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It’s always difficult to talk about pinball tables. While tables are subjective in many ways, I can say I enjoyed my time with both, but had much more fun with Might of the First Order. Both tables are a fine addition to the Zen Pinball series, and fans of pinball should more than likely pick this pack up.

Resident Evil Zero Remaster is exactly what the name implies. I had a blast returning to this entry, which is easily my least played in the series. It does enough different to help it stand on its own, even if some of those mechanics are archaic by today’s standards. I am done with the teasing though. Announce Resident Evil 7.

Gemini: Heroes Reborn is certainly not a bad game, it is just excessively forgettable. There are some cool ideas such as the time-shift mechanic, and the combat is certainly fun for a while. Sadly dumb AI and repetition set in long before this brief journey ends. It also doesn’t help that the series it is based off of appears to be in its final form. Sadly the second game in this spin-off series is now likely never to see the light of day.

It’s a natural progression from the earlier games and does improve the experience, which only adds to the criticism The Sims 4 received at launch that highlighted missing features and content. It does now feel that EA held back this kind of feature, knowing that it could easily sell it at a later date.

There is a lot to EDF 4.1, but nothing about it is going to change players’ minds if they never enjoyed the series. The same rinse and repeat game play exists, the performance is still questionable, and the repetition is real. Still for those that enjoy it, this is by far the best the series has been to date. The classes are fun to switch between, the enemies are interesting, and there are countless hours of fun to be had.

Tharsis is a game of management, analysis, and some dumb luck. There were times I found it highly enjoyable, but there were more times I found it frustratingly unfair. If the game relies on chance this much, it should ease the game in rather than starting almost immediately with issues that could kill the entire crew in two turns. For the board game people, they will find this to be more up their alley.

While not the best version of the game, the PS4 version still plays and looks great. People looking for an online experience should go to the PC version for that, but at the same time, if you have a buddy to play locally with you, you can have a really great time traversing the beautiful environments and solving the puzzles. Sure, it’s a bit short, but the time I had with it was a really fun one.

I completed Kings Quest Chapter 2 and I muttered to myself “That’s it?” It’s not a horrible chapter, but it’s a far cry from the way the game started out. It makes me a bit apprehensive to see how the other episodes pan out. It’s not as long, not as memorable, not as funny, and just not as endearing or charming as the first chapter was, and that’s a complete and utter shame.

In the early hours of Trails of Cold Steel, I was skeptical that it could live up to the lofty standards set by Trails in the Sky. However, after my first year spent as a student of Class VII, I can confidently say that it has, and knowing that this is just the beginning of a new series fills me with great anticipation.

DARIUSBURST Chronicles Saviours not only provides an authentic arcade experience for a classic shmup, but also reinvigorates the series by adding a great deal of meaningful content that makes it one of the biggest releases for the genre in recent years.