6 months ago
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PAX West 2023: Hands-on with Foamstars

Square Enix put a great deal of focus on the recently released Final Fantasy XVI at PAX West 2023 and you can check out our coverage of the panel and voice actor interview here on Gamer Escape! However, FFXVI isn’t the only title Square Enix is generating excitement for. With the most stations out of
7 months ago
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Final Fantasy XIV Fan Fest: Crystalline Conflict Regional Championship NA Recap

Our team at Gamer Escape is finally getting over the Nisi debuff that was passed around at the recent North American Fan Festival- otherwise known as post-convention illness for those of you less familiar with endgame raiding terminology. We’re just now wrapping up our coverage of the event, including this summary of the Crystalline Conflict
23 Jul 2021
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Elder Scrolls Online Monthslong Celebration Now Underway

Seven years after its release, The Elder Scrolls Online has become a very different game than the one that launched back in 2014. The MMORPG prequel to the beloved Elder Scrolls franchise has continued to improve at a pace that puts many others MMO’s to shame, introducing innovations to open world design, non-linear content, housing,
21 Jun 2021
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The Top 10 Best Female Characters of E3 2021

Now that the dust has begun to settle following last week’s E3 showcases, gamers worldwide are adding their most anticipated titles to their Steam wishlists and bookmarking for their favorite consoles. I’ve also been wishlisting like there’s no tomorrow and felt it was my duty to draft the real summary of most anticipated games announced
16 Jun 2021
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Everything Announced at the E3 2021 Freedom Games Showcase

Alongside the highly anticipated showcases from huge brands and corporations such as Xbox, Square Enix, Capcom, and Nintendo, E3 gives many other publishers and developers a chance to showcase their works. One such case is Freedom Games, a publisher that makes it their mission to ‘provide support to independent developers where it (is) most needed
16 Jun 2021
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Preview: The Forgotten City

The tale of developer Modern Storyteller and their upcoming time-looping mystery title, The Forgotten City, begins with one word: Skyrim. Don’t worry though, this isn’t a clever cover to disguise yet another Skyrim port. Instead, The Forgotten City is a rather creative original endeavor that sprang forth from the desire to mod the game itself.
15 Jun 2021
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Everything Announced at the E3 2021 Nintendo Direct

The Nintendo Direct announcements for E3 2021 showcased a wide variety of games, including new releases, upcoming DLCs, and remasters. Curious about what’s in store for this year and next? Let me give you the run down! Super Smash Bros. Ultimate DLC Character: Kazuya Mishima Joining the roster of fighters in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
27 May 2021
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State of Play: Horizon Forbidden West Gameplay Reveal

Horizon Zero Dawn introduced players to a new, wholly original science fiction title set 1,000 years in the Earth’s future after a global catastrophe decimated life as we know it. Humanity has rebuilt since then, forming tribes and pockets of civilization amidst a world full of robotic lifeforms that rose to prominence in the wake
27 May 2021
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The Step to Scare Ratio of Resident Evil: Village

If you’re looking for a serious review of Resident Evil: Village, you can find ours here. This is the story of one terrified woman and her desire to be crushed by an ancient and skilled people fermenter vintner. Should you be prepared for stepping-related spoilers, then come, child. Let us begin.
25 Mar 2021
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Everything Announced in Daedalic’s Pre-Show at the Future Games Show

Since 2007, Daedalic Entertainment has focused on delivering narratively compelling, high-quality games for players. Based in Germany, their titles have reached an international audience, introducing players worldwide to The Deponia Series, Edna & Harvey, The Dark Eye: Memoria, Blackguards, Ken Follett’s The Pillars of the Earth, and more. Revealed today in the Daedalic Pre-Show at
19 Oct 2020
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Hands-on: Planet Coaster Console Edition

“Inspire and be inspired as you create, manage, and share the world’s greatest coaster parks with friends and content creators around the world.” As a player who was indeed inspired by games such as RollerCoaster Tycoon and Zoo Tycoon, I’ve been keeping a curious eye on the revival of the franchise by Frontier Developments. When
12 Mar 2020
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PAX East 2020 Hands-on: Disjunction

Developers Ape Tribe Games set out with a mission: evoke the feeling of classic RPGs while allowing players true agency of choice and strategy. This focus became the heart of their upcoming Cyberpunk title, Disjunction, set to release summer 2020 and published by Sold Out. The year is 2048 and the city of New York
10 Mar 2020
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PAX East 2020 Hands-on: Disc Room

What kills you only makes you stronger. The above words set the stage for Digital Devolver’s latest project Disc Room, a collaboration between Kitty Calis, Jan Willem Nijman, Terri Vellmann and Doseone coming to PC and unspecified consoles in 2020. I had the pleasure of trying the Disc Room demo at PAX East 2020 this
10 Mar 2020
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PAX East 2020 Hands-on: Streets of Rage 4

Developers Lizardcube and Guard Crush Games are reviving the renowned Streets of Rage series in a beautifully animated fourth installment. Published by Dotemu, Streets of Rage 4 is coming to PC and major consoles in Spring 2020. I was able to sit down for some co-op with developer Cyrille Lagarigue of Guard Crush at PAX
10 Mar 2020
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PAX East 2020 Hands-on: Ghostrunner

Ghostrunner, the new Cyberpunk title from developers One More Level and publishers All In! Games is redefining what makes for a satisfying challenge in the action-platformer genre. At PAX East 2020, I had the chance to take up the sword and launch myself through the fast-paced, no holds barred demo, and I have to say,
9 Mar 2020
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PAX East 2020 Hands-on: A Fold Apart

Absence makes the heart grow fonder. Yet, even with technology making communication easier than ever, long distance relationships are rife with their own complications, joy, and heartache. Lightning Rod Games is seeking to explore love from this perspective in their imminent 2020 release A Fold Apart. I had the pleasure of playing through the demo
9 Mar 2020
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PAX East 2020 Hands-on: Radical Rabbit Stew

Radical Rabbit Stew is a wacky, nostalgia packed homage to old school games releasing July 16th from developer’s Pugstorm and publisher Sold Out. I was able to play the demo at PAX East 2020 on the Switch, which felt like a natural choice for this easily digestible romp of a game. The premise is simple:
9 Mar 2020
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PAX East 2020 Hands-on: Key We

The first ever Kiwi employees have been hired at the Bungalow Basin Post Office and it’s up to you to help them make a good impression. Key We is a charming new two-player co-op title coming next year from developers Stonewheat & Sons and published by Sold Out. Both Joel and myself were able to