Before the Alien franchise was full of action-packed set-pieces and universe-spanning conflict, it was focused on horror. Essentially a slasher movie set on a spaceship, the first Alien goes for a decidedly scarier vibe than its successors, and that same tone is captured perfectly in the video game Alien: Isolati
Pokémon GO can be really fun, but unless you’re in a place where you can spend a lot of time walking around, you’re likely not going to be super active daily. It can also get a bit monotonous. Because Wizards Unite is more complex and varied, there are always little things going on that you can do, even while just sitting in your own ho
Harry Potter: Wizards Unite has just released, much to the delight of many Harry Potter fans. The game is made by Niantic, the same people who made Pokémon GO. The two games function in similar ways in that they both use mostly the same locations to gather supplies and participate in battles. They both also encourage collecting items and exploring the world around you through walk
Unlike those initial frenzied months of Pokémon GO where it seemed everyone outside was running around trying to catch their favorite first-generation Pokémon, there hardly seems to be any players looking to become a powerful Witch or Wizard. Why is it one game began so spectacularly, and another did not? It is not as though Harry Potter is some unknown charac
Originating from the movie Saw, the map comes from the meat packing plant that Amanda uses as a base of operations in the third movie, including a room full of monitors, a frozen body, and bloody torture devices designed to twist unfortunate victims’ limbs. Excellently designed, with some challenging loops for survivors to zone killers, the Game stands as one of the stronger in the maps but certainly is not the strong
In this regard, the core aspects of the Pokémon series have always been to explore the world, find all sorts of Pokémon, trade them, train them, and engage in epic battles. Although Pokémon GO did not perfect all these points right at launch, it had most of them fulfilling the solid foundation of its player experie
In many ways, Wizards Unite was able to take the things that made Pokémon GO great and then improve upon them. This is definitely an advantage to having a second game that uses the existing maps and structu
Upon entering the game, the player is informed of a calamity occurring in the wizarding world. Important artifacts, creatures, and even wizards are going missing. As well as, reappearing in the non-magic world, threatening to reveal the existence of magic to the muggles. It is the player’s job to save the lost items (known as Foundables) and maintain the secret of magic. Adding a story to Wizards Unite not only made it more interesting but also created a reason for people to play the g
There’s something so compelling about collecting different kinds of Pokémon. Since Pokémon GO keeps adding new Pokémon as it goes along, it’s impossible to really catch them all, which makes you want to keep going. The creatures are cute and exciting, and you really feel like a Pokémon trai
Each Foundable, which takes the spending of Spell Energy to save, then takes a spot in what appears to be a massive Sticker Book. Stroll through the world saving Foundables? In your book they go. Engage a Fortress in high-level combat against Dark Wizards and other magical creatures? Have a few more stick
Wizards Unite introduces fortresses to take the place of gyms in Pokémon Go . Gym and raid battles (both of which take place at gym locations) are far from engaging. The player is basically left tapping at the screen until the conclusion of the battle, providing very little interactivity. Wizards Unite reinvents the idea of gyms with the creation of the fortress. Inside, each fortress are opportunities for engaging battles that can be fought alone or with friends. The game actively encourages you to respond with unique gestures when attacking and defending, making the experience much more interesting over
The other major point of interest is the circus, including a circle of tents, typical circus music players through a crackly speaker, a trailer players can run through, and even a cardboard character cut out players can put their face in for a bit of fun. But the star of the show is Maurice , the undead three-eyes horse that has become much love among f
The map included with the Silent Hill Chapter, Midwich Elementary School, was full of fun little easter eggs from the Silent Hill Adventure game weapons, such as a girl crying in the bathrooms, a body falling out of a locker, and if the survivors complete the generators in a certain order, the clock tower will open up to reveal the secrets ins
Frictional Games made a name for itself with Amnesia: The Dark Descent , a title that is largely responsible for the resurgence the horror genre has enjoyed in recent years. Its followup effort, Soma , may not have generated the same kind of buzz as Amnesia , but it is arguably the better, more polished game. Set in an underwater research facility filled with strange creatures, Soma is less about jump scares and more about building tension and scaring players with pure psychological hor