Category: !Reviews

And here is The Park:

http://upcomingdiscs.com/2017/10/29/the-park-xbox-one/

As I mentioned early last week, I worked on a couple of reviews for my old writing site, Upcomingdiscs.com.  They needed some filler for their “31 Nights of Terror”, so I chipped in.  Well I don’t think 1300-1500 word game reviews are exactly filler, but I do what I can do :).

Here is Oxenfree:

http://upcomingdiscs.com/2017/10/28/oxenfree-xbox-one/ 

Before I got an Xbox One, I probably would have not been even remotely enticed to play a visual novel on any game system.  Heck, I can’t even be bothered to read anything online that’s not a news article or review of some sort.  I prefer physical books when I actually get a few minutes to myself to read.  But with the wealth of titles (and not just ones from Telltale) on the Xbox One, it was only a matter of time before I tried them.  So, how would I deal when I found a title that went right for the emotional jugular twenty minutes in?  Well we are about to find out with Fragments of Him.

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A little less than a couple of weeks ago, I won a contest from the ole Major Nelson on his Twitter Feed.  #FreeCodeFriday.  Normally, it’s one or two codes and something that you probably don’t want to play.  Well, it was actually six codes for the Xbox One and all games that are perfect for reviews by yours truly and for this site.  The first one for the mix is Dangerous Golf, a game made by some of the same group that were behind the popular Burnout games.  Like crashing cars?  Then you will love crashing balls.  *blink*, Bad jokes ahead. Continue reading “Dangerous Golf (Xbox One)” →

A game with heart is a very special thing.  A game that can move along an engaging story with the ability to change the player’s feelings from the best of times to something perhaps even worth shedding a tear for.  Often times, all of that heart can help to overlook technical issues and things that a game without heart would get scrutinized against.  Today’s review is Never Alone, a game with a maximum dose of heart and storytelling.  But I would be lying if I didn’t mention the faults of such a heartwarming tale.
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One of the best things about this generation of Xbox games is that we no longer have to worry about region restrictions with physical discs.  It used to be, especially with the 360, if you had a Japanese or European only game, then here in the states you were out of luck to play these games.  But with the Xbox One, that changed.  As long as you could get your hands on a copy, you could play it (minus any language complications).  I imported my first Xbox One game over the last month, Ziggurat.  It had been released here in the states but only digitally.  So this felt like the right opportunity to get a game with high marks in disc form.  I’m so very glad I made that decision.
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A long time ago, close to 30 years I played a game called Phantasy Star for the Sega Master System.  A marvel of its time, its sprawling dungeons, delightful npcs and tough enemies made for a fantastic experience that most RPGs have had a hard time duplicating to this very day.  It’s 2016, and Experience Inc has put out a game called Stranger of Sword City, an English port of a Japanese Xbox 360 RPG game.  From the very first set of screens, it is evident that this game has one foot firmly set in the RPG past but also introducing a few new features to help keep it fresh and new for the future.  Hopefully these feet are all in the right places.

March 22nd, 2016 update – Updated the achievement notes.
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