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“The Walking Dead: The Final Season, Episode 1: Done Running” Review

“The Walking Dead: The Final Season, Episode 1: Done Running” Review

While sometimes taking a back seat to others, the underlying focus to Telltale’s The Walking Dead series has been Clementine. Her story started six years ago when Lee came across a scared little girl. Now, her story perhaps reaches its end with The Walking Dead: The Final Season. Clementine is back in the spotlight in Episode 1, Done Running. She’s found her beloved AJ and is now in a position to be his parental figure. But of course, there’s a […]

“God of War” Review

“God of War” Review

I have to admit: I’m a complete novice when it comes to God of War. General life circumstances never really gave me access to the franchise (which is easily correctable at this point). Despite that, I was excited to dive in with this newest God of War. There was a lot of change I could come into that would ultimately be new for me. So how does it all resonate? Pretty awesomely! Let’s dive in.

“Batman – The Enemy Within, Episode 5: Same Stitch” Review

“Batman – The Enemy Within, Episode 5: Same Stitch” Review

As great of a job as Telltale has done with a Batman series, can they just give us a Joker series? Asking for a guy I know. What’s It About? Episode 5, Same Stitch, pays off John Doe as the Joker is one of two ways: Vigilante or Villain. Your choices leading into and starting off this episode produce either version and will play out differently. For my playthrough, I dealt with Villain Joker. The Pact has narrowed itself to […]

“Batman – The Enemy Within, Episode 4: What Ails You” Review

“Batman – The Enemy Within, Episode 4: What Ails You” Review

When I left off my last review of Telltale’s ongoing Batman season, I was wanting more. Well, turns out I got a lot more of what I wanted in the latest release: What Ails You. The title is incredibly apt in that it’s a deeper dive into each character’s driving factors. It creates an incredibly engaging story that barely needs Batman in it at all.

Alex’s Top Games of 2017

Alex’s Top Games of 2017

Throughout the year I felt like I played a lot of games between conventions and releases, but then I realized: I played a lot of partial games. Lots of episodes and plenty of demos. Such is the life focused on event coverage.

“Horizon Zero Dawn: The Frozen Wilds” Review

“Horizon Zero Dawn: The Frozen Wilds” Review

Horizon: Zero Dawn was easily one of the best games 2017 had to offer, so getting the chance to dive back into the world is inherently exciting and daunting. Could an expansion live up to the quality of the rest of the game? In the case of The Frozen Wilds, absolutely.

“Batman – The Enemy Within, Episode 3: Fractured Mask” Review

“Batman – The Enemy Within, Episode 3: Fractured Mask” Review

Over the last couple of weeks, there were two notable releases featuring Batman. One is a dumbed down mess that shows Batman getting beat to hell, getting almost all of his toys broken, and making him be a foolish jerk. The other tells a cohesive and engaging story. Let’s talk about the latter! Telltale Games’ Batman – The Enemy Within, Episode 3: Fractured Mask.

“Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy, Episode 4: Who Needs You” Review

“Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy, Episode 4: Who Needs You” Review

Telltale is back with another emotionally charged journey with the Guardians of the Galaxy. The last two games have gone either very successful with emotion for us (Under Pressure) to a little more on the meh side (More Than a Feeling). The latest episode, Who Needs You, covers all that ground on its way to delivering a potentially devastating ending.

“Batman – The Enemy Within, Episode 2: The Pact” Review

“Batman – The Enemy Within, Episode 2: The Pact” Review

Before we get a major dose of Batman in the upcoming Justice League film, Telltale is bringing him back in The Enemy Within’s second episode, The Pact. This time, we’re getting a whole lot more Bruce Wayne and a crazier lot of villains. What’s It About? The Pact picks up shortly after the events of The Enigma. No matter how you made your choices in the first episode, Batman will be in a tricky situation due to his relationships with […]

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