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It was a joy to not have to clear one corridor of enemies after another for the entirety of its run. Not to mention the stellar graphics on the campaign mode, combine all that with what is arguably the best Call of Duty multiplayer experience we have had in years, and you end up with a recipe for success that Infinity Ward is all too familiar with cooking up.

Gungrave G.O.R.E. is a game that feels stuck in the past. The design is excellent, the characters are fun, but the game just gets so repetitive and boring far too quickly. It isn’t a long game either and it feels like it is.

Overall the package is a generous one, with plenty of content to enjoy and challenges to overcome. But it is hard to ignore the fact that Maio seems like a secondary character in his own game, as do all of the Mushroom Kingdom’s cast.

Star Ocean: The Divine Force feels less like a step in the right direction but instead, a stumble towards the goal. Still, the excellent combat and a more enjoyable story shows that there is still life amongst the stars and I sincerely hope that the series will continue and improve even further.

The game features the three Rally1 hybrid vehicles, which is a neat touch. There are also plenty of classics here from manufacturers such as Ford and Peugeot that range from recent models to classics from the past. There is no shortage of vehicles to obtain although a few popular omissions make me wonder if they simply didn’t have time to include them before getting the game out.

Aside from the art there isn’t much to love here, SBT can be one of those games that players can use when they want to turn their brain off and just move and shoot. But beyond that it’s just another day in the release of a Warhammer game; if you listen to the podcast, we make the joke about how they come every other week and only 1 is ever any good.

Somerville kind of sucks. The best parts of the game are when it focuses on the alien invasion aspect. The worst parts are everything else. Honestly, skip this game.

Evil West is a strong game that simply lacks enough diversity to make it a classic. It is visceral with fun characters that never takes itself too seriously. I had a blast playing it, but definitely could have done with a little more variety.

It has a good atmosphere, simple mechanics and a fun overall story that kept me going for the six to seven hours it took. This is going to be one of those games that will be looked at in a few years as a hidden gem that people didn’t play.

My issues with Pentiment isnt with the story, while it has some highs and lows there were some standout bits, like being able to follow and befriend a little girl and see how she grows up in the years to follow. While these things are nice, the moment-to-moment gameplay in Pentiment is, well, boring. While I love the art style and how it depicts old colorful storybooks from the 1500’s, each character and building drawn and colored like those old-world masters is impressive to see in motion. Walking back and forth and having a text conversation with a person is only fun for so long.