One of the more high profile titles we received with our review bundle was Assassin's Creed Origins, developed and produced right here in Canada at Ubisoft Montreal. From top to bottom, the reimagined Assassin's Creed title is phenomenal in more ways than one, and with only a few hiccups, it wasn't hard to slap an outstanding review score on this one. While our initial review as done on a console that did not support 4K, we knew we would have to give the title a spin a second time on the Xbox One X. Despite having over 50 hours in my original game, it didn't ...
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Xenoblade Chronicles 2 Direct 11.7.2017
There was a Xenoblade Chronicles 2 (Nintendo Switch) Direct today. We have the full Direct below, plus my impressions of it! I was very impressed by todays Xenoblade Chronicles 2 Nintendo Direct. I did think that the new Xenoblade looked good previously but todays Direct made me a true believer. Everything from the hints of the game’s story to the battle system and beyond looks fantastic! While we don’t know too much about Xenoblade Chronicles 2’s story, todays Direct did…
Read MoreAssassin’s Creed Origins Review
Assassin's Creed Origins is a fantastic experience from start to finish, and very few things made my cringe in my current 40 hour play through. Full disclosure: I haven't done everything you can do in this game yet, but am planning to do so. What I have done though, is experience all the new mechanics Ubisoft has included in the title, as well as completed what I consider a pretty good story, at least when compared to other Assassin's Creed titles! How does it rank against all the other big games this year? Read our thoughts below!
Read MoreXenoblade Chronicles 2 Nintendo Direct on Tuesday (11/7)
Nintendo will have a Xenoblade Chronicles 2 (Nintendo Switch) Direct on Tuesday. Check out the picture below for details and please read my thoughts on the Nintendo Direct. The Xenoblade Chronicles 2 Direct will start at 6 a.m. PT, which is 9 am eastern/8 am central. We already know a lot about Xenoblade Chronicles 2 for Nintendo Switch, so I’m not sure what new information Tuesday’s Nintendo Direct will give us. New characters? New locations? New plot points? We’ll just…
Read MoreMore Thoughts From Me #92: Happy Halloween!
Its Halloween again! I’m not sure if I mentioned this, I may have, but Halloween is my favorite holiday. I love candy, first of all, but I also love the spookiness of Halloween. I really like spooky movies, with vampires and werewolves and all that stuff. I do like some zombie stuff. I am a fan of The Walking Dead! Most of all, I just love this time of year. And I always find time to play some spooky game…
Read MoreAssassin’s Creed Origins: Top 5 Tips for Early Success
We've been playing Assassin's Creed Origins for about 6 hours now thanks to Ubisoft Canada, and the game is absolutely pheonmenal. From the graphics, to the audio, to the new and improved gameplay, it is quite obvious that Ubisoft's year off from the franchise went to good use! As today is launch day, we figured we would share a few of our top tips for early success. Check them out below, and be sure to enter our contest to win your own copy of Assassin's Creed Origins Gold Edition on PS4!
Read MoreFire Emblem Warriors Review-in-progress Part 3
In part 1 of my Fire Emblem Warriors Review-in-progress, I gave you my initial impressions of the game. In Part 2 , I talked about the game’s graphics. And now in part 3, I want discuss how you fight in the game and the progression of Warriors. It is totally different from a normal Fire Emblem game, but how different is it? Also, why does Fire Emblem Warriors still feel like a FE game if its so different? Fire Emblem…
Read MoreAnimal Crossing Pocket Camp for Android and iOS
Late last night, eastern time, Nintendo released a mini Animal Crossing mobile direct aimed at providing fans on update to the previously announced Animal Crossing mobile game. Titled 'Pocket Camp,' this new addition to the Animal Crossing universe will be a free to play adventure where players will flesh out their own camp sites, enticing guests to visit based on their preferences. All of yoru favorite Animal Crossing characters look to make an appearance here, and outside of the free-to-play element, it looks very much like an Animal Crossing game. Check ...
Read MoreFire Emblem Warriors Launch Trailer
Fire Emblem Warriors is coming out for the Nintendo Switch and New 3DS this Friday, October 20th. Nintendo released a launch trailer for the game today. Please take a look at the trailer and then come back here for my thoughts on the game! Fire Emblem Warriors will be out for the Nintendo Switch and the New 3DS this Friday. I think its likely that the Switch version will be the better of the two, but I wouldn’t count the…
Read MorePress Release: NEW POKÉMON ULTRA SUN AND POKÉMON ULTRA MOON DETAILS REVEALED!
Pokémon Ultra Sun and Pokémon Ultra Moon are coming to retail next month, and The Pokémon Company continues to release new and exciting information about the release. While many have expressed scepticism over whether or not another title in the same Alolan region will work well, we here at GamesReviews are always excited to get our hands on new Pokémon games. Black 2 and White 2 were great titles, so why shouldn't these one be!
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