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Secrets Of The Maw – Review
For anyone looking to return to the grotesque world of Little Nightmares, Secrets of the Maw is a three part DLC. The first chapter of the DLC is called ‘The Depths’, and as the name suggests it takes place closer to the bottom of the ship, The Maw. Not a lot has changed in The Maw since your last visit here, except that in ‘The Depths’, there’s a lot more water. Parts of The Maw are flooding, and most of the puzzles here are water-based. This part of the game is best played once the main game has been completed, since the game does a lot less hand holding here and expects you to be familiar with the game. And because of this familiarity, you will, for the most part, know what to do. The trick will be in nailing the timing and getting out before drowning. You play as ‘The Runaway Kid...
Review: Dell Inspiron 15 7567 Gaming Laptop
Dell has updated their Inspiron 15 7000 series of gaming laptops with NVIDIA Pascal GPUs and Intel 7th gen Kaby Lake processors. As part of the new line-up, we have with us the Inspiron 15 7567, an entry level gaming notebook with a GTX 1050Ti. The specs are pretty impressive for the price, but does it perform as well in reality as it does on paper? Let’s find out. Tech Specs CPU Intel 7th gen Core i7 7700HQ Operating System Windows 10 RAM 16GB DDR4 Storage 256GB SSD + 1TB HDD Display 15.6″ TN Display Resolution 1920 x 1080 Full HD Graphics Card NVIDIA GTX 1050Ti 4GB Weight 2.62 kg Battery 74 Whr, 6-cell The Dell Inspiron 15 7567 comes with the latest Intel Core i7-7700HQ Kaby Lake processor along with the Geforce GTX 1050Ti GPU with 4GB VRAM. It also has 16 GB of DDR4 RAM, alo...
Subverted Expectations – Get Even Review
Get Even will be a divisive game for its players. On one hand it offers an intriguing narrative that is hesitant in doling out new revelations, but that same hesitation leads to some satisfying twists and reveals towards the end. Then on the other hand, the same constant hesitation leads to unnecessary obfuscation and constant reliance on misleading the player leads to some really frustrating moments. Developed by Farm 51, a Polish game studio, Get Even is a psychological thriller played as a first person shooter. You play as Cole Black, and start off equipped with a silenced pistol and a smartphone. Early moments of the game gives you very little pretext, and you set off trying to uncover what’s happening. Pretty soon a series of events occur, and since story is the strongest part of the ...
Toby: The Secret Mine – Review
Toby: The Secret Mine sets itself up with a simple yet interesting premise – your villagers have been kidnapped by forces that seem fearful of you, and you need to go about rescuing them. You play as Toby, a little guy determined to save his friends and uncover what’s going on. Right from the first moments of the game, it’s inspirations are made clear – The 2D art style is reminiscent of Limbo, while its more vibrant color palette reminded me of Badlands. The game looks great, and there’s enough visual variety to keep the game from looking stale. Similar to Limbo, you’ll progress across levels by solving puzzles and overcoming obstacles. The problem, however, is in the game’s heavy reliance on ‘trial and error’ style of gameplay. Often ...
Cryptark – Review
Cryptark is a 2D roguelike game with shmup elements and a Matrix-like hud, where you board alien ships and blow stuff up. It’s also pretty damn great! From the visuals, to the gameplay, to the voice acting and sounds, everything is really well done, and surprisingly so for a roguelike that primarily depends on the gameplay loop. You play the role of a privateer, and take on contracts to board alien vessels. The main goal is to destroy the ship’s central System Core, but attaining it will take careful planning and preparation. You pick your loadout, listen to the mission briefing and board the alien ship. The briefing itself is pretty well presented, and the guy speaking over comms has some really cool lip-syncing going on and it looks great. Once on board the ship, ammo and other items hav...
MotoGP 17 – Review
MotoGP 17 suffers from two major issues. One is incremental improvements over the years which never really feel enough to justify a new game. The other is their dated engine, which leads to poor visual and gameplay design. Even in 2017, the game looks like a five year old game, and that itself is bound to put off newcomers to the series. It also frustrates veterans by not giving them a game that feels fresh and worthy of their time. It’s not all bad though. MotoGP still has the core of what makes the series enjoyable. The high speed races and skillful driving is still addictive, and getting corners just right to gain a few short seconds on the opponents is immensely satisfying. Valentino Rossi: The Game added a whole bunch of new modes to the game, and it felt like a significant upgrade ov...
