The Riot Retort

Give Respawn Their Virtue Points, Apex Legends Is Diverse

Respawn Entertainment and EA announced and released free-to-play FPS battle-royale Apex Legends on PC, PS4, and Xbox One as a surprise on Monday. To their credit, and to EA’s relief (at least temporarily), the game has been a massive hit in its first few days. Over 10 million people have played the game, it surpassed the 1 million concurrent players milestone, and has been sitting … Continue reading Give Respawn Their Virtue Points, Apex Legends Is Diverse

Knights of the Old Republic

Star Wars – Knights of the Old Republic Review

Seven years. That’s how long I considered Knights of the Old Republic my all-time favorite video game. It’s still a top five, but it was knocked off by Red Dead Redemption back in 2010. Still, that’s a good amount of time considering during that seven year (well almost) span a lot of really great games were released. They just weren’t better than Knights of the … Continue reading Star Wars – Knights of the Old Republic Review

Plants vs. Zombies 2

Plants vs. Zombies 2 – It’s About Time! Review

The original Plants vs. Zombies was a surprise hit when it first hit PC and Mac way back in 2009. If you were to just glance at the game, you would have seen something that looked very simple and probably wouldn’t be that much fun. Turns out, it was super fun and became super popular for developer/publisher PopCap Games. It was so successful and popular … Continue reading Plants vs. Zombies 2 – It’s About Time! Review

Crysis 3

Crysis 3 Review

“The hunted becomes the hunter in the CryEngine-powered open-world shooter Crysis 3. Players take on the role of ‘Prophet’ as he returns to New York in the year in 2047, only to discover that the city has been encased in a Nanodome created by the corrupt Cell Corporation. The New York City Liberty Dome is a veritable urban rainforest teeming with overgrown trees, dense swamplands … Continue reading Crysis 3 Review