Posts by Nick McCaskey:

Resident Evil Village PC Review: Theme Park Terror

Posted on: 20 May 2021

Resident Evil Village is engaging and fun, but it can’t escape the obvious comparisons to past games in the series. Still, new players will find much to love in this accessible and carefully scripted ‘theme park’ adventure. For longtime fans, Village may feel a bit too familiar, like a curious knock-off of prior games.

Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War Review: Stellar SP, Same-Old MP, Scrawny Zombies

Posted on: 20 Nov 2020

Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War is an extremely solid Call of Duty. You get a superbly stylish spy-style single-player campaign with dialogue choices, optional missions, and multiple endings. Its multiplayer mode is sprawling-but-typical, with a few excellent new ideas. Moreover, this year’s Zombies Mode is arguably the most accessible Zombies Mode to date … Continue reading Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War Review: Stellar SP, Same-Old MP, Scrawny Zombies →

Resident Evil 3 PC Review: Slash that Price!

Posted on: 10 Apr 2020

Resident Evil 3 (2020) is a glorified campaign expansion based heavily on Resident Evil 2 (2019). Most of the locations, items, weapons, and enemies reuse RE2 assets. Likewise, the engine, gameplay, and much more are borrowed from RE2.

Anno 1800 Review: A Quality Copy of Itself

Posted on: 31 May 2019

Anno 1800 is an engrossing and fantastic mix of city building, economic simulation, and real-time strategy. It’s so easy to get sucked in to the whole affair, as the hours fly by and your empire slowly expands. Granted, there’s much micro-management required, and the game strongly favors those of us with a patient dedication to … Continue reading Anno 1800 Review: A Quality Copy of Itself →

Devil May Cry 5 Review: So Stylish, Very Thrilling, & Too Dull

Posted on: 17 Mar 2019

Devil May Cry: an epic, polarizing series that began in 2001, had a terrible sequel in 2003, fought back with 2005’s worthy third entry, and then went missing in action-gaming after 2007’s well-received DMC 4. Some 12 years later the series is back to deliver the authentic stylized madness fans have been waiting for. So … Continue reading Devil May Cry 5 Review: So Stylish, Very Thrilling, & Too Dull →

God Eater 3 Review: Low Effort Manic Monster Munchin’

Posted on: 23 Feb 2019

I’d never played a God Eater before this third entry. I’d seen them on Steam, but they were all low-quality handheld console ports. Yuck! Finally, with God Eater 3, we have an entry developed for PC claiming high-quality visuals, fast-paced combat, and a serious story!

Resident Evil 2 Review: Gruesomely Gorgeous

Posted on: 08 Feb 2019

Ah, Resident Evil 2, the 1998 survival-horror classic adored by millions! And now the 2019 survival-horror classic-in-the-making adored by ever growing multitudes. Two games, both excellent, but how does this new RE2 compare? Thankfully, it retains the original survival-horror charm while also delivering a modern experience. Unfortunately, a bit too much outdated design causes it … Continue reading Resident Evil 2 Review: Gruesomely Gorgeous →

Fallout 76 Review: Semi-Wasted, Semi-Wonderful

Posted on: 20 Dec 2018

By now you’ve likely seen Fallout 76’s overwhelmingly bad reception. Mainstream sites have roasted it, the internet has mocked it, and retailers have slashed the price of it. The oft-heard critical terms are glitchy, soulless, broken, cash-grab, early-access, and junk. All these and more hang over Fallout 76 like a condemning toxic cloud.

Ashen Review: It’s Dark Souls but Much Worse

Posted on: 12 Dec 2018

Last Thursday at The Game Awards the announcement was made: Ashen is out now, exclusive to the Epic Games Store (why?). This game, years in the making, is suddenly unleashed upon the world with almost no marketing and not available on the world’s largest game store (Steam). A dubious start. So what is this game, … Continue reading Ashen Review: It’s Dark Souls but Much Worse →

Fallout 76 First Impressions: Shockingly Fun!

Posted on: 18 Nov 2018

I went into Fallout 76 sure I would hate it. I mean, instead of taking the effort to actually develop a proper story with actual characters, towns, and factions, it seemed like Bethesda just pushed something out with as little work as possible. “Every character is a real person” sounded like marketing garbage and an … Continue reading Fallout 76 First Impressions: Shockingly Fun! →