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Vampyr Review: Brilliant but Burdensome

Despite the enduring allure of vampires, only a handful of quality vampire video games have ever been made. Of these, most have been action games with limited depth and meager stories. In fact, the case could be made that 2004’s cult classic Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines is the only video game to truly let players become a vampire, with all the power and responsibility that entails. Continue reading Vampyr Review: Brilliant but Burdensome

The Piano – Review

There was a time, during the 80s, where an Italo-Disco song became a worldwide hit with the following lyrics: “remember that piano, so delightful, unusual”. And that’s the Italian song that comes to my mind before discovering what lies in this game. Unfortunately, despite of my expectations, this game is interesting but not delightful at all and certainly unusual in many ways. Continue reading The Piano – Review

DSOGaming – Syberia 3 Review

Fifteen minutes into Syberia 3, the third game of Benoit Sokal’s vision of a girl travelling to a charming world of talking automatons, you notice that something is really wrong. You think that you fell into a wormhole, went back into time and are playing a game that was released ten years ago. Lip-syncing is atrocious, lines are being cut off while most voice actors sound funny and out of place. Despite the beautiful environments and the majestic soundtrack, something is definitely wrong in Syberia 3. Continue reading DSOGaming – Syberia 3 Review

DSOGaming – Warhammer 40K: Dawn of War III Review

The Warhammer 40K setting (originally a table-top game born in 1987) is one of those universally revered things; even if it’s not your cup of tea, you have to respect its history, its character, the fans, the legacy. That makes it extra embarrassing for pretty much everyone when something awkward happens or when there are mixed receptions due to varying expectations. Continue reading DSOGaming – Warhammer 40K: Dawn of War III Review

DSOGaming – Yooka-Laylee Review

For those of you reading that have been around for awhile, you know that it is no secret how big a fan I am of the Banjo Kazooie series and of just about all Nintendo 64 era Rare titles. What does this have to do with Yooka-Laylee you ask? Well Playtonic Games the studio behind Yooka-Laylee is composed of some of the original members of Rare with some newer cast joining as well.   Continue reading DSOGaming – Yooka-Laylee Review

DSOGaming – Torment: Tides of Numenera Review

Anarchist automatons, phantasmal prophets, amorphous aliens, noncorporeal entities, mutant magicians, demonic doomsayers and amorous apparitions; things that are, things that could have been, things that exist in different dimensions; cannibalistic cults, ultra planar cemeteries, endless religious wars, bulging biocities that spew forth portals and children that play with gods. Torment: Tides of Numenera introduces one of the wildest, most creative settings in recent memory, filled with insane possibilities and prospects and is one that should be revisited by inXile. Continue reading DSOGaming – Torment: Tides of Numenera Review

DSOGaming – Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun Review

Once upon a time, someone coined the phrase ‘Oblivion with Guns’ for Fallout 3 and some of you might even remember the ‘Orcs in Space’ label that was initially used for StarCraft. With Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun, a lot of ‘Desperados in Japan’ is being thrown around. This is not a good thing. Continue reading DSOGaming – Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun Review

DSOGaming – Tyranny Review

After a 400-year war, Kyros the Overlord has almost united the realm of Terratus under his iron fist. But is (s)he a truly nefarious god-like entity? When is a conqueror evil? Aren’t most civilized countries on our planet soaked in the blood of their original inhabitants? Aren’t massacring megalomaniacs hailed as honorable heroes in famous sagas and History classes alike? Can we tell the difference between a smooth-talking demagogue and a merciless but law-abiding leader? Continue reading DSOGaming – Tyranny Review