I recently tried the game In Sound Mind . And while there's things I like about it, it does a thing I hate. Well, a couple things. 1. "It's all in their head." You can do psychological horror without this. You all want to be Silent Hill 2, I get it, but that game worked because that shit w...

#5 - Terminator: Resistance (2020, PS4 version enhanced on PS5) I already stated a lot of my thoughts on this one in my "Watcha playing" commentary, so I'll kinda provide a summary of that and add some additional thoughts. I genuinely cannot fathom how this game has a 45 Metacritic score....

I've been playing Terminator: Resistance , and man, I'm really enjoying this one. It has a 45 on metacritic. I... Legitimately do not understand why. It has a 7.5 user score, which is definitely more in line with what I've played. It's funny - reading reviews, the criticisms are exactly why I like t...

When I am not living overseas, or maybe the next time I'm visiting home, I'll be doing the same thing. Keep an eye on their digital deals, too. There's some pretty deep discounts. I got Killer is Dead for $4, and Crazy Taxi for $2.50. Stuff like that. I find every month has new 75%+ off BC digital ...

Whilst true that it's generally easier to play games on modern hardware wherever possible, and thinking about stuff like the NES and SNES games on the Switch with their save states and rewind features, there are still a lot of people who'd prefer to play on original hardware. There just is. It's no...

Played a couple of things that are worth commenting on briefly. Code Vein - I swear to god, every game with a great character creator sucks to actually play. That's the case here. I created a tall, slender lady with the codename Aphid, dressed in an outfit I meticulously designed for colour theming ...

When I am not living overseas, or maybe the next time I'm visiting home, I'll be doing the same thing. Keep an eye on their digital deals, too. There's some pretty deep discounts. I got Killer is Dead for $4, and Crazy Taxi for $2.50. Stuff like that. I find every month has new 75%+ off BC digital ...

ThirdDrawing, you keep making reference to 'streaming'. Do you think PSNow is a streaming-only service? I won't repeat the points I've already made to the points you've already made. It doesn't matter if we agree. Evoking the retro gamer scene works against the argument you're making. Playing on th...

I've bought more 360 games on my Series S than newer games so far. Right? I have XB1 - I'll get a Series X someday - but I have been going out and "upgrading" like PS3 era games to 360 versions BECAUSE of the upgrades. And there's some digital ones, and games I picked up that I'd previous...

Most of the games anyone gives a damn about are available on Xbox backwards compatibility. The ones that aren't covered generally fall into one of a few categories: - No reason to support (annual sports games, etc.) - Publisher is in a zombie state (like Valcom, publishers of Raiden Fighters Aces) -...

Might I remind you that this forum is not NeoGaf, and describing gamers as "shit munchers" while employing console wars talking points is kind of not exactly Gucci 'round these parts.

Game Pass will only get better as Xbox studios start producing exclusives. After Horizon: Forbidden West, I've honestly kind of lost faith in Sony's ability to produce great games. They seem to have fallen into the same trap of homogenized, assembly-line game design as the other big publishers, and ...

https://blog.playstation.com/2022/03/29/all-new-playstation-plus-launches-in-june-with-700-games-and-more-value-than-ever/ "PlayStation Plus and PlayStation Now come together; players can choose from three flexible options." I'm... Not terribly impressed by that. I definitely see the valu...

I gave Judgment a shot on PS4, and I think I'm just done on RGG games. I seem to dislike them for the same reasons other people love them - the combat, the familiar world, the distraction activities. I beat Yakuza 0 and Kiwami, and while I enjoyed them, I didn't enjoy playing them. If that makes sen...

Challenge Mode: Make a commentary for this game without invoking Fallout or New Vegas.

I was kind of disappointed by this one, to be honest. It purports to be a sarcastic take-down of corporate capitalism, but it never quite gets there. It builds up these cartoonishly evil companies, but it doesn't go much further than that. Any real social commentary is skin-deep, and it feels afraid...

09/02 - Enslaved: Odyssey to the West I've had this sitting in my Steam library for a while, and figured since I recently played through Heavenly Sword, now would be a good time to play through this one again as well. I've played it twice before on console, but this was the first time with the PC v...

#4 - Quantum Break (2016 - XB1) I didn't expect this to be the year I completed all of Remedy's paranormal-themed games within the first 3 months, but here we are. 2022 is a weird year, man. I had been wanting to pick up a Series X, but due to PS4s holding their value to a ludicrous degree, I made ...

It's not often a SHMUP comes up on Cane and Rinse, but this one's number came up, so I gave 'er a go on PS4. Ultimately, I didn't like this one enough to finish it. It's got some really great ideas - visually, and in terms of boss design, there's a lot to love here. But the way the game integrates s...

edit: I forgot to mention one of my favorite parts! If you fail a battle, you still keep all of your experience from that fight. So you're always progressing, even if you're losing. I'm running for City Council in my city later this year, and weirdly, I got the same advice. :P Losing isn't a loss, ...