Welcome to Current State, the series that covers ongoing games. In this series, I take a look at how continuing releases have withstood the test of time. To this end, both the core experience and upda…
Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon Review
Several years ago, another GameLuster writer remarked that Nintendo is like the Disney of video game publishers. I think that is a very apt comparison, particularly with regards to Pokémon releases. T…
Current State: Black Desert Online
Black Desert Online, or BDO, is a game that I love, and have played for years now, but can’t conscientiously recommend. I could list any number of reasons why it’s a good game. Consider the recent Kam…
Star Citizen Alpha Impressions
Depending on whom you ask, Star Citizen could be one of the most promising titles in development, or it could live up to a title I’ve heard it referred to as: “Scam Citizen.” Cloud Imperium Game…
Dauntless Closed Beta Impressions
Fighting behemoths in Dauntless can be quite the daunting task, if you’ll pardon the pun. These encounters take around fifteen minutes, give or take. That’s fifteen minutes of slashing, dodging, and h…
Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony Review
The Danganronpa series started out as a cult hit, its first release a PS Vita exclusive. Since then, it’s rapidly grown in popularity. At present there are three core games, two anime adaptation…
Expansion Makes Warframe Even More Masterful MMORPG
It seems to me that over its lifetime, Warframe has been three distinct games. At launch, it was clearly an indie title, glitchy with subpar graphics, imprecise controls, no plot, and very little dept…
Player Unknown’s Battlegrounds Early Access Review
PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds, more commonly known as PUBG or Battlegrounds, belongs to an emerging sub-genre of video games referred to as battle royale. PUBG isn’t even the first major hit in this s…
Dark and Light Early Access Review
Dark and Light recently became available on Steam’s early access, and many of its systems were taken from Ark: Survival Evolved, making the two easily comparable. Studio Wildcard’s …
ARK: Survival Evolved Review
ARK: Survival Evolved is probably the most controversial video game I’ve played since No Man’s Sky (perhaps more commonly known as “No Game Buy”). Despite being one of Steam’s most popular titles and …
