July 2017 - Hey Poor Player

Splatoon 2 Review (Switch)

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Out on the streets with a fresh paint job 2015’s Splatoon was a whale of a good time. I personally reviewed it favorably, citing innovative mechanics as a more-than-sufficient counter to the content-lightness the game had at launch. After that, I kept playing the thing through the rest of the summer…

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Immortal Planet Review (PC)

Jul 31, 2017 1255

A Love Letter To Dark Souls (Definitely Snail Mail) What did we love about Dark Souls? Its difficulty, certainly – the title is a throwback to games from our childhood that mercilessly flayed us in the first few seconds of gameplay. Since video games were originally arcade-based and meant…

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Fortnite Preview

Jul 31, 2017 1795

Can we fix it? Even though it was first announced six years ago, there’s a good chance that this is the first you’re hearing of Fortnite, Epic Games’ internal-game-jam-darling-turned-free-to-play-build-em-up. Which is a shame, because having played through much of what the game’s Early Access build has to offer (we…

Jul 31, 2017 1795

Ninja Theory Announces Senua’s Psychosis, A 25-minute feature included in Hellblade

Jul 31, 2017 910

Ninja Theory announces Senua’s Psychosis, a 25-minute video exploring psychosis that will be included in Hellblade Hellblade and Heavenly Sword developer Ninja Theory today announced Senua’s Psychosis, a 25-minute feature included in Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice about the studio’s collaboration with neuroscientists and people with who’ve experienced psychosis. Watch Ninja Theory’s…

Jul 31, 2017 910

Kingsway Review (PC)

Jul 31, 2017 1571

Kingsway is one of the most unique indie games this year. Adult Swim knocked it out of the park. Out of thousands of titles that come out on a weekly basis, sometimes you find a real diamond in the rough. Kingsway, published by Adult Swim games, does more…

Jul 31, 2017 1571

Namco Museum Review (Nintendo Switch)

Jul 31, 2017 1887

Taking Another Trip to the Museum It’s hard to believe Namco’s Museum series has been keeping our thumbs tapping buttons for over 20 years now. Since its first iteration on the PlayStation way back in 1995, players have been graced with 5 volumes, an encore, a remix, a megamix,…

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