Jordan’s Top 5 Games of 2017
Only five games? In 2017?! Madness!
Read moreWow! What a 2017. Xbox One X confirmed that the future of gaming for Microsoft and Sony is up in the air with nowhere else to go but upgraded graphics and processing. Nintendo Switch arrived and reminded us why Nintendo…
Read moreThis year was a series of major highs and some super lows, including both some surprise hits and some serious letdowns. While we started to see what might be the death knell of the AAA-side of gaming, we also saw…
Read moreThis year saw a dramatic increase in my console gaming time thanks to the purchase of an Xbox One S and a Nintendo Switch. It’s been a crazy fun ride, and I’m absolutely not abandoning PC gaming either! So without…
Read moreIt’s time to become an indentured servant to our forest dwelling overlords once again in Nintendo’s latest mobile release, Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp. Grab your fishing gear and bug net because these beastly taskmasters are never satisfied! Okay, maybe they…
Read moreThe conclusion of Life is Strange: Before the Storm does nothing special, but if you got this far, you might as well finish it, right?
Read moreHorizon: 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…
Read moreOver 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….
Read moreDarkness rises… and microtransactions rise to meet it. I think that’s how the new Star Wars saying goes.
Read moreAssassin’s Creed Origins is the first game in the series since 2015, after taking a one year hiatus. Since its inception, Assassin’s Creed series has seen annual releases that were very hit-or-miss in terms of playability and story. Origins set out…
Read moreI could probably tell you about the timeliness of this game and its release. I could probably tell you about the minor controversy that erupted on social media when the trailers were first released on YouTube. I could also probably…
Read moreSuper Mario Odyssey does things that no other game before or after it could or ever would do, and that’s one of many reasons why it’s a must-have for anybody with a liking for video games.
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