year, and the end of the millennium. The city holds many memories for me: of cafes, of music, of love – and of […]

Backlog Review: Difficulty vs. Fear – Five Nights at Freddy’s 2 (FNAF 2)

Release Date: November 10, 2014 Developer: Scott Cawthon Publisher: Scott Cawthon Genre: Horror, Survival System: Steam/PC (Reviewed), Mobile Playtime: 5 hours, 30 minutes (Nights 1-5) A year and a half ago, I wrote a review of Five Nights at Freddy’s (FNAF1 for short) to wish the game a happy birthday, and claimed it to be […]