I am a huge fan of the Assassin’s Creed games so admittedly I approach these games with a healthy benefit of the doubt and positive bias in place. I hope I’m not an outright fanboy and I don’t think I am since I can harp on some quibbles and nitpicks I had from previous games, whether it be the KBM controls on the first one … Continue reading Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag Review
It’s somewhat of a miracle the Ryse in its current state exists at all when you truly think about it. What was originally intended to be a Kinect title on the 360, had to be gutted and completely reconfigured to be a live action launch title for the XBOX One. Truth be told I was pretty skeptical of the title at all prior to seeing … Continue reading Ryse Son of Rome Review
I was admittedly a bit late to the Knack party prior to launch. I had heard the name and knew it was an exclusive launch title coming out for the Playstation 4 and that was more or less the extent of my knowledge. It wasn’t until our own Gary Smith put some information in our forums that I started to become somewhat interested in the … Continue reading Knack Review
Hello boys and girls and welcome back to another edition of everyone’s favorite video game review, The Backlog…what? This isn’t your favorite review? Oh…well that’s embarrassing. Today we’ll be taking a look at LEGO: Marvel Super Heroes, Telltale Games latest LEGO incarnation. I’ve been meaning to get around to writing this for a week or two now, and even now I can’t seem to write … Continue reading LEGO: Marvel Super Heroes Review
I’ve gone back and forth trying to decide how I wanted to handle this review. The Last of Us released this past Friday, and of course, it was a hugely anticipated PS3 exclusive. Reviews from the larger Metacritic outlets went up weeks ago, and so by now people who may have been on the fence before will have seen dozens and dozens of all positive … Continue reading The Last of Us Review
Today we’re going to be taking a look at Remember Me, a third-person action-adventure offering from the folks at Dontnod Entertainment and Capcom. When I first heard about this game, I was intrigued, but I didn’t get my expectations very high. Perhaps that worked to my advantage, but regardless, this was a quality offering and I thoroughly enjoyed my time with this game, and I … Continue reading Remember Me Review
Chase McCain returns to Lego City right after criminal mastermind and all around bad guy Rex Fury has escaped from prison. McCain is the… umm… man (?) that did most of the work to bring Fury to justice and lead to his arrest. The man that actually made that arrest was Marion Dunby, an incompetent policeman that rode that success to the office of Chief … Continue reading Lego City Undercover Review
For those familiar with the Devil May Cry series, you will know that Dante is a Demon Hunter. For those not familiar with the series, Dante is a Demon Hunter. He is seeking revenge for the murder of his mother. At least he is in this telling, I have not played the original series, so I’m not sure off hand if that was the plot … Continue reading DmC: Devil May Cry Review
In many years I could sign off on this game as “Game Of The Year” outright. It’s that good. In a year like 2013 is shaping up to be and the fact that this game came out early enough in it, the jury is still out. I can guarantee that by the end of the year this game will be still on many people’s GOTY … Continue reading Tomb Raider Review
Today, we’ll be discussing Assassin’s Creed 3: Liberation, the series first venture onto the Playstation Vita. This is also our first review of a Playstation Vita game here at Web of Paine, so hopefully you enjoy this review. With the Vita being the hi-def sequel to the PSP system, AC3 Liberation is one of the games that I was looking at to see the quality … Continue reading Assassin’s Creed 3: Liberation Review
I’ve not attempted to hide the fact that Assassin’s Creed has been my favorite franchise of the current generation, or that Assassin’s Creed III has been my most anticipated title of the year. I had incredibly high expectations going into this game, and truth be told maybe I had that bar set a little too high. Since the game’s release, I’ve pumped into a little … Continue reading Assassin’s Creed III Review
This review is for the PC version of Darksiders II, and as such I’m going to spend the first portion of this review talking about the problems I’ve had with the PC version. Darksiders II was very obviously designed with a controller in mind; it’s not at all keyboard and mouse friendly. I don’t do a ton of PC gaming, especially new games, so I … Continue reading Darksiders II Review
At first glance, you may think Brotherhood is nothing more than an expansion pack to Assassin’s Creed II, and actually that doesn’t feel far off. The game does carry that vibe. Brotherhood picks up exactly where Assassin’s Creed II left off, for both Desmond and Ezio, making this a direct sequel where you really need to play the second game before firing this one up. … Continue reading Assassin’s Creed Brotherhood Review
First, let me say that I have never played a game in the BloodRayne series, and only caught about five to ten minutes of one of the movies when it came on the Sci-fy channel. It seemed like an intriguing series however, so I jumped at the chance to take a crack at this game. As expected, we play as the title character, Rayne. With … Continue reading BloodRayne: Betrayal Review
Uncharted 3 was my most anticipated game of the year. It’s been a week since its release, and I have finished the single player campaign twice (Normal and Crushing), and I can safely say that it lived up to my anticipation and expectations. Uncharted 2: Among Thieves set the bar extremely high, and I believe Naughty Dog are right when they say the kind of … Continue reading Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception Review
Enslaved is a rarity in this day and age. It’s a new IP, it completely leaves out any form of multiplayer, and it’s strictly a linear experience. This all results in one of the best single player games out there thanks to a masterfully crafted story, beautiful cinematics and atmosphere, some really exciting sequences of gameplay, and some well developed combat. You play as Monkey, … Continue reading Enslaved – Odyssey To The West Review
Lair has an interesting story and some fun moments, but frustrating motion controls and uneven mission design keep it from taking flight. Two out of five stars. Continue reading Lair Review
Red Dead Redemption is the best open-world game ever made. Here’s why it’s still a five out of five exalted masterpiece more than a decade later. Continue reading Red Dead Redemption Review
Just Cause 2 has a terrible story and a lifeless world, but none of that matters when blowing stuff up is this much fun. Here’s our PS3 review. Continue reading Just Cause 2 Review
