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REVIEW: Mortal Kombat XL

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What is this? Another Mortal Kombat, barely a year after the last one? We inserted the disc into our Playstation 4 and already on the main screen were met with déjà vu. The reason is simple – it’s the same game we played last year. XL in the title doesn’t mean 40, like the X meant 10 last year, it’s simply a term to describe that the game is bigger than ever. And that’s it, end of review, you can turn the page… we’re joking of course. The most obvious difference between this and the original version is the number of characters. From the original 26 (27 if you own Goro from the pre-order bonus), the number rose to staggering 33. Over the last year…

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REVIEW: The Last Door: Season 2

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About half a decade ago the horror genre was resuscitated, mostly thanks to Frictional Games, although the community’s interests had shifted towards the more “substantial” horror with monsters and general panic while you run in the dark. And there’s nothing wrong with that. But sometimes horror doesn’t have to be first-person, doesn’t monsters jumping at you, and not even to be in high resolution. Sometimes, all that’s required to make us turn on all the lights around the house are a skilled writer and sound designer. Sometimes, all that’s required is a game like Last Door. First of all, we have to mention that, like with any “Season 2” game, you need to be acquainted with the story from the previous part to gain the…

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REVIEW: Hitman – Intro Pack

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Episodic releases are kind of like Schweppes – instantly refreshing but they leave a bitter taste in your mouth. Jokes aside, this trend in the gaming world seems to be on the rise, and it also seems that the AAA games developers have taken a liking to it. They liked it so much that we’re going to play the next Hitman, the cult simulation of paid assassin, in episodes. Although this isn’t an intoxicating “demo” overture for a vast main dish, like it was with Ground Zero, we can’t but sense a similar taste that only a bite out of a good sandbox game can have. We have the first episode before us, our palms cold and sweaty, and we’re ready to play. So let’s…

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REVIEW: Grim Dawn

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If you are Arthur Bruno, father of the excellent Titan Quest, the recipe for a great aRPG is more than simple: go to all forums that gather fans of the genre, go to Reddit, gather the core from defunct Iron Lore Entertainment, inspire them with the soul of Diablo, pepper with elements from the novels of legendary authors such as Lovecraft, Barker and King, and invest every last dime gathered through various crowd-funding campaigns. Ladies and gentleman, what we have before us is the spiritual successor to Diablo II – Grim Dawn. By its very name the game points to the kind of world your character is going to inhabit. The character creation seems woefully simple at first glance. Grim Dawn let’s you choose the…

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REVIEW: Forced Showdown

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Lately, one of the major controversies has been the cutting of games to just single or just multiplayer. This topic was commentated on by various critics, players and journalists, and everyone has an opinion on it, whether they’re for or against it. For the rest of this article I’ll be whining about how much this game needs multiplayer. Forced Showdown is not the most original game in the world. Most of the game’s elements were seen before. A twin-stick brawler with simple controls and card-playing elements is everything but an original idea. So why can`t I stop playing it? The perfect dose of humor with graphics that resemble a cartoon and constant action can keep a player captivated for hours on end… but there’s no…

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REVIEW: EA Sports UFC 2

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EA Sports is back again this year with a new edition of their UFC franchise, which is slowly gaining pace and reaching the level of a FIFA game in regards to quality and popularity. The company overtook the license from THQ studio’s previous game and it was immediately noticeable that they took a much more serious approach to the game which the players liked, because they’ve been waiting for an MMA simulation, not an arcade-fighter-styled game that THQ regularly used in all of their WWE games. Once they’ve seen the success the game had EA took the time to polish up the game, so now we can say that we have a true MMA representatation in the gaming world. The whole menu is similar to…

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REVIEW: Dying Light: The Following – Enhanced Edition

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Lately whenever we read that there is going to be a Redux, HD or EE version of a game, we tend to feel a mild fever, followed by a rash around the elbow of the left arm, and symptoms of bristling hair, because that usually means you’ll need to spare a few dozen Euros again to enjoy… the same game. And when something like this is announced for a game that only came out last year… splendid! But, in Polish developers’ genes must be some trace of kindness making them give EE versions of their games as a free update to their players, and in this case even the new DLC “The Following” was given to the owners of the “Seasonal Pass” even if it…

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REVIEW: Black Desert Online

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Black Desert Online is one of those MMOs that garnered heaps of attention long before the game itself could even be obtained, and not because it was lauded as the next WoW killer, but because of its extremely extensive character creator which promised us a crazy amount of possibilities. Were this first title from the Korean developer team Pearl Abyss and their character creator good enough to separate this fantasy MMO RPG from the sea of others,  is there anything else hiding beneath the surface of its black desert – we set out to explore and find out. After a few hours, when you’ve finally finished creating your character, you’ll be greeted by the intro cinematic whose bombastic narrator will go on to explain the…

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REVIEW: Esper 2

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It has been just a few days since Oculus released its Rift device and made virtual reality available to general public. They have also launched the Oculus store and we immediately rushed to the opportunity to try an official game and the first one we got our hands on was the puzzle solver named Esper 2. What does it take to get in to VR? First we have to take into account that Oculus Rift is still not officially available in our region so everything we test will be on an earlier version of the VR headset, the Oculus DK2. Fortunately the Oculus store and most of the games run just as well on this device so it doesn’t hamper the experience. Also when it…

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INTERVIEW: Warhorse Studios

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We had an opportunity to have a chat with the guys from the Czech developer, Warhorse Studios. We talked about their founding, their ideas, their approach to game development, and their Kickstarted medieval game, Kingdom Come: Deliverance.   PLAY: How was the studio founded? Warhorse Studios: Warhorse Studios was founded in the year 2011 by two guys sitting in a pub, which is actually quite a common approach in the Czech Republic for good ideas. The idea was to get a bunch of veteran Czech game developers together, lock themselves in the basement and come out with a unique game that is historically accurate and as realistic as possible.  We had to quickly realize that this will be a tough challenge. The two guys sitting…

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