Video Game audiences have matured, and developer ‘Naughty Dog’ shouldn’t pull punches when telling its story, but neither should the Entertainment Software Ratings Board. By: William Robertson Hume Editors note: updated for clarity. The following video contains: Intense Violence – Graphic and realistic-looking depictions of physical conflict. Extreme and realistic weapons and depictions of human…
Category: Game
The Superb, Daring ‘Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus’ Aims to Make America Nazi-Free Again
The remarkably Timely New colossus is far from bloodless in its thorough depiction of nazi machinations I can recall how demanding Wolfenstein: The New Order was. Spread across 4 discs on my old Xbox 360 and a mandatory 8 GB install on my 20 GB hard drive, with the technical demands came characters that were just as large. Both…
Aaron Sorkin Turns ‘Molly’s Game’ into the Cinemax Version of His Work
On paper, a match between Molly Bloom and Aaron Sorkin and is perfect. They’re both slick operators who hail from the bottom of over achieving families, they are both seeming meticulous and simultaneously prone to getting suddenly sloppy, and they both seemingly suffer soundly from inferiority complexes. Of course it’s nothing new to report that Molly’s Game…
The Female-Driven Uncharted Spin-Off ‘The Lost Legacy’ is an Example of What Happens When Naughty Dog Coasts
“It’s weird that it’s two women.” That was what my sister mentioned to me while I was playing the game. I have to admit I agreed with her despite not wanting to. It was weird. Should it have been? Naughty Dog has actually been down a similar road before in smaller more intimate spin-off territory…
Most Anticipated Video Games of 2018
Sea of Thieves (March 20th) Studio: Rare (Kinect Sports, Rare Replay, Banjo Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts) A game that just looks like pure fun and a bit less of an Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag simulator than other 2018 title Skull and Bones, Sea of Thieves looks like it might take to Destiny model of…
Last Impressions of Gaming’s Most Anticipated of 2017
For Honor I was ready to leave For Honor on a high note before its release with my wonderful two game comeback that matched developer Ubisoft’s ambitions to make a game that was as fun to watch (if not funner) than it was to play, eSports cometh! However in my last year of university I…
The Shifting Audience of Gamers
Intro: Who “Gamers” are, and who we thought they were has changed. As Will Hume from FilmGamer.com demonstrates via storytelling and analysis, the most recent available data shows how accessible games have become over the years and who they now play to directly and indirectly. From the Gamer culture to the Canadian economy and back…
Throwback: “How Grand Theft Auto III Put Games on the Media Map”
Originally written for Dr. Hazel Atkins ENG 1100 Class / Dated: Monday, October-01- 12 Released in October of 2001, Video Game “Grand Theft Auto III” by Scottish developer Rockstar North came into worldwide infamy. It was banned and censored in one country, and was the subject of two court cases in another and was the highest selling…
Senua’s Sacrifice: For Hellblade; Developer Ninja Theory Goes All-in on One of the Most Ambitious Games of the Year
The Gist: With 17 years worth of experience poured into an 8 hour title, Hellblade takes aim at heady themes, offering a rally cry for the industry and socially conscious gamers everywhere. With their previous 3 games; Heavenly Sword, Enslaved: Odyssey to the West, and DmC: Devil May Cry developer Ninja Theory has made itself…
REVIEW: ‘The Last Guardian’ is a Journey of Great Ambition & Frustration
At what point is it cheating to look up the walk-through of a game? I remember I did in one of the late stages of Portal (2007). I discovered upon looking online that I had the correct idea in place but I needed to lower my exit portal to heighten my momentum. Momentum in games is…
Review: Bring me that ‘Horizon Zero Dawn’
I think it is safe to say by this point that this has been a bummer generation and it seems we’ve reached the high point. The half step of the PS4 Pro (with checkerboard 4k rendering an enhanced feature by this product, though not reviewed on it) and the upcoming Xbox Scorpio show that next…
Review: ‘Mirror’s Edge Catalyst’ is a pale reflection of its predecessor
D.I.C.E. in taking a step back to reboot the series makes all the wrong decisions with the right intentions. I was a big fan of 2008’s Mirror’s Edge a short, fleetingly good feeling game that was an original project from the renowned Battlefield developer. Arriving smackdab in the middle of the most competitive holiday season…
