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Make Hitman Great Again: Hitman (2016) Season 1 Review
When Square Enix first announced that the next game in the Hitman series was going to be episodic, it was received with quite the skepticism. Fans, including us, were worried if this was going to be yet another attempt at milking the consumer by yet another big publisher. And rightly so, since the previous entry in the series, Hitman: Absolution, got tepid response, and was widely regarded as a dumbing down from the previous entries in the series. Turns out, we could not have been more wrong. The episodic format has been a very effective means for the way the new Hitman game is crafted. It furthermore gave players a reason to keep coming back,not only for future episodes, but also for a regular outflow of free DLC challenges, and made the game a subject of conversations throughout the yea...
The Fool Of A Tearful Fart: Shadow Warrior 2 Review
Shadow Warrior 2 is what drew everyone to the old FPS classics – fast, action based gameplay filled with witty yet somewhat juvenile and cheesy retorts. For instance, soon into the first mission in the game, you encounter an old Asian man (well, it’s an Asian setting but bear with me) enforcing the sensei stereotype who says to you, “Intimidation is the tool of the fearful heart.” To that, you say, “Hey, better than being the fool of the tearful fart.” Catch my drift? It’s hilarious, and goes to show Lo Wang’s gimmick as the 1990’s wannabe badass. He is a walking stereotype and somewhat of a joke in himself. Getting away with phrases like “don’t mess with the Wang”, our katana wielding protagonist sure has a way with w...
Would’ve Been Better Off As A Movie: Mafia III Review
Mafia III was a highly anticipated, uber hyped title this year, and much like other uber hyped titles, just as disappointing. Even though it sets out to take the open world style of GTA V to a higher level with a meaningful plot and serious issues, it falls short again, and again, and yet again. Progressing like a documentary movie, Mafia III tells the story of Lincoln Clay, who has just returned to his home in New Bordeaux after serving in the Vietnam War, only to find his family in the midst of an inter-community gang war. The game starts with a heist mission with you trying to rob the Federal Reserve, intermitted by cutscenes that shed some light on the backstory of your character. After this heavily action packed intro, you get to the main storyline where Lincoln’s sole aim is ve...
Review: MSI GT72 VR 6RE Dominator Pro Gaming Laptop
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An Out of The Box Nostalgia Factory : Unbox Review
Ever miss the era of the N64, that gave us golden platformers like Super Mario 64? Well, get ready for a trip down the nostalgia train. Unbox, the adorable, incredibly easy to get into platformer by Prospect Games is everything you love about the old school games. Select the level, collect ’em all and save the day. Here’s the basic premise. You’re a cardboard box named Newbie, and your aim is to save the Global Postal Service (or GPS in short). Facing financial troubles, GPS has created a race of sentient, self-delivering cardboard boxes. That’s right, the postal service is millenniums ahead of its time. I think the reason why the company faces bankruptcy is because of this invention, but who knows? You have to fight the first ever self-aware box created, Wild, and ...
XCOM 2 Review: Harder, Faster and Better
HARDER, BETTER, FASTER, STRONGER XCOM 2 is brutal. It starts off in the top gear and never really lets up on the mad, desperate scramble to survive. The second in the series of Firaxis’ board-game-y take on MicroProse’s X-Com series, XCOM 2 picks up about 20 years after the first game (XCOM: Enemy Unknown) ended. So about that time leap: you know the Impossible difficulty Ironman mode game you started for shits and giggles? The one where you lost horrifyingly? Yeah, XCOM 2 kinda makes that the canon ending. The first thing you do after booting up and messing about in the options menu for sorting out the performance issues (there are still a fair few gripes with those, more on that later) is lose a couple of rookies right off the bat. The game in that way acts like that one teac...
Would You Kindly? :: BioShock Collection Review
Would you kindly play these games? Going back down into Rapture 10 years later feels exactly like my first time. And that’s saying a lot about how well the game still holds up ten years later. Bioshock benefits from this remaster the most. the game still looks fantastic, evoking the same emotions it did ten years ago, while delivering an unforgettable experience. The underwater city of Rapture, and the madness beset upon it is a joy to delve into and unraveling it’s mysteries, or even losing yourself in them is fascinating. The original Bioshock alone makes this collection worth it, given how few games have managed to attain a similar level of excellence even ten years later. The writing, and atmosphere are second to none, and the game is a must play experience. Also added here...
