Tag Archives: Adventure

F aceless zombies. Nightmarish chases. Nerve-jangling bursts of static. Silent Hill: Shattered Memories made no bones about wanting to terrify you. But the most shocking thing about it wasn’t its monsters. It was the choice of lead platform. Released in December 2009 on Nintendo Wii, Shattered Memories was a bold …

Despite near-universal rave reviews and a rating of 93 on Metacritic, Okami (opens in new tab) suffered low sales that resulted in the sad and untimely demise of its developer, Clover Studio. Why? Because it’s a game about a wolf with a magic paintbrush. It was never going to shift …

Paul Prospero is a gravel-voiced detective straight out of a film noir. A mysterious letter from a boy named Ethan Carter leads him to Red Creek Valley, a picturesque stretch of sun-dappled forests and valleys. But this place isn’t as idyllic as it first appears… Red Creek Valley is a …

Everybody wishes they could rewind time now and then – usually after saying something they regret, or maybe after spilling enchilada sauce all over their nice new shirt – but how would it actually work? Would you remember the mistake you made before and be able to avoid it? Would …

Stab club Assassin’s Creed has become a staple of the gaming calendar. It’s November, which means we get a new game featuring a man (or woman) in a cowl, who loves to stab bad people. And good people. And anyone else who gets in the way. As such, the series …

We’re playing fast and loose on this one. For instance, since Henry’s out sick, we just named the podcast after a GR staff in-joke (related to Styx: Master of Shadows) that we’ve never mentioned on the site in any form or context. But what we have mentioned–and discuss at length …

The boy that cried (for more) wolf Season one of The Wolf Among Us is now behind us. Did you play it? If so, youre probably left with a yearning for more, like a teenage boy thrown out of a bar after his first delicious beer. The games are based …

What’re ya selling? Evil corporations are everywhere in games. Behind most virtual villains, there’s a sprawling business carrying out their dastardly schemes. These companies are pros at screwing up life for anyone who opposes them, or stands in the way of their own unique brand of “progress.” Progress that usually …

The internet is ablaze with The Last Guardian speculation. Many sites are predicting a glorious re-confirmation of the game at Sony’s E3 2014 press conference, next Tuesday, and most agree that it’ll be on both PS3 and PS4. Other sites are feeding off speculation surrounding retail listings, such as the …

Throughout Murdered: Soul Suspect (opens in new tab), there are various pieces of 8 different ghost stories you can discover. Once every piece of a story is found, you’ll be treated to a spine-tingling tale of an event that previously happened in that location. If you take the time to …