Mike Splechta

Mike Splechta

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Review: Immortals Fenyx Rising is Ubisoft’s Breath of the WildReview: Immortals Fenyx Rising is Ubisoft’s Breath of the Wild

Review: Immortals Fenyx Rising is Ubisoft’s Breath of the Wild

Ubisoft has been crafting sprawling open worlds for over a decade now, with franchises like Assassin's Creed, Ghost Recon, Watch…

4 years ago
Review: Demon’s Souls Remake revitalizes a cult-classicReview: Demon’s Souls Remake revitalizes a cult-classic

Review: Demon’s Souls Remake revitalizes a cult-classic

FromSoftware has without a doubt created a subgenre of video games back in 2009, without even realizing it at first.…

4 years ago
Review: Assassin’s Creed Valhalla rights the wrongs of past entriesReview: Assassin’s Creed Valhalla rights the wrongs of past entries

Review: Assassin’s Creed Valhalla rights the wrongs of past entries

The Assassin's Creed franchise has had somewhat of a rebirth since Origins, ditching some outdated mechanics in favor of offering…

4 years ago
Preview: Ubisoft’s Immortals Fenyx Rising is a welcome surprisePreview: Ubisoft’s Immortals Fenyx Rising is a welcome surprise

Preview: Ubisoft’s Immortals Fenyx Rising is a welcome surprise

Last week, Ubisoft gave me a chance to play the upcoming Immortals Fenyx Rising, which was originally known as Gods…

4 years ago
Impressions: The Outer Worlds on Switch has flaws but is still funImpressions: The Outer Worlds on Switch has flaws but is still fun

Impressions: The Outer Worlds on Switch has flaws but is still fun

Editor's Note: For our overview on The Outer Worlds for Nintendo Switch, we decided not to score it as it's…

5 years ago
Review: Final Fantasy VII Remake is good but not always fulfillingReview: Final Fantasy VII Remake is good but not always fulfilling

Review: Final Fantasy VII Remake is good but not always fulfilling

In 2005, the whole Final Fantasy fandom was thrown for a loop when Square Enix released a clip that featured…

5 years ago
Review: Animal Crossing: New Horizons is a relaxing, rewarding treatReview: Animal Crossing: New Horizons is a relaxing, rewarding treat

Review: Animal Crossing: New Horizons is a relaxing, rewarding treat

Animal Crossing is a curious series. One about anthropomorphic animals settling down in a growing village, digging up fossils and donating…

5 years ago
Review: Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales fits wonderfully on SwitchReview: Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales fits wonderfully on Switch

Review: Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales fits wonderfully on Switch

CD Projekt Red introduced The Witcher fans to a wonderfully simple yet strategic card game called Gwent in The Witcher…

5 years ago
Review: Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE Encore on Nintendo SwitchReview: Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE Encore on Nintendo Switch

Review: Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE Encore on Nintendo Switch

When I reviewed Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE for the Nintendo Wii U back in 2016, I remember being enamored by…

5 years ago
Review: Need for Speed Heat is a neon-drenched good timeReview: Need for Speed Heat is a neon-drenched good time

Review: Need for Speed Heat is a neon-drenched good time

Like a majority of the internet, I too was once excited for Need for Speed Payback, pre-Battlefront II fiasco, and…

5 years ago