Opinions
Partial Backwards Compatibility Just Doesn't Cut It
A look at the feature's history
July 12, 2017 - Ever since the Atari 7800, backwards compatibility has been a very cool hardware feature. Now that console manufacturers are striving to expand their compatible libraries, is partial backwards compatibility good enough or should we just keep our old consoles?
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Telltale's Guardians of the Galaxy: A Noob's Perspective
A Marvelous game adaptation
May 10, 2017 - From Sam & Max to Back to the Future and The Walking Dead to Batman, Telltale Games have made many fantastic experiences based on popular franchises. Now that Guardians of the Galaxy is part of their library, let's take a look at it from a newbie's point of view.
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The Switch's Launch Lineup Is Subpar at Best
Somebody call the plumber
February 27, 2017 - It's been said a million times but as a gamer, all I care about are the games. Although I'm looking forward to the launch of Nintendo Switch as much as anyone else, I must say that the starting selection of games is quite disappointing.
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Star Wars: Rogue One Pinball Is Far from Zen's Best
Jyn turns from rebel to wizard
January 31, 2017 - The collection of pinball tables featured in Zen Pinball 2 (AKA Pinball FX 2) is quite impressive. Zen Studios are masters at crafting thrilling pinball experiences but does their new Star Wars: Rogue One table live up to their reputation?
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6 Nintendo Switch Online Features We'd Love to See
Mario has some catching up to do
November 3, 2016 - Nintendo has a long history of creating must-have consoles with epic libraries of first-party games. However, one area that they need to improve is their online capabilities so here's a wish list of features that would make Switch even more awesome.
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PlayStation VR: Lens Fog Can Be a Major Problem
Sony's virtual reality is a little foggy
October 8, 2016 - I recently had the chance to play around with Sony's newfangled PlayStation VR. It was quite an impressive experience, but there's one thing holding me back from rushing out and buying one...
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Mirror's Edge Needs to Go Back to Its Roots
Keep Faith alive
September 16, 2016 - Now that Mirror's Edge is a series, I replayed the original and cataloged all of the differences in the two games. Here, I outline what I think the original Mirror's Edge got right and how Catalyst took a few too many steps backwards.
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Marvel Ultimate Alliance Bundle: A First-Timer's Perspective
Excelsior!
August 7, 2016 - Although Marvel Ultimate Alliance has been around for nearly a decade and found its way to plenty of consoles, I have never played it. Recently, I had the opportunity to enjoy the most recent iteration of the original and its sequel (thanks to Activision) so here's my take on these two cooperative hero-filled adventures.
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The Ratchet & Clank Movie Is Actually Pretty Cool
A long-time fan's perspective
May 2, 2016 - I went to see Ratchet & Clank at the theatre over the weekend and I must say; I had a good time. As a fan since the original game debuted back in 2002, it was great to finally see my favourite Lombax on the big screen.
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Spelunker World: I'm Addicted and Here's Why
Free-to-play done right
November 13, 2015 - Spelunker is back and this PlayStation 4 version is better than ever. If you're new to the series and you love super-challenging retro 2D platformers then keep reading to see why you should give it a download. Oh, did I mention it's free?
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