If you’ve played the smash-hit title from 2014, there’s no shortage of such horror based atmospheres, spine-chilling scares, and even moments of urgency where one mistake can lead to an untimely death. Unlike the previous title, The Evil Within 2 seems to be a departure from what made the original game as unique as it was, and now improves upon the flak the game received for failing to let players make more choices due to its linear approach to gameplay.
During QuakeCon 2017, I was invited to an early access of the showroom floor. There I would get to see a glimpse of all of Bethesda’s upcoming titles that are on preview during the show. Machine Games’ upcoming follow-up to Wolfenstein: The New Order is set to hit shelves this October. The original title was seen as a massively accepted reboot for the classic franchise that kick-started the entirety of the first-person shooter genre.
As most of you know, Blast Away has always been primarily a console gaming review site. We do reviews on PS3, PS4, X-box One and Nintendo Switch. We have enjoyed the life of console gaming, but after my first trip to Quakecon in 2014, I decided I had to one day build a gaming PC in order to expand our range of gaming and to be able to say I did it.
[Credits: Activision]
Pros:
+Ease of access to player based units
+Offers Soviet, German, and Allied campaigns
+Multiplayer is enjoyable thanks to its accompanied learning curve
Cons:
-Difficulties are extremely easy or extremely hard
-Controls on PC were glitching at times, making gameplay with a controller a bit harder (not present on PS4 version)
-Unit selection as well as use of abilities was a bit hard to navigate and confusing during first initial few hours of gameplay
-Confusing and hard to use control schemes
Console and PC based RTS’ can be a hard line to walk. On one hand, you need the gameplay to transition well and offer an experience that both platforms can enjoy. On the other hand, you want to the game to be an unforgettable experience to fans whom get their hands on your game. You want the challenges of a mouse-control based game to be perfect. This is a struggle that developers have had before with games such as Halo Wars and even Tropico 4.
To gamers, video games are sacred things, and those that we love are even more scared. It’s not uncommon to find that those gamers also have titles that they have clocked in some insane amounts of game time in. Among my own personal collection, whether received as a game review or not for the team here at Blast Away the Game Review, I have my own personal title to love. I’ve clocked ludicrous amounts into the few games I love and will keep doing so as long as those games work on PC and consoles.
[Credit: Capcom]
[Credit: Ultra Ultra]
Sword Art Online is undoubtedly one of the most beloved anime franchises out there. It shows with the massive support the games have been getting in recent years. Today, our friends at Bandai Namco Entertainment America have announced that the latest title in the franchise, Sword Art Online: Fatal Bullet, will be making its way into the action RPG series. The game will be changing gameplay from previous titles by introducing third-person shooter action, which has never before been seen within the games.
Bandai Namco hasn’t wasted any time showing off one of their most anticipated titles, which will be releasing exclusively on PC and PlayStation 4 next year on January 19th. The newest trailer shows of that when one world ends, a gateway to another will open, and for Roland, this is the case as the president of Ichi no Kuni is transported to Ni no Kuni.