The Oswegonian

The Independent Student Newspaper of Oswego State

DATE

Dec. 26, 2024

Video Games

‘Genshin Impact’ provides fun free-to-play experience

The Gacha-style game has been something the west has denied for a relatively long time, mostly existing as niche mobile games. Gacha games are free-to-play games where the player is presented with a very complicated role-playing game that is heavily…

‘Super Smash Brothers’ adds Steve from ‘Minecraft’ to roster

“Minecraft” being added to “Super Smash Brothers” used to be something of an outrageous inside joke among fans. Steve being the name given to the voiceless avatar that players control at the start of “Minecraft.” Since Minecrafts rise to fame,…

‘Control’s’ latest expansion reintroduces ‘Alan Wake’ story

While the Alan Wake series has been on ice for a while now, it seems that fans will get some development in the newest expansion in “Remedies” (Quantum Break) latest game, “Control.” With it’s latest bit of downloadable content,  “AWE.”…

‘Fall Guys’ brings positive vibes to battle royale genre

“Fall Guys” is a 2020 platformer battle royale game developed by a gaming company called Mediatonic and published by Devolver Digital. “Fall Guys” was announced at E3 in June 2019 and was released on Aug. 4 for Microsoft Windows and…

‘The Last of Us Part II’ perfects cruelty, for better or worse

While most video games are centered around positive themes, occasionally something comes along that chooses to be the inverse. A title that uses its medium to push something that a consumer might objectively dislike. “The Last of Us Part II”…

‘Dead By Daylight’ successfully brings horror to multiplayer chaos

Most multiplayer games fall into the science fiction or fantasy genre, and are usually in the shooter or RPG category. But some games take a different route, and one of them is “Dead by Daylight,” an asymmetric survival horror online…

‘Death Stranding’ tests gamers’ patience with slow pace, strong story

The key to enjoying “Death Stranding” is to believe in what it is selling. That sounds callous, but after all of the drama surrounding its creation and the claims of its director (Hideo Kojima, “Metal Gear Solid”) that this game…

‘Outer Worlds’ provides fun gameplay despite annoying flaws

When “The Outer Worlds” was announced, the developers, Obsidian Entertainment, leaned heavily on the fact that some of their members created the original “Fallout” games and later developed the side-entry “Fallout: New Vegas,” which is thought by some to be…

‘Call of Duty Mobile’ satisfying appetizer for ‘Modern Warfare’

“Call of Duty” has been able to push out a title each year without any issues. Their most recent title, a “Modern Warfare” reboot, is set for Oct. 25. In the meantime, another smaller, but just as powerful title dropped…

‘Mario Kart Tours’ sends blue shell after fans’ bank accounts

What should have been an easy sell for Nintendo is becoming the newest laughing stock of mobile games across the web. Nintendo’s latest release into the app store and Google Play store stormed its way into the market only for…