NIER REPLICANT VER. 1.22474487139… [Review]: NieRly Good.

My first entry into the NieR series was with NieR Automata. The cerebral impact Automata had on me, made me extremely curious about the events prior. Thankfully the original NieR game (named differently per region) came out as a remake called NieR Replicant Ver.1.22474487139...  Why the long number? I don’t know because...Yoko Taro. Honestly, my explanation for nearly everything that happens in …

OUTRIDERS [Review]: Itches That ‘Shoot Some $h*t’.

I’m kind of a sucker for cooperative shooters, especially ones that involve powers. They tend to be fun experiences to have with friends, even if lacking in good story. It’s kind of a guilty pleasure to just “shoot some shit", and Outriders came at the perfect time to scratch that itch. Despite what seemed to be a generic story with lackluster environments, the …

ARMY OF THE DEAD [Review]: Zack Snyder’s Return to Zombie, Flesh-Eating Form.

Army of the Dead is Zack Snyder’s first film in a decade not based on a DC Comics property (his last was Sucker Punch back in 2011). With a screenplay co-written by Snyder, Shay Hatten (the John Wick franchise), and Joby Harold (Guy Ritchie’s King Arthur: The Legend of the Sword), Army of the Dead …