RYAN JOHNSON
Liftoff: Drone Racing (PS4) Review
Liftoff: Drone Racing provides a thrilling simulation to gamers looking to see what it’s like to get into the sport of FPV drone racing, or pros looking to have the thrill at home without wrecking their hundreds of dollar drones on some crazy stunts. Casual players have a chance to warm up with some customizable controls, though the full experience offers all the thrills (and headaches) that come with real drone flight.
Shovel Knight: Showdown Review
Shovel Knight Showdown finishes off the Treasure Trove for Shovel Knight with an arena brawler. It’s not going to topple Smash, but it proves fun for gamers who have been with the title for the past six years. Strangely, it is also available as a standalone, which this reviewer got to try cold turkey with mixed results.
Wargroove (PS4) Review
Wargroove finally hits the PlayStation 4. A tactical RPG with a classic twist, it feels more like a chess game than a frantic race to level up your characters and pound your enemy.
DayZ Releases on Consoles Review
After a five year beta, DayZ (originally a mod that has expanded into it’s own game) is released on consoles. Diehard fans have been playing for ages, but the console release will allow a whole new crowd to join the fray. Gamers are dropped into a post apocalyptic zombie wasteland and have to choose whether to be friend or foe to the other players on the server. Permadeath and randomization guarantees a unique experience every time.
>observer_ (Switch) Review
Bloober Team continues the work done in Layers of Fear by creating another compelling story with a sense of dread. Set in a cyberpunk dystopia, >observer_ holds a stronger bond on the player, and keeps this particular reviewer going despite an aversion to scary stories in the hopes of seeing what happens at the end.
Save the Ninja Clan (Vita) Review
Save the Ninja Clan is an indie game in the vein of Super Meat Boy in which you have to save your ninja friends. If you don't want to do that, you can always annoy the programmer of the game through some meta-jokes as you find his bugs.
God Wars: Future Past Review
God Wars: Future Past will pull you back to the great year of 1998 for tactical RPGs. Whether they tried or not, Kadokawa Games has crafted a game that truly feels like a new Final Fantasy Tactics, and they should be loved all the more for it. A game set in historic Japan with storyline that lets you meet all of the classic myriad gods, you will spend excessive time crafting your perfect army to take their turns dealing out pain and finding a more peaceful way to appease the gods than sacrifice.