HIGH Parallel parking like a boss.
LOW Police AI is asleep at the wheel.
WTF Hitting pedestrians only costs 100 Euros!
Tag: Sim
Expeditions: A MudRunner Game
It All Came Tumbling Down HIGH Immersive driving experience. LOW Losing hours of progress after one slip-up. WTF It crashes harder than a caffeine addict at noon. Expeditions: A MudRunner Game is, in short, the perfect thing to play while listening to a podcast — its brand of terrestrial adventure […]
Fitness Boxing: Fist Of The North Star Review
HIGH It’s a fine franchise choice to work out to.
LOW There’s no Japanese voiceover option, and the alternatives aren’t great.
WTF Kenshiro claiming that my punches are every bit as good as his. Uh… no.
EA Sports UFC 5 Review
HIGH This is about as realistic as fighting games get…
LOW …until those slow-motion replays.
WTF Online play is great, if you enjoy gaming on Powerpoint.
EA Sports NHL 24 Review
GOOD The on-ice gameplay, realism, and atmosphere are all phenomenal.
BAD Haven’t we seen these modes before?
WTF The microtransactions and upsells practically shame users for not spending more.
My Time At Sandrock Review
Fallout: New Horizons HIGH The story and characters are charmingly endearing. LOW Visual and technical issues harmed immersion. WTF One more day, bro. Just one more day… Once in a while, I like something a little more scaled back and relaxed. Simulation-style games tend to give me what I need […]
Cities: Skylines II Review
LOW Poor performance at launch, even on high-end machines.
WTF Sometimes a massive tornado will just sorta roll through your city and wreak havoc.
Forza Motorsport (2023) Review
HIGH It’s a super serious Forza Motorsport game with an emphasis on realism!
LOW It’s a super serious Forza Motorsport game with an emphasis on realism!
WTF Excitement from the narrator about shaving a tenth of a second off a lap. Calm down, buddy!
NBA 2K24 Review
Macrorealism Mired In Microtransactions HIGH The on-court gameplay reaches new heights of realism LOW Microtransactions and cash grabs sink to new depths of capitalism WTF I sprained seven knuckles trying to recreate moves like Kobe. For the last few years, I’ve ended every NBA 2K review the same way — […]
Madden NFL 24 Review
HIGH Animations and AI combine to deliver unique, unpredictable gameplay.
LOW The selection of modes hasn’t changed much in a decade.
WTF Why do the menus have lag and load time?