Category: Game Preview

Terminator: Resistance trailer 1

I’ll be the first to admit, Terminator should have ended with Judgement Day. This game I have to say looks freaking amazing as far as what I’d want for a game. I love that it feels like the war scenes in the classic two movies. I’d say the game looks worth keeping a look out for. May the gaming gods bring you glory.

Classic Dragon Quest Games Coming to Nintendo Switch

Honestly, the title of this really says it all. September 27th. Known as the Erdrick Trilogy, the first three Dragon Quest games are coming to the Nintendo Switch. The first will be $4.99, the second will be $6.49 and the third will be $12.49. Here is an excerpt from the official Email about the games that will be available digitally. Best wishes and may the gaming gods bring you glory.

The iconic Erdrick trilogy begins in the acclaimed DRAGON QUEST where players begin their voyage as the “Hero,” a descendent of the valiant hero Erdrick in an epic journey through the historic realm of Alefgard. DRAGON QUEST II: Luminaries of the Legendary Line takes place a century later, where the young prince of Midenhall embarks on a journey to find the other two descendants of Erdrick in order to defeat the nefarious Hargon. The third and final title in the Erdrick trilogy, DRAGON QUEST III: The Seeds of Salvation, takes players through the land of Aliahan, where a young hero has been charged with an impossible task of slaying Baramos, the master of darkness.

Super Dodgeball Beats (Review)

As always, huge shout out to Playstack to hooking us up with a review code for this one. Always an honor to be chosen to review a game and this one is no exception.

I am going to preface this review by saying this, on a personal level I did not enjoy playing this game. Rhythm games are always hit and miss for me and this one was a huge swing and a miss for me. My personal enjoyment out of the way, everything after this will be based solely on the game itself because I do have quite a few positive things to say about the game.

First, the music in the game is catchy. It matches the atmosphere well and I was never sitting there wondering why it was chosen. I even found a few times I just left the game on while I was doing other stuff listening to the music because honestly I kind of suck at the game anyway and my daughter liked dancing to it.

Graphically the game is also very nice, I loved the art style and how the story played out in a sort of graphic novel comic book effect The gameplay itself is on the surface pretty simple at least to learn. The characters on your side of the screen are lined up in the same order of the buttons, for example on PS4 the circle square triangle and X buttons. (I’m not calling it a damn cross) As the white circles get where they need to be you hit the corresponding button. Sometimes you need to hold the button or use the left analog stick.

The game itself is pretty well made and as the difficulty ramps up it can become insane, challenging and frustrating in a good way. While the game was not fun for me, I understand the appeal and I would never discourage anyone from buying it. It wasn’t fun for me, but it will be for many others. The game is a solid 7 of 10. Best wishes and may the gaming gods bring you glory.

Borderlands 3 first impressions

bl3 characters  Like many I’ve been wild with anticipation over the release of Borderlands 3; I sold most of my hard copy games just to afford the $100 edition. So far, I’ve put roughly 10 hours into the game with Moze and about 3 hours with Zane.

In terms of raw gameplay, 3 is the biggest leap since Borderlands 2 from the original Borderlands and the strongest feature of the game. There’s a lot of small changes that welcome like the ability to power slide, being able to climb ledges, being able to customize vehicles more and the addition of alternate fires on some weapons. Speaking of customization, there is a huge amount of customization when it comes to your characters skill trees. For Zane as an an example, you can chose between 3 different skills to choose from, that you can switch up at anytime; each tree is dedicated to a skill and there are augments available to pump them up. It’s a bit to get used to but well worth it. Combat is much more intense because the enemies are smarter and you take damage much quicker. Guns also handle much better and feel crisp. It’s undoubtedly the best shooter I’ve played in a while.

So what’s the drawback? Sadly the story. After the awesome opening, the game hits a stagnant patch for much of your stay on Pandora. It tries to be funny but comes out flat a lot of the time. The Calypso Twins aren’t terrible as main antagonists but they get annoying when you figure out they are pretty much evil Twitch streamers. A change I didn’t like was getting rid of the Badass rank and replacing it with Guardian rank that you can’t access until you beat the story. Also, if you take too long to figure something out, the game will pester you until you figure it out at certain times.

Overall, it’s a awesome game so far and the review will be out soon. May the gaming gods bring you glory.

Truck Driver (Preview)

Anyone always liked the look of American Truck Simulator or Euro Truck Simulator 2? Don’t have a computer strong enough to play one? Well, you are in luck ladies and gents, Truck Driver is your chance to experience that genre on the consoles. It will be on the PC as well, but they have options. Finally, the console gamers have their shot. Drive around in a huge truck, attach trailers, deliver cargo and hopefully not get nailed with speeding tickets are car accidents. Enjoy the launch trailer below, and check it out when it comes out later in the week. Best wishes and may the gaming gods bring you glory.

Final Fantasy 7 Remake New Trailer

After watching the new trailer that showed off some of the fan-favorite scenes from the original such as Shiva, the opening scene a bit, the battle for the plate and even the famous cross-dressing scene with The Don. The game looks beautiful and they have clearly added quite a significant amount of content. The problem is as they show more of the battle system the more it just doesn’t do it for me. So much of what made the original great just won’t work with this new battle system. Now I get it, this game isn’t made for me. It is made for a new generation so they can enjoy it. Also, they know most fans of the original will buy it anyway either to enjoy or to complain about it.

So enjoy the trailer below, and may the gaming gods bring you glory.

Frostpunk Console Release Date

Frostpunk is one of those games many people have never heard of if you are a console gamer. On PC however it is known as a challenging and beautiful game with pretty high scores across the board, such as 9/10 from IGN or 89% from PC gamer.

Console gamers, however, will finally get their chance to enjoy this one come October. Enjoy the trailer below and may the gaming gods bring you glory.

Utawarerumono Zan Released

Quick question, can anyone pronounce the name of this game? I am seriously curious. Just sell it out phonetically for me. The game, however, has finally released and has 2 characters you can pick up as well if you feel the need, Munechika and Oshtor. There will also be a DLC Hooded Kuon available.

unnamed (2).png Hooded Kuon DLC Availability Period
NA: 9/10/2019 – 9/24/2019
EU: 9/20/2019 – 10/4/2019
ANZ: 9/20/2019 – 10/4/2019

So feel free to pick this one and enjoy the trailer below, and may the gaming gods bring you glory.

Romancing Saga 3, Coming to America

24 years after its initial release in Japan it has been confirmed by Square-Enix that it will finally be released in America on November 11th. It will, of course, be available on the PS4, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, and Steam. This HD remaster will add a new dungeon called the Phantom Maze, New Game Plus, updated graphics, and new story content. Enjoy the trailer below and may the gaming gods bring you glory.