Alejandro Segovia

23

Sep

By Alejandro Segovia

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Review : Onimusha Way of the Sword : Onipotent

I do not blame you if you take a first glance at Onimusha: Way of the Sword and your first reaction is “ENOUGH WITH ALL THESE SAMURAI GAMES!” When you think of the enormous amount of games that have come out this past half decade with a similar motif, it…

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21

Sep

By Alejandro Segovia

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Review : Marvel’s Wolverine : Not The Best At What He Does

When Insomniac Games announced they were doing a Wolverine game back in 2021, my reactions were equal excitement and trepidation. Considering they had established their superhero bona fides with both 2018’s Marvel’s Spider-Man and 2020’s Marvel’s Spider Man: Miles Morales, it was intriguing to see them try to take a…

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26

Aug

By Alejandro Segovia

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Review : Resonance : A Plague Tale Legacy : Light of Theseus

The moment I finished 2022’s A Plague Tale: Requiem, I had a hard time imagining how Asobo Studio could legitimately continue the series. The harrowing journey of Hugo and Amicia came to such a definitive and heartbreaking end that, even with the little intriguing post-credit stinger, I remained unconvinced the…

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20

Aug

By Alejandro Segovia

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Review : Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster : Switch 2 Edition

If there is something I've learned throughout the years as a Final Fantasy fan, is that part of the fun comes with the endless debates for which game is the best game in the entire franchise. Considering the constant reinvention that's followed the series, that's a debate I love revisiting…

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13

Aug

By Alejandro Segovia

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Review : Wild Blue Skies : Flying Too Close to the Sun

The first moment I saw Wild Blue Skies, it was hard not to think about Star Fox. Nintendo's often ignored on-rails space dogfight shooter is the gold standard when I think of old school on-rail shoot-em ups. My dad and I played through Star Fox 64 so often it became a weekend…

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08

Jul

By Alejandro Segovia

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Review : Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced : Hoist the Colors

The Assassin's Creed franchise will turn 20 years old next year. Let that sink in. Considering the series age, it's not surprising Ubisoft is now jumping into the remake boat with this series. Remakes are all the rage these days, so of course they will jump at the opportunity to plunder some new…

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24

Jun

By Alejandro Segovia

Latest News, Summer Game Fest Coverage

Hands-On Preview : Turok : Origins

Announced at The Game Awards in 2024, Turok Origins aims to bring back the classic first-person shooter franchise to the modern era for the first time since 2008's Turok. To catch you up, Turok is a dinosaur-hunting first person shooter/adventure series that started back in 1997 with Turok: Dinosaur Hunter on the Nintendo 64,…

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23

Jun

By Alejandro Segovia

Latest News, Summer Game Fest Coverage

Hands-On Preview : Stuntman Hollywood

One of the surprise third-party announcements from this summer's edition of their PlayStation State of Play, Stuntman Hollywood brings the Stuntman series back after an almost 20 year hiatus since the release of Stuntman Ignition back in 2007. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A7NZpeAmdxk For those who don't know about the series considering its near two…

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17

Jun

By Alejandro Segovia

Latest News, Summer Game Fest Coverage

Preview : Silent Hill : Townfall

Considering the series went dormant for so long, it's so encouraging to see Konami's Silent Hill series roar back into the spotlight with great confidence as a survival horror fan. From Bloober Team's solid work on the Silent Hill 2 remake in 2024, to a really successful new offshoot in NeoBards…

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12

Jun

By Alejandro Segovia

Latest News, Summer Game Fest Coverage

Hands-On Preview : Alien Isolation 2

It's insane to believe it's been 12 years since the debut of beloved horror cult hit Alien Isolation. Yet, you'd be hard pressed to think Creative Assembly has missed a beat in the years since, considering the confidence on display with our first look at Alien Isolation 2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t1-vUcw8CFc Set a…

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11

Jun

By Alejandro Segovia

Latest News, Summer Game Fest Coverage

Hands-On Preview : Tomb Raider : Legacy of Atlantis

Announced during the The Game Awards last year, Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis brings the Tomb Raider franchise out of a nearly 9-year hibernation period after the completion of the reboot trilogy that concluded with 2018's Shadow of the Tomb Raider.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fn1EREGsdFg As one of the two currently announced Tomb Raider…

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06

Jun

By Alejandro Segovia

Summer Game Fest Coverage

The Lost Wild : Alien Isolation Meets Jurassic Park

Announced back in 2022 and shown during June 2026's edition of the PlayStation State of Play, the pitch for The Lost Wild from developer Great Ape Games and publisher Annapurna Interactive is simple: what if you played a game in the style of Alien Isolation, but with dinosaurs in a lost island…

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05

Jun

By Alejandro Segovia

Summer Game Fest Coverage

Final Fantasy VII Revelation Brings an End to the Remake Trilogy

During the Summer Game Fest showcase, Square Enix unveiled the final part of their ambitious & long gestating remake trilogy for "Final Fantasy VII." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PH3ox5krci8 Officially titled "Final Fantasy VII: Revelation" the game will cover the remaining content from the original game's 2nd and 3rd discs. Per Square Enix's Press…

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31

May

By Alejandro Segovia

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Review : 007 First Light : Name’s Bond. James Bond

“Is James Bond still relevant?” That is the age-old question that has followed the 007 film franchise throughout its more than 50-year existence. With every soft reboot and recast, people inevitably ask whether James Bond still has a place in what was, at the time, considered the “modern” era. Time…

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11

May

By Alejandro Segovia

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Review : Directive 8020 : Facsimile

During the resurgence of the adventure genre in the early 2010’s, developer Supermassive Games surprised the world with the release of their ode to slasher horror movies, Until Dawn in 2015. Salvaging the remnants of a project originally built around the PlayStation Move technology, Supermassive Games retooled their game to…

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