Game Previews

The thing about games with “emergent gameplay” is that, for some people, that gameplay never emerges. Noita, with its procedural generation, crafted spells/weapons, and roguelite design, leans hard into that “emergent” concept. It counts on you...

A lot of people were taken by surprise when they saw the Combat System in Yakuza 7. The franchise has always been renowned for its intense beat-em-up action, which is what made things so shocking...

There are so many ways players can train in shooting games. Some people can recommend playing games like Aim Hero, some other players can recommend you to just play shooting games and hone your skills...

After a long period of unjustified absence, the series is back on the latest generation platforms in style, thanks to the production of Bethesda Softworks and the talent of MachineGames. Wolfenstein: Youngblood also boasts the...

Look Your Loot is a single player mobile card game developed by Igor Suntsev at Dragosha Games. It was made with DEFOLD engine. In the game, you play as a tiny adventuresome mouse. The goal is...

Idle Apocalypse is a hilarious mobile game where players aim to destroy the world. The game is by Grumpy Rhino Games. Grumpy Rhino Games’ other titles include Idle Armies and Idle Empires. Idle Apocalypse is...

Strange Journey Redux is Good Old-Fashioned SMT This preview covers impressions based on the game's first two main story dungeons with a snippet of the new side dungeon. Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey Redux asserts itself...

Early Access games can sometimes be like Kickstarter-funded games. As a consumer, you are gambling on whether or not the game you invest in is going to provide the entertainment value that the developers intend...

I grew up in the days of real strategy games. Games like Final Fantasy Tactics, Jeanne d'Arc, and Valkyrie Profile. Unfortunately, outside of some re-releases and a few other titles that fell into the genre trickling out over the years, a...

As some of you know, Colby and I do a podcast called Gaming Historia here on BagoGames. We are also working on getting our YouTube and Twitch streams up and running at a very frequent...

So I had the change to start playing the Age of Empires: Definitive Edition closed beta and I must say, I remember why I liked the game so much. The closed beta is Multiplayer only...

My Time At Portia is a promise made to PC and Switch gamers that I can’t help but buy in to. Akin to Stardew Valley and other games of the ilk, the graphics lend a...

Brawlout is releasing on the Nintendo Switch and PC later this year, but an Early Access version is available on Steam. Does this game bring those itches of wanting a platform fighter onto these two...

Conan is the ultimate fantasy for many. To be the ultimate bad ass killing monsters, saving poor folk and being ripped like the Terminator himself! Now, Conan has had success on the big screen and...

Fortnite enticed me with a cinematic trailer that had so much personality and charm; it reminded me of my excitement for eccentric games like Overwatch and Borderlands. Little did I know that this is a game anything but...

It's almost that time of year when a new Monster Hunter game reaches the shores of North America. Next month Monster Hunter Stories will arrive in retail stores and the Nintendo eShop on September 8th....

I think there is something wonderfully circular about dungeon crawlers with a shop management mechanic. You first do the typical monster slaying action, combining weapon with wandering beasties to make loot. However, the act of...

While everyone was waiting to get their hands on the new Call of Duty and Destiny 2 at E3 2017, I was busy talking to the brilliant minds over at Team 17. I had the pleasure of getting hands-on...

Before Aven Colony, I can't say that I had ever played a city builder game in which poison balls spewed from the mouths of aliens could destroy my city structures. But sure enough, the pesky...

While we were at E3 2017, we had to pleasure of playing a few matches of Dead Alliance! Although it is influenced by other zombie shooters, Dead Alliance integrates very unique and interesting mechanics that...

I consider myself a pretty big fan of horror games. Resident Evil and Dead Space are two series very near and dear to my heart but I've of course been burned over the years as Dead Space 3...