Fresh Look: Going Back to War With Total War: Rome Remastered
Fresh Look’s Neal Sayatovich this week enjoys Total War: Rome Remastered, the remastered version of one of his favorite strategy titles. He finds that it does exactly what a good remaster should do: preserve the feel of the original while making enough smart improvements for a modernized experience.
Chaos Emeralds for Everyone: Save State Revisits Sonic Adventure 2
What do busted freezers, Sonic the Hedgehog trading cards and retro Dreamcast adventures have in common? They all collide in this week’s Save State as Vincent Mahoney dives back into Sonic Adventure 2, a title that still delivers speed, style and chaos in 2025.
Stalker 2 Brings Players Back to the Wildest and Most Wonderful Wasteland
With facing so many challenging obstacles including an actual war, it’s a wonder that developer GSC Game World was ever able to finish S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl. Now that it’s released, players can finally enjoy this incredibly detailed open world adventure.
Metaphor: ReFantazio Becomes the Magnum Opus JRPG From Atlus
Metaphor: ReFantazio features some unique and experimental JRPG-type game mechanics with compelling characters and combat, all tied together by an exciting and well-crafted narrative.
Fresh Look Gets a Kick Out of Sports Management Games
Fresh Look columnist Neal Sayatovich likes sports, but he enjoys the management side of things better these days. This week Neal discusses his thoughts about sports management titles.
Gotta Go Back to School With Two Point Campus
Those who enjoy simulation games should enroll in Two Point Campus, a hilarious title where players are charged with building up and expanding a sprawling and wacky university filled with crazy classes like Knight School, Wizardry, Spy Studies and so much more.
World War II Action Evolves With Company Of Heroes 3
Company of Heroes 3 continues a long tradition of real-time strategy World War II games going back almost 20 years. This newest installment adds a detailed campaign map, new abilities and units, and a new RTS platform that is primed for even more expansions and DLCs.
The Blue Blur Blazes New Trails in Sonic Frontiers
The iconic Sonic the Hedgehog blazes onto the scene once more in the brand new Sonic Frontiers adventure. With a gigantic cast of characters, beautifully rendered new levels and speedy challenges, this could be the game that helps Sonic race back to the top of the heap.
Non-Violent Together We Rule Expansion Pack Comes to Amplitude Studios Humankind
Amplitude Studios has released Humankind – Together We Rule, the first major expansion to the turn-based historical strategy game Humankind. The expansion adds new features focused on diplomacy and espionage including the Congress of Humankind, Embassies, Agents, diplomatic affinity, and six new cultures and wonders to explore. We want to give players many options beyond […]
Save State Jumps into Classic Sonic Games to Get Ready for Sonic Frontiers
In this week’s Save State, columnist Vincent Mahoney, who’s a self-professed big fan of the blue blur, prepares for the new Sonic game by first jumping into some classic Sonic titles before grabbing at Sonic Frontier’s golden rings.