Opinion – New Gamer Nation

The For Honor Alpha Erased Many of My Worries

September 22, 2016

Editorial

I’ll fully admit I was skeptical of For Honor...and that’s a big understatement. It looked cool, it looked fun, it looked like something new...but I couldn’t see it working as intended. Every gameplay video I s...

150 Hours Later and Rainbow Six Siege Is Still the Most Intense Game I Play

Neil Connors, Senior Writer

August 29, 2016

Editorial

My friend calls it “sitting back.” It’s the moment you can finally set the controller down and lean back in your chair. The moment when you let out the breath you didn’t know you were holding or blink your eyes...

The Division’s Dark Zone has Real Consequences for Real People… and It’s Glorious

Neil Connors, Senior Writer

March 30, 2016

Editorial

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Tom Clancy’s The Division has been taking up almost all of my time. I recently wrote a review on this site but didn’t talk much about the Dark Zone. I was too much of a newbie in it to really say anything worth...

Siege Has Done the Impossible…It’s Made Me Plug in My Microphone

Neil Connors, Senior Writer

February 2, 2016

Editorial

Siege has done something amazing. It has accomplished something no other game ever has before and it's something I never thought would happen. Siege has forced me to use my microphone to communicate with random...

Vote to Forfeit is Ruining Rocket League

Neil Connors, Senior Writer

August 14, 2015

Editorial

Rocket League, the game everyone is actually playing instead of AAA titles, recently was patched with a vote to forfeit option. This is usually seen in MOBAs where a team can call it quits if they are being dom...

Do Games Deserve a Second Chance?

Neil Connors, Senior Writer

July 22, 2015

Editorial

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Second chances, by default, mean someone messed up. There would never be a second chance if everything went well the first time. The point of a second chance means you want to make up for whatever went wrong. W...

I Hated the From Software Community…Now I love It

Neil Connors, Senior Writer

May 6, 2015

Editorial

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I’ll admit it, I hated the From Software community. That’s a strong word, but I certainly didn’t like them. A nameless group that I never met, but could classify together as a collective of gamers who liked – n...

After 9 Long Years | Final Fantasy XV: Episode Duscae Impressions

Neil Connors, Senior Writer

March 31, 2015

Previews

I’ve been waiting 9 years to experience Final Fantasy XV, and the time has finally come with the purchase of Final Fanasy Type-0 HD (which is a pretty fun game anyways). After such a long wait, I was worried th...

The Benign Illusion of Choice in Telltale Games

GuestPost

February 25, 2015

Editorial

Telltale Games has been actively redefining adventure games in the past decade. Their dedication to making a totally new, intuitive, and emotionally gripping gaming experience has truly set them apart in the ne...

Why You Need to Play Suikoden

Neil Connors, Senior Writer

December 18, 2014

Editorial

It was pretty hard to miss, but in case you have, Suikoden I & II were released on the PSN last Tuesday (December 9). For some people, this meant nothing, and for many people it meant a chance to relive one...

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