Reviews - TheHDRoom

‘Rogue Trooper Redux’ Review: Rebellion Rules This Remake

4.5

out of 5

October 23, 2017

Back in the 1980s and '90s, when comic books were entering a new age of prosperity, the big two (Marvel and DC) resorted to gimmicks to sell book. Holograms, die-cut covers, and poly bags became all the rage. When this… Read More

4.5

out of 5

‘SEUM: Speedrunners from Hell’ Review: Run Like Hell

4.3

out of 5

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October 21, 2017

SEUM: Speedrunners From Hell is not an easy game. SEUM is a first person speedrunning game, with the objective being to get from point A to point B as quickly as possible. Taking place in hell, SEUM follows a trucker… Read More

4.3

out of 5

‘Only The Brave’ Review: Some Gave All

4.5

out of 5

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October 20, 2017

Residents of Arizona remember the day of June 30, 2013 all too well. It was a day that we will never forget. Wildfires plagued the dry southwest that season, and when news broke that 19 firefighters had died fighting a… Read More

4.5

out of 5

‘The Evil Within 2’ Review: A Gruesome Nightmare

4.5

out of 5

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October 17, 2017

Early 2017 saw the return of Resident Evil, and while it wasn’t a perfect game, it set the bar high for the rest of the year. Enter, The Evil Within 2. Critically and commercially, The Evil Within wasn’t overwhelming, but… Read More

4.5

out of 5

Metroid Samus Returns Review

4.6

out of 5

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October 13, 2017

Samus Aran has been on the sidelines at Nintendo for far too long. The heroine of the famed Metroid series has sat out a full console generation with the Wii U, and has never graced the 3DS family of handhelds… Read More

4.6

out of 5

‘Maize’ Review: Exploring Stalks

4.0

out of 5

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October 13, 2017

The opening few minutes of Maize really weren’t indicative of the experience to come. Maize throws players into a giant cornfield. The sun is setting, and the twilight zone-esque music playing in the background made me feel like I was… Read More

4.0

out of 5

‘Blade Runner 2049’ Review: Denis Villeneuve Creates A ‘Miracle’

5.0

out of 5

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October 4, 2017

Early on in Denis Villeneuve's Blade Runner 2049, Ryan Gosling's Officer K confronts Dave Bautista's Sapper Morton, and Morton says the line, "You've never seen a miracle." Having now seen the film, I can say that I have seen a… Read More

5.0

out of 5

‘Hob’ Review: A Beautiful, Dangerous World

4.2

out of 5

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October 4, 2017

While playing Hob, it’s hard not to drawn comparisons to some of the older Zelda titles. A big world filled with puzzles to solve and upgrades to find, and I know I’ll get some flak for this, but I honestly… Read More

4.2

out of 5

‘NHL 18’ Review: Last Year Was Not A One-Timer

4.8

out of 5

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September 29, 2017

Last year, I was completely enchanted by NHL 17. So much so that I named it one of my games of the year, and the best sports game of 2017. The additions that EA Vancouver brought to the game worked… Read More

4.8

out of 5

‘Mario + Rabbids: Kingdom Battle’ Review: Insanity, Meet Crazy

4.6

out of 5

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September 29, 2017

Nintendo has, in recent years, made a push to diversify their characters, and they are no longer shy about farming them out to other developers to create something new and exciting. Pokken Tournament DX for the Switch (and previously for… Read More

4.6

out of 5