HIGH Solid racing and a gorgeous retro aesthetic.
LOW Slight rubber-banding.
WTF Sega needs to get back into the racing market.
Tag: Epic Games
Fortnite Early Access Preview
Announced several years ago, Epic’s Fortnite has finally made its way through some extremely protracted development launched with an early access build on July 21. There are currently several paid ‘founders’ packs to choose from, in addition to a basic free version on PS4, XBO and PC.
GameCritics.com Podcast Episode 156: Overwatch, Multiplayer, and Impostors
Hands On With: Paragon Early Access, PS4
Infinity Blade: Awakening Book Review
In general, I'm not a big fan of video game novelizations. Most titles I play through satisfy my curiosity about their stories and characters via the normal cut-scenes and dialogue, but once in a while I want to know more. With its unorthodox mixture of high-tech, magic, and a fetish for impossible armor, the Infinity Blade series produced by Epic Games and ChAIR is one such property.
Gears of War 3 Review
Not Much Under that 'Do-rag
HIGH The Cole Train runs on whole grain!!
LOW Marcus's uber-meathead actions at game's end.
WTF So many unanswered questions from so many angles.
GameCritics.com Podcast Episode 67: New Year’s Resolutions, Skyward Sword and Winter Break Games
Happy New Year! We reveal the success rate of our 2011 gaming resolutions, and set some new ones for 2012. Plus, Fallout (the first one!), Infinity Blade II, Sequence, Darksiders, and The Legend of Zelda: Skyward BORED—am I right, people? With Chi Kong Lui, Brad Gallaway, Mike Bracken, Richard Naik, and Tim "My Wife Really Did Say That" Spaeth. Oh, and I almost forgot! This is the show that changes everything.
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How Jace Stratton nearly ruined Gears of War 3
While it's hardly high art, Gears 3 generally manages to craft a satisfying enough experience—except in one regard. For some odd reason Epic Games made the strange decision to saddle Marcus not just with his usual team of cohorts (Dom, Baird, and The Cole Train), but to also add in some new characters as well. The additions of female characters Anya and Sam to the mix works out well enough, but the decision to add Jace Stratton to the team is a disaster.
GameCritics.com Podcast Episode 60: Deus Ex: HR, Gears of War 3, Dream HD Remakes
This week: The moderate highs and not-so-moderate lows of Deus Ex: Human Revolution, plus we remember what made the original so special. Also: Gears of War 3, Tim takes five minutes off, and we share our picks for dream HD remakes. Featuring Chi Kong Lui, Brad Gallaway, Mike Bracken, Richard "The Logician" Naik, and Tim Spaeth. Special thanks to RandomRob for composing this week's break music!
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Is Gears of War 2 a tearjerker?
I finished the main campaign in Gears of War 2 last night after chainsawing my way through hundreds of locusts and being sprayed by about a thousand gallons of blood. It was a pretty kick-ass experience on the whole, filled with over the top set pieces and so-bad-its-good dialogue. Given the extreme Gears of War-ishness of it all, however, I was taken aback by two surprisingly dark turns in the story, including one moment that nearly brought tears to my eyes. How could this be possible? Let me explain.