Author Archives: Chris Wray
Lords of Xulima is a mythical beast, a Kickstarter game that made three-and-a-half times its goal, albeit its original target was merely $10,000 and when the crowdfunding campaign launched, the game was already close enough to completion to see the end, only asking for funds to pay for improvements. Still, it’s a Kickstarter game that [… Read more
It’s hard at times to write a review without feeling at least a little bad. Not because what’s going to be said isn’t true, but maybe, just maybe, you could be generous. Is it really the game’s fault? Would your impression have been better had you played it on release, on the original platform? Then [… Read more
When was the first time you quit World of Warcraft (WoW)? Mine was back in early 2009, Patch 3.1.0 was in beta and of course I went on and tested Ulduar but I lost that urge, the urge that kept me in Volition - a great raiding guild back in late Burning Crusade and early [… Read more
Jagged Alliance is a strange series. Long ignored by the industry but never forgot by the fans, the franchise has had a mixed re-entry into the gaming sphere. In early 2012 Jagged Alliance: Back in Action was released and met with a mixed reception, to be generous, best described as the perfect example of a [… Read more
I want to ask you to do something: Use your imagination. Think of a cross between Portal, Mirror’s Edge and just about any half decent platformer. A wonderful thought, isn’t it? This is what I, maybe with just a little too much optimism, thought of when I first looked at DeadCore. Now I would say [… Read more
The remastering of any game can be questionable; a few questions will always come to mind. Does the game need remastering? Can it really be improved from the original? Is this just a cash-in on a good name? In the case of Metro Redux, the answer is a resounding yes to all three of those [… Read more
What may come as anathema to most is that I’ve never really bought in to Star Wars as the world changing and overwhelming epic that many of the big fans see it as. Sure, the movies in the original trilogy are great while the prequel trilogy are just George Lucas butchering the brand and patching [… Read more
Battle Worlds: Kronos is a new addition in the now long line of Kickstarter successes. Where some of the games funded either fully or partly through KS have hit delays, gone above and beyond the projected budget and time scale, this comes even before the projected release date and with the quality and quantity that [… Read more
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