The retro aesthetic belies an incredibly deep gameplay mechanic. it's not easy at first, but eventually you'll get a feel for it. The amount of team & player customization is wild. Franchise Mode will keep you busy for a long time. There's no DLC or any of EA's BS money grabbing schemes. The fact that Legend Bowl was developed by ONE guy, and the effort you see when you play this says a lot. You see the money on the screen, as they say. He deeply cares about this project, and is very active in the player community. He listens to feedback, and makes changes as needed. Once you get the hang of it, you may never go back to Madden. Buy this now. It's worth it at full price.
I got hooked on this game pretty quick. Imagine if the Woodland Critters from South Park made a video game. There's elements of other roguelites like Binding of Isaac and Hades with randomized dungeon crawling and a sense of progression. That's half the game. The other half is building your cult that's not unlike a colony sim. There's a twisted sense of humor that fits with Devolver Digital's other published titles. Massive Monsters has made a great experience here, and I look forward to upcoming content. Probably my only complaint at this point is the camera is pulled back a bit too far. When battles get chaotic, it can be difficult to see what's happening. Other than that. it's blast, and genuinely funny in a bizarre way.
Just Cause 2 is Bionic Commando, as inspired by James Bond and directed by Michael Bay. The plot is cliché, the characters are hollow, and the voice acting is atrocious. That said, this is one of the most fun open world games ever, and is the best kind of stupid. The characters you encounter, as well as protagonist Rico Rodriguez, are stereotypes turned up to 11 and the knob twisted off. You're there to liberate the island country of Panau by blowing it all to hell. You have a grappling hook, parachute, a ridiculous arsenal of weapons, and tons of vehicles and aircraft to accomplish this goal. Panau is massive, and unlike many modern open world games, it isn't mostly boring open space. There's tons and tons of buildings and landmarks to blow up, and you choose how its done. It will take you a LONG time to 100% this game, and it's a (literal) blast the whole way. Buy it, for the glory of Panau!
Hitman is actually awesome, but it's a single player stealth game that basically requires an internet connection to play. It has online DRM. GOG is supposed to sell every game DRM-free. The fact that this is being sold here goes against what GOG fans come here for to begin with. Again, this is not a knock against the game itself, IO Interactive, or even Square Enix. It's against GOG for allowing online DRM on their site.
It's freakin' DOOM, what else do you need to know? Shoot demons until they're all dead. Why are you reading this review? Go play DOOM.
I loved Turok 2 back in my N64 days. Unfortunately, the game was far too ambitious for the console. Even with the Expansion Pak, the game would often become a slideshow when there was too much action on screen. Now, almost 20 years later, we get a good (but currently flawed) remaster. All the weapons from the original Turok 2 are here, including the greatest weapon ever designed, the blissfully brutal Cerebral Bore. It still amazes me that more FPS games don't have a weapon like it. Best of all, NO FOG! If you've played Turok 1, you know what I'm talking about. If you like violent, retro shooters definitely grab Turok 2. the game's performance at the time of this review isn't perfect, but hopefully, Night Dive will patch in some fixes.
