There is something about giant monsters the Japanese people like, which is quite apparent when you look at their most popular franchises, classic and modern alike. Godzilla, Monster Hunter, Attack on Titan, Super Sentai (also known as Power Rangers), they all lean heavily on the trope of desperate survivors fighting against giant monsters against all […]
If you ask around about why games are significant in human life, probably the average answer will be that they help us escape reality. But, once in a while, a game shows up that doesn’t offer an escape but rather a reminder of the world we live in and things that we may have forgotten, […]
The long-awaited Titanfall spin-off finally arrived and made a major impact in the gaming landscape, amassing over a million unique players on day one. This Titanfall Battle Royale spin-off became instantly downloadable on PC, Xbox One and PS4 as a free-to-play game. That factor was maybe crucial in such an impressive number the game made […]
Back in 2015, Failbetter Games released Sunless Sea a roleplaying game for Microsoft Windows and OS X. The game has a successful campaign on Kickstarter and it belongs to the universe of Fallen London, another game from the same developer only browser-based. Now, some three years since the announcement, Failbetter Games released the sequel Sunless […]
Apparently, working on a Civilization game makes the developers develop the idea to create something new in the genre of strategy once they are on their own. For example, after Civ IV Soren Johnson made awesome but overlooked RTS Offworld Trading Company, Civilization II’s designer Brian Reynolds conceived Rise of Nations series. And now, Civilization […]
Cop drama seems to always be trendy. Bad Boys franchise is back with another movie, and even Jennifer Lopez couldn’t resist playing in a cop TV show Shades of Blue. Let’s not forget The Wire, Lethal Weapon and Beverly Hills Cop, and those are only some of the titles that depict the life of cops. […]
Winter, 1998. 8:50 AM. A friend of mine and I were standing outside of video-arcade waiting for it to open. We’ve heard that a new, revolutionary game arrived and we wanted to see what it is. We were only 13 years old at a time, but back then, video games were something quite fascinating to […]
Remember Raven – Legacy of Master Thief, a highly-acclaimed P&C whodunit adventure by KING Art and published by Nordic Games in 2013? If fond crime-solving memories tie you to this remarkable episodic title, you’ll be glad to hear that this popular mystery game had recently been re-wrought in the new and updated version called The […]
One of the worst experiences for a gamer is to expect a title anxiously, and then to be heavily disappointed. So to answer the question from the headline: Nope, Atlas flopped big time and left a very bitter sentiment that will certainly cause some distrust regarding other pumped up titles to come. And I’m not […]
I always liked the games about flying and honestly didn’t care if it’s a plane or space ship. Maybe this comes from my fear of heights and need for adrenaline. But there is also the sense of freedom you get when you fly and feeling of being in control of your life. So, when Ace […]
