Uncharted 4 gives fans a greater look at Drake’s family, past, and future and delivers some of the franchise’s best moments and set pieces. With the Nathan Drake Collection on PS4 and Uncharted 4 recently becoming a Greatest Hits title, there’s never been a cheaper and more convenient way to play through the entire series for the first or seventh t
Dan Houser’s writing ability improves with each script, so there’s no reason to believe Grand Theft Auto VI won’t continue this trend. RDR2 really went miles ahead of GTA V with its plot. The western is a serious, somber tale about redemption, while Trevor, Michael, and Franklin’s tale is more come
Whenever a new FromSoftware game releases it’s met with the expectation that it will be a solid experience at the very least. With the release of Bloodborne , they proved that they could move away from a fantasy setting and still deliver a world full of mystery, intrigue, and st
In his past, Xur was basically in the wrong place at the wrong time and got caught up in the disappearance of the Queen Reef’s lover, something that was likely the fault of The Nine. His result: a hammer to the chest and a resulting long-term injury. Talk about loyalty. No wonder this guy is so enigma
Red Dead Redemption 2 has earned its place as one of the most ambitious open-world video games ever made, but exploring its dark and dangerous world can get a little lonely — which is why the game’s multiplayer mode, Red Dead Online , is such a breath of fresh
Cory Barlog and his team managed to accomplish both of these things and turned Kratos from a one-note angry strong guy into an emotionally complex and relatable father. Doing that isn’t easy by any stretch of the imagination and the journey you experience along the way is breathtaking and truly remarka
The next GTA doesn’t need to get as dour as Arthur Morgan’s tale, but a black comedy can still have award-worthy dialogue and scenarios. One area that can still be improved upon is the heavy-handedness with which its themes are conveyed. Players are smart enough to understand subtext without having it banged over their he
Very few games have seen the critical praise that Red Dead Redemption 2 received just prior to its release in 2018. Once it was in the hands of players there was a strong divide between people who loved every moment of the lush and deep open-world Western experience, and others who felt the controls and slow pace made it feel antiquated and unpolis
We meet Sadie Adler early in the story of Red Dead Redemption 2 when she is hiding in a cellar. Although she is a woman, Sadie displays gunslinging beyond that of other outlaws. She is a close friend to both Arthur Morgan and John Marston and is a major character in RDR2’s st
John started off a hesitant family man, to say the least. Ditching the gang, leaving Abigail and young Jack behind, it raises the question why. As Dutch reveals in one of his last encounters with John during the first Red Dead Redemption , the whole gang has been with Abigail, and it’s not like DNA testing was around to clarify. Was John a hesitant family man because he wasn’t sure he was Jack’s true father? John was young and impressionable, this could be the reasoning behind why he left, and why he treats Jack like less than a son during the first half of Red Dead Redemption 2 , but the player will never know for s
An indie 2D puzzle-platformer standing next to giants as one of the best PlayStation 4 games to be released should let you know up front just how good Celeste is. Not only does it offer rewarding escalating challenges, but it delivers an emotionally relatable story of someone trying to deal with their mental hea
Dedication to realism is a good thing, but the developers should remember they are still making a game. Riding a horse is cool and all, but sometimes people just want to quickly reach their objective mar
He is the primary protagonist of Red Dead Redemption 2, which is shaping up to be one of the greatest games of all time. He is an outlaw and someone who lives a life of crime by choice. Also a member of the Van der Linde gang, Arthur Morgan is a major influencer in the gang’s decisions. Arthur is so much more than Read A great deal more typical square-jawed out
In their previous release The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt they managed to take a semi-popular franchise mostly known by the PC community and deliver an experience that made them rockstars among console gamers. Not only is the game’s world rich with lore and exploration opportunities, their free post-launch and paid expansions set a new standard for consumer expectati
Most would assume being a bandit since the age of 11 would involve all kinds of daring getaways and escapes. Including running, jumping, maybe even swimming. Yet as it turns out John Marston never learned to swim. Arthur can swim, Dutch can swim, most of the entire camp can swim even Jack appears to be an able swimmer, but it just never happened for John. Did John believe this skill simply wasn’t beneficial or was he never given the chance to learn? There is some explaining that needs to be done h