Doing Open Worlds Right
This week Neal has been playing Horizon: Zero Dawn and thought about why he was enjoying the world more than most open world games. He decided to record his thoughts about what the industry could do better in this column.
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Crying for a Good Metroid Meeting
It’s a tale as old as time itself. Boy buys a game on whim during a super Steam sale. Boy falls in love. And this week, that love story is all about Astalon: Tears of the Earth.
Husson University Opens New Esports Facility
Husson University has cut the ribbon on its brand new Esports facility on campus. The University will be competing in League of Legends and several other games in the increasingly popular and competitive Esports college leagues.
Exploring Exciting New Classes in Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands
Michelle Sayatovich is taking over Neal’s Column this week because it’s all about the upcoming Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands game, which she is super excited to play. This week she dives into the six amazing new classes that we will be able to master when we first set foot into this crazy new adventure.
Heavy Balling with Pokemon Legends Arceus
This week, Save State columnist Vincent Mahoney spent all of his time playing Pokémon Legends Arceus. And while a full review is in the works, he has some initial thoughts that he needs to share with the Pokemon community of fans.
Walking Down The Tom Clancy History Museum
This week Neal looks over the past, present, and future and how Tom Clancy games have improved or declined since 1998. This includes looking at titles such as Rainbow Six, Ghost Recon, and even the upcoming XDefiant.
Enjoying the Epic Glory of CrossCode
CrossCode has a long history of awards that is especially impressive for an indie title. But that did not keep it from sitting on Vince’s backlist, until now. And he’s really glad he finally unwrapped this grand gift to gamers.
Brawlhalla Esports Year Seven Begins with $1 Million Prize Pool
he 2022 season of the Brawlhalla eSports championship kicks off with an online Winter Championship and concludes with the largest fighting game tournament prize pool ever.
FMV and Interactive Movie Games are on the Rise
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.
Smoke or Fire? Rocking with Ender Lilies and Burnout Paradise
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.