Tagged: Review

‘Borderlands 3’ Review

Borderlands 3 is like a fun, reliable friend who doesn’t know when to shut up. Every time the game gets rolling, it’s interrupted with a joke – and it’s not like the jokes are always bad, they just never stop. But that’s the world that Borderlands has built, and it’s one that feels lived in and fleshed out.

‘Untitled Goose Game’ Review

A few years ago, Canadian Geese flew several hundred miles south to where I live for the winter, but the gaggle never migrated back. Ever since, they have become an invasive, traffic-stopping, defecating, overly...

Three and Out – ‘Days Gone’

It is Zach’s recommendation that you listen to Jack Savoretti’s “Soldier’s Eyes” while reading.  Drifters and rippers and freakers, oh my! Before we even have a moment to breathe, Bend Studio throws us into...

Devotion

Dakota and Ayana deep dive into “Devotion,” a first-person psychological horror game that was controversially pulled from the Steam store after it was revealed that the developer, Red Candle Games, had slipped in a...

Three and Out – ‘Kids’

Kids by Playables, recently published by Double Fine, experiments with how our interactions we have with other people influence our perceived identity. In a nonverbal way, the game abstractly investigates social proprioception. I picked...

Why You Shouldn’t Play ‘Vampyr’

Vampyr is an exhausting game. From annoying technical issues to an overburdened story, the game falls apart at nearly every opportunity. What seems like an interesting narrative-based action game that branches out in consequence...

Three and Out – ‘Anthem’

Throughout my weeks of attempting to play this game and an additional week of waiting for Anthem to stop bricking consoles, this was the main impression I had: Anthem sucks. I’ve never before struggled...

Three and Out – ‘Psychonauts’

It is Ben’s recommendation that you listen to Peter Mcconnell’s score while you read the review. Playing Psychonauts felt like being sucked through a time portal to the portion of my life where I...

‘Cuphead’ and Expert Boss Design

Cuphead is one of those games that seemed to thrive on pure aesthetic alone. The classic cartoon art-style instantly captivated audiences of all ages, while the big band orchestra perfectly encapsulated the bygone era....