The Outer Worlds and Bethesda’s Last Bastion
A lot of heavy criticism has come Bethesda's way in the last few years, including from me back when I made my two-part critique of Fallout 76 during the free…
Was Resident Evil VII a True Return to Survival Horror?
The year is 2016. Horror games have seen somewhat of a resurgence on the PC, thanks to games like Amnesia, Outlast, Alien: Isolation and Five Nights at Freddy's. Still, the focus in a lot of these games is more about fear through helplessness, rather than survival design, which had been the dominant element in the previous generation of horror, thanks to series' like Resident Evil. But…
Children of Morta (CE) Impressions
Each year that goes by there is always a selection of indie games that really stand out from the crowd. Last year we were treated to Dead Cells and the critically acclaimed Celeste, and these games made a significant impact in the indie scene that really put them…
5 Best Aussie Indie Games We Played At Pax Australia
At PAX Australia in Melbourne earlier this month, an entire wing of the Melbourne Convention Centre Main Hall was set aside for PAX Rising, a huge swathe of booths specifically for local indie developers to strut their stuff and show off what these teams have on offer. From one-person outfits and…
Bowing to Censorship
When it comes to making money from video games, you want to give people what they want. However, as we have learned in the recent month of October 2019. It seems what these companies are all about to…
5 Cool Things We Learned from PAX Australia…
5. Australian developers are making some brilliant stuff The PAX Rising section of the event was cleverly placed right at the main entrance of the Melbourne Convention Centre, and for good reason; Australian developers are really pushing…
Tales of Retrospective, Part 1 Starting Somewhere
TALES OF PHANTASIA When anyone mentions JRPGs, most immediately think of games like Dragon Quest or Final Fantasy, which are certainly the largest names in the genre. New Dragon Quest…
5 Things I wish I had known before starting Astral Chain
Astral Chain is an enormous game that I set out to review not long ago when I hit an unexpected snag. As I just said, Astral Chain is enormous, and…
NEED FOR SPEED 2015 | 4 YEARS LATER
Hey everyone! Welcome to the LibraScope 250 subscriber special! I've gotten quite a few requests over the years to look at the game that today's video is about. It continues…
ForzaRC Invitational 2019 Weekend 1
The first weekend of matches in the Forza Racing Championships Invitational Series kicked off and the talk of the FRC was Williams vs Lazarus vs Redbull Racing. But after this…
Gran Turismo Sport’s Next Level Photo Mode: Scapes
It's pretty common for games these days to include things like photo modes, to capture the beauty of the art so many developers worked so hard on. Even though we…
The True Meaning of Replayability | OP-ED
Throughout our years of gaming, we’ve been privy to hundreds if not thousands of amazing titles and spent hours upon hours enjoying games that have shaped our personalities and our…