Quick Review: BIOSTAR J3160NH Motherboard
The J3160NH Motherboard is a part of BIOSTAR’s new lineup of motherboards feturing the 14nm Intel Braswell Refresh SoC processors. The new 14nm processors offer a more efficient yet powerful experience than its older 22nm counterpart Baytrail SoC, consuming less power and producing less heat. The 14nm fabrication process processor a smaller die that needs less power. The new, improved 8th-gen Intel HD Graphics are used to power the display, enhancing your overall experience by a great margin. The motherboard also features numerous options to improve the connectivity across devices, including 2 SATA III ports for storage, 1 RJ 45 port for LAN, 3 total USB 3.0 Ports and 3.5 mm audio ports. CPU Intel® Celeron J3160 Quad-core 2.24G MEMORY Support Dual Channel DDR3L 1600/1066 MHz 2 x DDR...
Review: GALAX GTX 1060 EX OC Graphics Card
Soon after AMD revealed the RX 480, its budget card offering premium gaming and VR experience, NVIDIA followed suit by announcing their own answer to the AMD counterpart, the GTX 1060. Aftermarket cards available on the market give users a wide range of options, and the GALAX GTX 1060 EX OC is a great performer. CUDA Cores 1280 Base Clock 1544 MHz Boost Clock 1759 MHz Memory 6 GB Memory Interface Width 192-bit GDDR5 Display HDMI, DVI, DP TDP 120 W Dimensions 268 x 139 x 42 mm The card looks quite sleek with a minimalistic design, and the black colour gives it quite a nice feel. Two large 90 mm fans sit on top for cooling with a copper cooling base and nickel plated heatpipes for effective heat dissipation. The Galax GTX 1060 EX OC comes with a full backplate...
Get Some Action On The Down Low: RunCam 2 Review
The first thing I noticed about the RunCam 2 was its unique shape. It has a different form factor compared to competitors like Xiaomi’s Yi or the GoPro series, making it a more appealing option for FPV and RC enthusiasts. For the most part, the device retains the length, width and weight of its predecessor’s. With just two buttons (Power and WiFi) on its body, the device looks awfully sleek. The LED ring around the power button lights up indicating the current mode you are on (Blue: Video, Green: Photo, Red: Charge). A lens hood surrounds the outer edge of the lens protecting it mainly from sun glare. However, I felt a lens cover would have been a better addition instead. But for about 7k, I thought RunCam did a more than a decent job in making sure the device looked sturdy. Bu...
The HD Remake Of A Game That Never Existed: ReCore Review
Think of Super Mario 64 and all the character driven platformers it inspired. Think of Mega Man and how it made your childhood so fun. It’s always fun to jump and dash around a place, not giving a single care about the laws of physics, isn’t it? Now combine all that fun with adorable robot companions that come with infinite customization possibilities, and you may begin to understand what makes ReCore such a great game. The game starts in quite a beautiful manner, handing you the control of a girl named Joule Adams, the lone woman on a seemingly deserted desert planet of Far Eden. Along with her trusty robot dog Mack, she is on a quest to solve the big mystery behind what rendered Far Eden so desolate. The gorgeous surroundings comprising of cliffs, sand and wrecked terraformin...
Review: ASUS ROG G752 Gaming Laptop
Gaming laptops have gained immense popularity over the past few years. With great performance, and greater portability, gaming laptops can form a perfect companion for those who are constantly travelling but do not want to stay away from their beloved titles. To this, ASUS ROG have introduced their own beast of a laptop, the ROG G752. This 17.3″ laptop comes with an NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980M graphics card with 4GB of GDDR5 VRAM, perfect for high-resolution gaming at fast frame rates. Moreover, it uses vapor cooling technology to keep the GPU temperatures low, maintaining a smooth and stable gaming experience. It’s loaded with the Intel i7-6700HQ “Skylake” processor with a base clock speed of 2.6 GHz and max boost clock speed of 3.5 GHz. 6th-generation Intel Core i7-67...