Review

Review: The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD

Review: The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD

Author: Rich Meister

I love Zelda games. Ever since A Link to the Past, I’ve been entirely on board. Whether it’s 2D, 3D, or some weird Tingle-centric spin-off, I was always itching to get back to Hyrule. That’s why the original release of The Legend of Zelda Skyward Sword for the Wii always felt like such a strange disappointment.

All the pieces were there, and it even adds a bit of continuity to the story of Zelda and Link’s cycle of reincarnation, but the tact on motion controls made getting through the original a bit of a slog. It had its high points, but I beat the game once and then mostly forgot about it. While this HD remaster doesn’t help it stand as the best of the Zelda games, it certainly makes it more approachable and makes all the parts that worked well, to begin with, shine much brighter.

Review: Ender Lilies: Quietus of the Knights

Review: Ender Lilies: Quietus of the Knights

Author: Shea Layton

Ender Lilies: Quietus of the Knights is one of the first games published by Binary Haze Interactive and one of the first games created by Adglobe and Live Wire. A game full of lore that eases you into a troubled world and a dire situation, the beauty of the combat and art direction shines through, begging the player to explore every nook and cranny.

Game Price Insanity

Game Price Insanity

Before I begin here, I just need to get this out of the way. I am not against video games being $70 this generation. Game development costs have only gone up, while the prices of games have remained stagnant for years. That is a separate article though. Today, I am here to talk about another type of game where the prices are getting absolutely out of control: Retro games

Review: Biomutant

Review: Biomutant

Biomutant is a game full of charm and wonder, from the dialog between your furry avatar and characters in the world to the various breathtakingly rendered environments. The fast-paced and engaging combat masks some underlying issues, such as bland, surface-level story and gameplay loops that can grow tedious. A B-level game that offers a ton of fun if you don’t expect the highest quality, Experiment 101’s first game will entertain you for hours.

Review: Backbone

Review: Backbone

Backbone’s greatest asset is the world it builds. The dreary city streets are made all the more melancholy by the characters that inhabit them. It’s a Noir story through and through, at least, until it isn’t. That’s the strangest thing Backbone does; every single moment feels deliberate and brilliant, and then these moments are undercut by a narrative twist that borders on the absurd.