We have always said that virtual reality is taking its first steps and that it is normal that many games fail to get the full benefit that the medium can give of itself. But, from time to time, a team manages to set the bar a bit higher and show that virtual reality can offer sensations and experiences simply unmatched. Today is the case of Japan Studio. Traditional platforms like you’ve nev...[Read More]
With more than a decade and dozens of titles, the famous series from Ubisoft returned with a new title after last year’s Assassin’s Creed Origins. Assimilating many of the usual elements of the RPG as one of its main novelties, in an adventure more ambitious than ever as far as size is concerned, it was a very welcome return. Oddessey offers a breath of fresh air to the franchise. Less...[Read More]
SpecterVision, a film company founded by Elijah Wood, Daniel Noah and Josh C. Waller, has decided to make the leap to video games with Ubisoft and has done so, also betting on virtual reality. Transference, his first game, is a step in the right direction, but we believe that there is still a long way to go. We tell you the reason. The mind persists Transference is a game of exploration and puzzle...[Read More]
Nowadays, the triple-A that is developed by a single studio is rare. Normally, the internal studios help each other on different modes of the game, and it is even quite common to resort to subcontracting. Eidos Montreal was one of the studios that lent a hand to Crystal Dynamics during the development of Tomb Raider and Rise of the Tomb Raider, but for this third installment of the restart of the ...[Read More]
Superheroes there are many. Superheroes with good games, not so many. Spider-Man is lucky to have good adaptations behind his back, with good and very good games, in addition to the occasional tripping. His followers, of course, have had many opportunities to enjoy virtual adventures of Spiderman, but when a Sony that is at its sweetest point takes the red carpet (and the blank check) to a studio ...[Read More]
Maybe the remastering of the first two Shenmue is forced by the pressures of Shenmue III – a game that Sega ignored and now would like to capitalize on the originals – but the end of the story is happy: Shenmue and Shenmue II are back. Players can enjoy these classics, legally, on three current platforms and with slight improvements, ending one of the most insistent requests of the com...[Read More]