Category: Reviews
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A Tactical Combat Game Worthy of Star Trek
by Benjamin Fitzgerald ***To continue my coverage of Star Trek computer games, I turn my attention to one of Interplay’s most critically acclaimed titles, Star Trek: Starfleet Command.*** Except for the latter half of Deep Space Nine, Star Trek has never really been about space battles. Starship battles played a prominent role in only four…
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Indie Piñata Review – Desktop Dungeons
by Benjamin Fitzerald Desktop Dungeons is one of the games I bought through Indie Piñata. Part roguelike dungeon crawl and part lighthearted kingdom building, Desktop Dungeons offers many hours of light-hearted yet grueling entertainment. It has a pretty steep learning curve, but there are a lot of tutorials to help you learn the game…
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Journey to the Frozen Tundra of Icewind Dale
by Benjamin Fitzgerald An elven sorceress, a half-orc priest, a roguish dwarf, a half-elf bard and two warrior women walk into a bar. It’s not a joke – it’s the opening of Icewind Dale! BioWare developed the Infinity Engine between 1997 and 1998, and it was employed for the first time in Baldur’s Gate.…
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Trial by Viking: A Kickstarter Backer’s First Impression
by Benjamin Fitzgerald A few months ago, I decided to support a project on Kickstarter, a video game called Trial by Viking. The game is nearing completion and as a thank you, Last Life Games sent a download link for the demo to all their backers who helped to make the game a reality.…
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Classic Remake of an Historic Star Trek Game
by Benjamin Fitzgerald You are the captain of the Heavy Battle Cruiser U.S.S. Lexington. Your success – or your failure – may forever determine the fate of the Union. Godspeed. Okay, so EGA Trek is not *really* a Star Trek game. But it basically is. It is a reworking of Super Star Trek, one…
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Guardians of Bland: Halo 5: Guardians Review
Release Date: October 27, 2015 Rated: T for Teen Publisher: Microsoft Studios Developer: 343 Industries Platform: Xbox One Sometimes it feels like developers lose sight of the story they’re telling for the sake of a franchise’s longevity. Oftentimes the story loses clarity and focus, becoming a convoluted, drawn out affair that can feel stretched thin or heavy.…
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Undertale: Just Another RPG?
By Isaac Smith I’m well-versed in the JRPG style of game. I whet my teeth on Final Fantasy, Chrono Trigger and The Secret of Mana. I played indie tributes to games like them. I’ve played games that possess many similar characteristics to them, but manage to be different in their own way. Undertale is all…
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Disappointment from Ice: TellTale’s Game of Thrones: Season 1 Review
Developer: TellTale Games Publisher: TellTale Games Rated: M for Mature Release Date: December 2, 2014 – November 17, 2015 (US) Platform: Xbox One (Reviewed), Xbox 360, Playstation 4, Playstation 3, PC, Mac, Android, iPhone, Steam (Reviewed) MSRP: $4.99 per episode, $29.99 for full Season A while back, Terry and Jake started playing TellTale’s Game of Thrones Season 1: Iron…
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TellTale’s Game of Thrones Fails to Impress
by Ben Fitzgerald Note: Terry Randolph and Jake Rushing wrote a review of this game back in January, and their impressions were quite different from mine. I agree with many of the points they mentioned and I respect their opinions, but I did not come away with the same impression of the game as…
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Interconnected Mediocrity: Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 Review
Release Date: November 5, 2015 Rated: M for Mature Publisher: Activision Developer: Treyarch Platform: Playstation 3, Xbox 360 ( Multiplayer Only), Playstation 4, Xbox One, PC Please note: This game was played on the Xbox One, I have not played the Xbox 360 version Call of Duty has a long history of being a stalwart…