Kid Icarus: Uprising Review (3DS)

June 15, 2015

The oddball of the original 3DS line up, Kid Icarus: Uprising was the rebirth of a once presumed dead franchise. Starting out as a 2D platformer, Kid Icarus gained mediocre praise for its weird design and difficult gameplay. Though it seemed like a cult-classic title for the NES, the game saw a surprising rebirth on the Nintendo 3DS with a continuation. It discarded its original play style for an entirely new rail shooter/third-person shooter game. This brings up the question, was this a wise decision or should they have just let Kid Icarus stay dead?

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The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Review (PC)

June 8, 2015

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is a third person action RPG. Advertised as the first truly next-gen RPG, The Witcher 3 is a grandiose story told in stunning detail with all the necessary elements of a great RPG; an interesting and exciting fantasy tale with lots of dwarves, griffins, elves and sorceresses, made all the more engaging for the graphical improvements of the new generation. In classic RPG fashion, the story changes throughout the game based on the decisions made by the player, whether at key points or during course of the whole game.

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Splatoon Review (Wii U)

June 8, 2015

When Splatoon was announced everyone was a little skeptical about Nintendo trying to put a stake in the online shooter genre. In a 4 vs. 4 versus four-arena match, the goal is to cover the entire arena in ink while trying to hold off the other team who is trying to do the same. It’s a strange concept and it doesn’t follow the style of a ‘typical shooter’ in trying to get the highest kill count or kill death ratio. Somehow it works, bringing a fun fresh breath into a genre that has gotten seemingly stale over the years.

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