Full motion video games and interactive movies are white hot right now. After a long period of somewhat lackluster offerings, FMV titles now have elite studios, talented actors and cool technology all coming together to create some amazing games for us to play.
The first Save State of the new year is a bit of a dichotomy as Vincent takes advantage of the many end of year game sales. At first, things are dark and gloomy with Ender Lilies, and then they go white hot in Burnout Paradise.
Every year like clockwork, we’re treated to a new edition of the Call of Duty series. However, since Warzone was introduced, there hasn’t been as much interest in the single-player campaigns or their multiplayer modes. That could all change with Vanguard.
With the old year fading into a lukewarm memory, the Skirmisher takes time to look ahead to some of the, hopefully, amazing games that 2022 will offer. Let’s hope the new year will be good for gamers, because we could all use some good news. Health and happiness to you all!
This week our Save State columnist has some guests in for Christmas, so he entertains them with repeated bouts of the oddly fun Mario Party Superstars. And then to unwind from all that fun, he dives into the even weirder Eastward adventure game. It’s holiday hijinks all week!
Warner Brothers and Unreal have released the playable Matrix Awakens tech demo running on the Unreal Engine 5. If games of the future look even half this good, the future is going to be awesome. This could seriously change everything.
This week our Save State columnist takes a look at two action-heavy games from the past, the Record of Lodoss War Deedlit in Wonder Labyrinth RPG and the Darius Gaiden shump.
Everyone has a story about how the year 2021 has treated them, with lots of ups and downs. For Skirmisher Neal Sayatovich this is especially true. He did some great things like reboot The GiN Lounge, but also suffered for months with COVID-19. And the whole time, he kept on gaming. Hopefully, all of you can too.
This week our intrepid Save State game slayer tries to save Tokyo from a demon invasion in the extremely unique RPG Shin Megami Tensei V from Atlus.
If you are like most of us, the holidays might mean a little extra time for gaming as the winter holidays roll around and those vacation days are just begging to be taken. Neal plans to relax with some old gaming favorites alongside some brand new titles. What about your plans?
