When it comes to mainstream horror cinema, its reputation amongst critics and even general audiences isn’t the most flattering. At best, horror films are seen as mindless popcorn flicks for when you just want something to get your adrenaline pumping, not too dissimilar to the appeal of the countless generic…

One of my earliest posts on this site was an in-depth comparison between the mainline series’ Devil May Cry 4 and the infamous 2013 reboot by Ninja Theory, DmC: Devil May Cry. I gave the reboot some due credit, as I believe on its own DMC:DMC is a solid character-action…

The first-person shooter genre is one that has seen quite the evolution throughout the years, with trends constantly changing and reshaping its image in the gaming sphere. These days, FPS games are arguably at their most diverse and expansive, with the resurgence of retro-styled “boomer-shooters” brought upon by comebacks of…

When a successful title goes on to spawn multiple sequels and becomes a full-blown series, it generally tries to build upon what worked before with each proceeding entry, moving and improving. Of course, there a whole bunch of failed sequel cases, either due to failing to live up to their…

Pacing, the speed in which a narrative unfolds throughout the course of a story. It doesn’t correlate to the story’s overall length, rather the rate at which events flow from one to another. In media such as films and TV that we consume passively, pacing is determined entirely by the…

“Open world”, a moniker that once used to grab the gaming crowd’s attention with its grand possibilities of innovation, now barely forcing out a small sigh. …

It must’ve been hard to imagine back then a new installment in the brutally violent and spectacle-filled God of War series coming out to such universal critical acclaim and hailed as a generation’s masterpiece. After multiple titles on the PS2, PS3 and even PSP all following the same familiar formula…

I never get into a particular game with the expectation of not liking it. With films and TV shows I can afford being less strict in what I spend my time consuming, as services like Netflix help make it relatively cheap and convenient. But video games are expensive. Sure, you…

With the Playstation 4 seemingly reaching its twilight years and the shiny new PS5 on the horizon, I think it’s interesting to take a look back at an early console exclusive such as Infamous: Second Son. Before the megahits we’ve come to expect from Sony in the following years, the…