Blu-ray Review: Shaft

Given that John is an old-school, non-PC relic of a bygone era, he and JJ don’t see eye to eye on much, but when John sees a connection between JJ’s case and a drug kingpin he’s been after for decades he decides to help. Their initial investigation points to a mosque that has received a major cash infusion from a local grocery store with known criminal ties. JJ brings this information to his bosses at the FBI, but when they move on the mosque it turns out everything is above board.

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Video Game Review: Torchlight II

As much as we came to enjoy the combat, it’s fairly simplistic with a lot of encounters requiring no more than holding down the basic attack button and maybe rotating the left stick to change the aiming point. The right stick is used to zoom in and out, which seemed unnecessary — even when playing it like a handheld on the Switch we were almost always zoomed out so we could see as much of our surroundings as possible.

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Video Game Review: Remnant: From the Ashes

Shooting is definitely crisp and responsive, though years of having it ingrained that pulling the trigger when not aiming down the sight means shooting from the hip will likely lead to some missteps as here that’s how you attack with your blade. Firearms can also be equipped with a mod that offers a unique ability (such as temporary spikes to deal damage when enemies attack you or imbuing your ammo with fire damage) that can be used after it charges up. You’ll also have a selection of items that can be used via the d-pad.

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Video Game Review: Redeemer: Enhanced Edition

Combat here is split into two areas: melee and ranged. Switching between the two is easy as you simply move the right stick to aim your gun. When the gun isn’t raised you’re either punching and kicking or using one of the handheld weapons (i.e., knives, wrenches, stun rods, etc.) to beat your foes to a pulp. Prompts will also appear for one-hit kills when approaching undetected or standing near an object that you can interact with, such as a table saw.

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Video Game Review: Gears 5

By far the biggest change is the introduction of a new Jack robot that plays an active role in both attack and defense. He’ll start off with very simple abilities like briefly blinding enemies and pinging areas to reveal enemy locations, but you’ll acquire more as you progress as well as find components to upgrade existing ones. It’s the best kind of addition for a long-running series — one that enhances gameplay without fundamentally altering it.

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Video Game Review: Control

You’ll also possess a selection of powers, headlined by the telekineticability to grab objects from the environment and hurl them with great velocity at hapless foes. You can also gather debris and use it as a shield, bend enemies to your will, levitate in the air and more. All of these skills draw from a single pool of power, which, like the ammo, also regenerates, tying all of your offensive and defensive maneuvers to timers. Only health requires you to pick up objects, in this case small beads that drop from defeated foes.

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Video Game Review: Catherine: Full Body

As noted, there are two primary elements in Catherine. First, there’s a dating sim in which you drink, talk to people, respond to texts and try to make sense of your unusual circumstances. Second, there’s a number of climbing puzzles that require you to manipulate blocks in order to ascend and reach the exit. For those that don’t want to deal with the puzzles, a Safety Mode has been added that allows you to skip them and focus entirely on the story.

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