It seems like many games we get the chance to check out on the PAX East floor go out of their way to avoid the boring “It is (game) mixed with (another game)” cliche. Songbringer doesn’t do this because it pays homage to the games that have come before it while being able to artistically …
Runic Games, makers of Torchlight and Torchlight II have branched out with an adventure/puzzle game called Hob (PS4, PC). I had the chance to sit down and play at PAX East, and promptly spent the rest of the show telling people they needed to go see it. There is no text or voice over in Hob, …
Tim and Nika had a chance to get some hands on time with Absolver at PAX East and had to chat about it. Absolver is definitely a game that greatly benefits from seeing it in action. Plus, we are not smart enough to explain the dance like flow of combat. Enjoy!
Of the dozen of PAXs I’ve attended in my life, this most recent PAX East was the most interesting by far. There were great AAA games to test, virtual reality systems were everywhere, and a tabletop area that stretched over the distant horizon. But every PAX has such treasures. What made PAX East 2017 unique …
Tumbleseed is a hard game to describe. I can show you a picture of the game and you’ll probably say, ‘that’s beautiful.’ I could show you five minutes of gameplay, and still you would probably be lost, but totally entranced in its pastel world. Tumbleseed is a new kind of rogue like that plays like …
IMG.PRO has been one of my first stops each year at PAX East due to their innovative, beautiful, and usually horrifying games they showcase. This year was no different and as soon as I could I found their booth. Sitting down I placed the headset on, gripped the controller in my hands, and began to prepare myself …
I sometimes find it difficult to critically review new tabletop offerings from Mayfair Games independent of their previous ones. It’s as Mayfair is some storied rock band from my youth, responsible for so much joy for so long that I’m not sure if their latest single is any good or if I’m simply deferring to my …
Before heading to PAX East this year, I did my due diligence in researching the indie titles that would be in attendance. Each year we are inundated with press e-mails about which games will be shown at the yearly convention in Boston, and with a scant three days to check them out, you need to …
I had a chance to get my hands on Yonder: The Cloud Catcher Chronicles at PAX East this year. It’s an open-world game set to come out on PlayStation 4 and PC later in 2017. I was immediately struck by how beautiful the environment was, and more specifically, the light. If you take a look at …
Each year PAX East showcases the best of the best in the video game industry. Most of the time the games wow attendees in their art, story, or innovative game play. This year for me, however, I was blown away by the message one booth was sending to all those who stopped by to try …