Review: Alienware 15 R3 Gaming Laptop
Alienware has the reputation of making some of the sexiest looking gaming notebooks. Focusing on the high-end gaming market, Alienware products are known to be a little heavy, both in the tech and the physical aspects. The Alienware 15 R3, however, is a slim device that still offers beastly performance, if you have the money to pay. Tech Specs CPU Intel 6th-gen i7 6700HQ Processor Operating System Windows 10 RAM 16GB DDR4 Storage 512GB SSD + 1TB HDD Display 15.6″ 120Hz G-Sync Resolution 1920 x 1080 Full HD Graphics Card NVIDIA GTX 1070 8GB Weight 3.5 The Alienware 15 R3 comes with an i7-6700HQ and a GTX 1070 that is sure to run every game buttery smooth at 60fps on 1080p. It also has 16GB of 2400Mhz DDR4 RAM so you can have all your chrome tabs open while you play. To make th...
Vengeance Incarnate: Asura Rise of the Demon King Review
Anger, anguish and vengeance, Asura: Rise of the Demon encapsulates it all. Not just the character but also the game itself with its rogue-lite elements and procedurally generated almost everything, it will make you angry, leave you with anguish and want you seeking revenge. But it is fantastic in that sense and is incredibly fun while also being fairly challenging so let’s get to it. [interaction id=”595b3316f7ddd65e0bcdf9ff”] Asura: Rise of the Demon is an indie, top-down, Hack ‘n’ Slash game set in a fantasy world inspired by the richness of Indian mythology. It features heavy rogue-like elements and a unique procedural skill tree which changes on every play-through. That sounds like a lot of gameplay elements but it all blends in very well and none of the ...
Rage Against The Machine – Nex Machina Reivew
I didn’t know what exactly to expect when I first booted up Nex Machina. All I had heard of was Housemarque’s pedigree with twin stick shooters, and that was it. Fifteen minutes later, my hands were sweaty and shaking with excitement after having ran through the first area and beating the first boss. The music, the visuals, the fast-fluid twin stick controls, and the immensely frantic nature of the game had gotten its hooks in me. You’re put right into the action 10 seconds after you hit go, and from then on you go from one level to the next clearing out waves of enemies while trying to get as many powerups as you can. There’s very little story told in the game itself, but here’s what I read in the official description – Machines want humans dead. You’re here to rage against the mac...
Wildlands Fallen Ghosts (DLC) – Review
Ubisoft has been absolutely killing it this year with Ghost Recon Wildlands. Even 7 months after release, Wildlands remains the number one seller this year, and that’s no easy feat. There have been some really good games released in 2017, specially during the first few months and Wildlands sure had tough competition. Ubisoft’s open world formula with its chaotic online component and dense maps have been keeping players engaged for tens, if not hundreds of hours. While we ourselves have had a blast with the base game, the new DLC, Fallen Ghosts, brings in some major changes and updates, and is a clear indicator that Ubisoft has big things in mind for Wildlands. Gone are the days of annualized installments, this is Ubisoft building massive games that will last over years powered by excellent...
Highway To Hell: Danger Zone Review
Crash and burns, exploding cars and a flaming wreck. All these describe the game because that’s what it felt like and not in the way they meant it to be. Made by Three Fields Entertainment, featuring the people who worked on Burnout, this game is a spiritual successor to the “Crash” mode of the Burnout games, so expectations were somewhat high. The game has fairly basic gameplay mechanics. Create as much destruction as possible by crashing into cars and blowing yourself up, something which was also the basic mechanic of the “Crash” mode. While even though, it is somewhat fun, it gets tiresome after a while and feels like a chore. The game lacks any type of depth to it. There’s just one car to choose from, the stages are all inside an underground bunker w...
Review: MSI GP62 7RD Leopard Pro Gaming Laptop
MSI has been one of the first companies to offer NVIDIA’s 10-series Pascal GPUs in their gaming laptops. We have already seen the impressive Stealth Pro with GTX 1060 and the Dominator Pro with GTX 1070, and today we have with us the budget GP62 7RD that comes with the latest Intel i7-7700HQ Kaby Lake processor and the GTX1050 graphics card. Let’s dive in, shall we? Tech Specs CPU Intel 7th-gen i7 7700HQ Processor Operating System Windows 10 RAM 16GB Storage 128GB SSD + 1TB HDD Display Size 15.6″ Resolution 1920 x 1080 Full HD Graphics Card NVIDIA GTX 1050 2GB Wifi 802.11ac Ports 1 x RJ45, HDMI, MiniDP, 3.5mm mic and headphone, SD Card Reader USB 2 x USB 3.0, 1 x USB 2.0, 1 x USB Type-C Weight 2.4kg The MSI GP62 7RD Leopard Pro comes with the latest i7-7700 HQ Kaby Lake p...