AvatarGameSpotAvatarAvatar8 hours agoOpen Roads Review - Quick Tripverified_publisherGameSpot - Jess CogswellI once read in a very profound article published in a very prestigious magazine (okay, it was a TikTok) that "daddy issues" make artists while "mommy issues" make writers. I can't attest to the science--or lack thereof--behind this statement, but as a writer born into a long line of guarded women …
AvatarGameSpotAvatarAvatar11 hours agoPepper Grinder Review - Short And Spicyverified_publisherGameSpot - Steve WattsIt only takes a glance to understand Pepper Grinder's inventive gimmick. A small girl named Pepper--a pirate by trade--wields a drill named Grinder that's roughly the size of her entire body. The gear allows her to grind through soft surfaces with ease, complete with the ability to launch out of …
AvatarGameSpotAvatarAvatar11 hours agoGodzilla x Kong: The New Empire Review - Bigger And Betterverified_publisherGameSpot - Phil OwenIn some ways, Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire is just another mega-budget Hollywood CGI spectacle, something we've seen a ton of examples of every year for the past two decades and change. But, like the previous MonsterVerse movies, Godzilla x Kong has its own distinct vibe and aesthetic that sets …
AvatarGameSpotAvatarAvatar1 day agoMLB The Show 24 Review - Base Hitverified_publisherGameSpot - Richard WakelingA lot of people will tell you that Hank Aaron is the greatest to ever play the game of baseball. Bob Kendrick, President of the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum, is one of those people, and it's easy to see why. You only have to look at Hammerin' Hank's stats--755 home runs and 3,771 hits in Major …
AvatarGameSpotAvatarAvatarPrincess Peach Showtime Review - Drama Teacherverified_publisherGameSpot - Steve WattsPrincess Peach, the prototypical video game damsel in distress, has had limited success with her own solo adventures. On the rare occasion that she's playable, she has typically been a sidekick in a larger adventure, like Super Mario RPG. Though she did land a starring role in Super Princess Peach, …
AvatarGameSpotAvatarAvatarRise Of The Ronin Review - Long-Term Investmentverified_publisherGameSpot - Phil HornshawIf someone tells me a game takes several hours to "get good," my immediate feeling is that I will never play that game. Who has hours to waste waiting for the good part of anything when there are so many other games to play? But my opinion of Rise of the Ronin changed drastically over the course of …
AvatarGameSpotAvatarAvatarDragon's Dogma 2 Review - Pawn Starsverified_publisherGameSpot - Richard WakelingDragon's Dogma 2 doesn't have a traditional fast-travel system. For most open-world games, this would be a death sentence--an affront to the player's valuable time. Yet somehow, Capcom has turned the absence of this quality-of-life feature into a resounding strength. It's the game's tremendous …
AvatarGameSpotAvatarAvatarGhostbusters: Frozen Empire Review - Ghostbusters 3 In 2024, For Better Or Worseverified_publisherGameSpot - Phil OwenThere are two things that are simultaneously true about Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire. First: It tells a new and original Ghostbusters story, in the vein of the original two, that functions like a true Ghostbusters 3, unlike 2021's Ghostbusters: Afterlife. That's a good thing, in a vacuum. But the …
AvatarGameSpotAvatarAvatarX-Men '97 Review - An Evolution Of The Beloved Animated Seriesverified_publisherGameSpot - Mat ElfringDuring the '90s, there were plenty of animated series based on comic properties, but two stood out above the rest: Batman: The Animated Series and X-Men: The Animated Series. Both were standouts for their ability to tell stories and for their art. However, one thing X-Men had above Batman was that …
AvatarGameSpotAvatarAvatarAlone In The Dark Review - Dimly Litverified_publisherGameSpot - Mark DelaneyWhen I think of the survival-horror genre’s best games, I often wonder if they were made better by their frequently unwieldy combat mechanics. The inability to reliably defend yourself heightened the terror in anti-power fantasies like Silent Hill, and the awkwardness of taking on the undead in …
AvatarGameSpotAvatarAvatarUnicorn Overlord Review - A Rare Beastverified_publisherGameSpotThere are few gaming experiences more engrossing, engaging, and satisfying than a quality strategy-RPG. They offer the joy of building up a little ragtag army, bit by bit, into a gang of storied warriors with precision-specialized skills; the tension of seeing what sort of wrenches the next combat …
AvatarGameSpotAvatarAvatarContra: Operation Galuga Review - Corps Runverified_publisherGameSpot - Steve WattsMore than almost any other game from its era, Contra made its name on being brutally difficult: a legacy with an impact that can still be felt today. Even cultural touchstones like the Konami Code owe at least some of their fame to the Contra series--after all, half the reason we memorized that …