VGR 5.09

What's the real deal going on with Konami and Kojima?  Can we have any more HD collections announced?  Will Broken Age ever come out?  Will a new Toejam and Earl be good?  What kind of crazy things can you mod it Cities: Skylines?  We ponder all these questions.

Also, Bloodborne.

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Postmortem: Resident Evil: Revelations 2

So it turns out DJ and I are total geeks for Resident Evil, so we couldn't help but talk out some of the finer points of this episodic release.  Spoilers are abound, but if you want to hear some more about what we think and where the series is going, just click play.

Resident Evil: Revelations 2 Review

 

Resident Evil Revelations 2 is Capcom's new title in the beloved horror franchise. Unlike the previous revelations game, this one was designed from the ground up to be played on consoles. The controls feel tighter, the player is given more freedom and there is the option to play through this new nightmare with a friend. How does the overall package hold up? Pretty well with some snags along the way.

VGR 5.08

Back from Spring Break, and we've got games to talk about.  Square Enix makes a strong showing with Type-0, Duscae, and a host of other upcoming games.  Hotline Miami 2, Cities: Skylines, Monster Hunter 4, Payday 2 and Resident Evil Revelations 2 round out some of what we've been playing as well.  Nintendo is starting to talk about their next console, and other nifty bits of news to boot.

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Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number Review

Roaring onto the late indie scene of 2012 in a shower of ultra-violence, gore and neon, the original Hotline Miami made incredible waves in many gaming circles.  There was a lot to love in this top-down package. most obvious being a super-cohesive aesthetic described as  reminiscent of the most garish parts of the 80's mixed with a healthy dose of Refn's Drive. Mixing this with an incredible soundtrack pulsing in time with twitch action, and your left with a game capable of leaving you with a sense of synesthesia, all while your heart rate rises.  At a modest length, it's understandable that fans would want more, especially with no other games out there quite able to replicate what it does so perfectly.

That is, of course, until we got the sequel.

Late to the Party: Hitman: Absoultion

Price I paid: I don’t remember. It was part of a bundle on humblebundle.com.

Stealth games are a lot like sushi to me. I don’t like sushi but I do like wasabi, so I sometimes eat sushi as an excuse to cry tears of joy and horseradish as I shovel wasabi into my face. I don’t like games that focus on stealth, but I like some of the amusing and stressful situations they create and some of the mechanics they use.

The Order: 1886 Review

The mantra "style over substance" is as good as any of a jumping in point in order to understand The Order.  From screenshots, to the first time you see it in motion, there is no doubt that Ready at Dawn has managed to deliver one of the most impressive visual packages in the whole history of gaming.  The moody atmosphere of a dark and dreary Victorian era London essentially oozes out of every facet of the game, and manages to mix light elements of steampunk and gothic horror to a surprisingly cohesive degree.

But once you get past all the visuals, where does that leave you?

VGR 5.07

Studio is full again as we come back from a week long snow hiatus.  We're getting caught up with 2 weeks worth of news, Dragon Age, Destiny, Wolfenstein, DoA, Nvidia Lawsuits, Selfie-sticks, The Order, GDC, MKX, Resident Evil, and even Rock Band, plus a host of other things.  Packing it all in under 2 hours?  That's the real challenge, so make sure to check it out!

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