Before the Alien franchise was full of action-packed set-pieces and universe-spanning conflict, it was focused on horror. Essentially a slasher movie set on a spaceship, the first Alien goes for a decidedly scarier vibe than its successors, and that same tone is captured perfectly in the video game Alien: Isolati
While not every title is so lucky, there are some games that rise from the ashes and escape the dreaded development hell, arriving late but welcome to store shelves to the delight of their patient fans. These are the best games to have escaped development limbo and how long they were trapped th
Half-Life was undeniably one of Valve's greatest successes , introducing players to the crowbar-wielding Gordon Freeman and Black Mesa, the research facility where he worked. A sequel seemed like it was inevitable to capitalize on the success of the first game, and thus began the troubled development of Half-Life
Playing either in handheld or docked mode with a controller, in this case a 8BitDo SN30 Pro, works perfectly well, much like on other consoles. As a survivor, juking the killer and hugging corners is a simple process with the dual analog sticks, and at no point were there any unpleasant surpri
The difference in hitbox is only useful for hugging corners and moving around the map, since players do not fight the killer. Each killer is an indomitable mythical character and they are not meant to be defeated, only esca
As the killer, your goal is to hook the survivors. Once they've been hung on hooks so many times (two or three, depending on how much they struggle), the spider god will come down and take them to some unknown realm. Yi
Instead, Harry Potter: Wizards Unite presents players and fans of the franchise with an entirely new activity, one we have never heard of in any detail before, which is the search for Foundables... and that is about it. For the unfamiliar, Foundables are items that have been found, as our in-game narrator tells us, being far too proud of a name that sounds as though it were unironically chosen by a five-year-old ch
After the franchise went with a more action-oriented approach for a few entries, it was clear that the Resident Evil series needed to get back to its roots. Capcom did exactly that with Resident Evil 7 , delivering an overwhelming survival-horror experience full of exploration, deadly traps, and horrific monsters for players to contend with. Especially brave players can even play through the entire game with PlayStation VR , transporting them directly into the hellish world of the Baker family plantation and all the terrors that come with
Only one piece of the gameplay took a while to get used to, and that was the skill checks associated with actions like repairing a generator or healing. One hears a familiar sound that the skill check is about to begin, and then a circle appears on screen with a smiling needle that players must stop with the "L" button within a small range. I missed far too many of these skill checks for the first couple of ho
When developer Niantic finally launched their newest augmented reality (AR) Adventure game Crafting guide Harry Potter: Wizards Unite in North America last week, its opening numbers for both sales and unique installations were low. At least, in comparing them to the behemoth that was Pokémon
Noted for its tense atmosphere and disturbing imagery, Little Nightmares is a unique entry in the horror genre thanks to its focus on platforming. Not all critics were in love with its core gameplay, but many agreed that it's still an experience fans of the horror genre should go out of their way to check
Players choose from a broad range of killers and survivors, each with their own unique toolkits. The Trapper, for example, was the first killer available in the beta of the game in 2016 and is an original character. Since then, more killers have been added; all either original creations or licensed from the most well-known horror films, such as Mike Myers from Halloween . Players must learn how to cope with the many tools that each killer has at their dispo
Once you’ve fixed all the generators, you can escape via one of two doors, each of which takes a bit of time to open — during which, of course, the killer will be making one final mad dash to kill you. At some point if you play Dead by Daylight, you’re going to be faced with an open escape door and a fellow survivor in need of help behind you, and which you choose is going to reveal a lot to me about your character.
In this regard, the core aspects of the Pokémon series have always been to explore the world, find all sorts of Pokémon, trade them, train them, and engage in epic battles. Although Pokémon GO did not perfect all these points right at launch, it had most of them fulfilling the solid foundation of its player experie
