The Wolf Among Us: Season One review
This is a review of Telltale Games' full first season of The Wolf Among Us. Unlike our previous, single-episode looks, which fell more into the realm of spoiler-y recaps, what you've got here is a spoiler-free account of the first season's strengths and weaknesses. If you're curious to read about what Telltale's wrought but don't want anything from the story given away, this is the review you've been looking for.
The Wolf Among Us – Episode Five: Cry Wolf review
Cry Wolf, the fifth and final episode of Telltale Games’ first season of The Wolf Among Us, is a fitting conclusion to a story that successfully manages to avoid a black-and-white rendering of the world.
Sniper Elite 3 review
Rebellion Developments cracks the code in Sniper Elite 3, delivering a deep, open-ended shooter that offers much more than just a fancy killcam.
EA Sports UFC review
EA's second attempt at an MMA video game series is admirably focused and creates an impressively versatile control scheme to approximate the sport, but it fails to communicate how to use those controls in any meaningful way.
The Amazing Spider-Man 2 review
Beenox's fourth Spider-Man game in as many years isn't an outright failure but its bafflingly dumb design choices prevent it from being the guilty pleasure it might have been.
The Wolf Among Us – Episode Three: A Crooked Mile review
Telltale Games continues to hone its storytelling craft in episode three of The Wolf Among Us. A Crooked Line follows Bigby even further into the dark underbelly of Fabletown's criminal community.
Titanfall review
Titanfall puts all other multiplayer shooters on notice with its blazing fast-yet-accessible action, but experienced players will find themselves in a shallow pool looking for the deep end.
The Last of Us: Left Behind review
Naughty Dog returns to The Last of Us single player with a campaign DLC featuring on Ellie.
Ryse: Son of Rome review
The Xbox One may not have its killer app in Ryse: Son of Rome, but Crytek's hack-and-slasher is an entertaining, if unchallenging, ride that gives a good sense of what Microsoft's new console can do.
Killzone: Shadow Fall review
Guerilla Games’ PlayStation 4 first-person shooter re-imagines the Killzone franchise, but leans heavily on familiar FPS tropes to do so.
Skylanders: Swap Force review
Activision and Vicarious Visions continue to demonstrate a knack for pairing video games with physical toys in fun ways, as we see in the latest visit to Skylands, Skylanders: Swap Force.
Batman: Arkham Origins Blackgate review
Batman: Arkham Origins -- Blackgate is a moody architectural success from the creative leads behind Metroid Prime, but it's not the great game it could have been.
The Wolf Among Us – Episode One: Faith review
Telltale Games delivers the first episode of its first post-Walking Dead series, The Wolf Among Us. This Fables-inspired tale follows Bigby Wolf as he investigates a murder in Fabletown.
Child of Light review
Child of Light is a gorgeous, colorful adventure that’s lacking in substance. The mechanics of this classics-inspired RPG shine, but the emotional heart of the story is absent.
Tomb Raider review
Crystal Dynamics delivers a memorable final shot for the current hardware generation with a Tomb Raider reboot that strikes a perfect balance between fan service, accessibility, and best-in-class play.
Assassin’s Creed III: King Washington DLC – Part 2: The Betrayal
Ubisoft's second episode of Assassin's Creed 3's The Tyranny of King Washington DLC steps things up after a tepid first effort, with a less frustrating set of missions and a story that continues to entertain.
Gears of War: Judgement review
Gears of War: Judgment is an uneven first crack at the series for People Can Fly, with some fresh ideas to bolster the expected great gameplay balanced by content that feels stripped down in comparison to the past games.
Aliens: Colonial Marines review
Gearbox Software fumbles badly with Aliens: Colonial Marines, an overcooked, underwhelming disaster of a game that disservices that classic sci-fi franchise that inspired it.
Assassin’s Creed 3: The Tyranny of King Washington DLC Part 1 – The Infamy review
For whatever else about episode one of Assassin’s Creed 3‘s alt-history DLC, The Tyranny of King Washington, there’s something undeniably delightful about gunning for post-colonial America’s “Mad King” George. The first chapter of what will be a three-part story delivers comic book-y good times on the narrative side. If you love what Ubisoft has done […]
Killzone: Mercenary review
The Killzone franchise heads to the PS Vita with an FPS game designed by Guerilla Cambridge exclusively for the handheld system that shows the best and the worst of Sony’s device.
Puppeteer review
Puppeteer from SCE Japan delves into the realm of modern day fables and cultural fantasies with a platformer that is so much more than it first appears.
Rayman Legends review
Ubisoft Montpellier’s Rayman Legends is one of the best platformers of this generation, regardless of what platform you play it on – but the Wii U version is something special.
Gone Home review
Anyone can play Gone Home, and everyone should. This is interactive storytelling at its finest, a powerful and affecting story that sticks with you long after the closing moments leave you breathless.
NBA 2K13 (Wii U) review
2K Sports has recently made a strong case that its NBA basketball franchise is the best sports series out there right now. Of course personal preference will slant this opinion, but in terms of smooth gameplay, plentiful content, and just general fun, the NBA 2K series does not fail to deliver. With the Wii U […]
Killer is Dead review
Suda 51’s eccentric flair permeates Grasshopper Manufacture’s newest game, the hack n’ slash game with a grindhouse flair, Killer Is Dead.
Saints Row IV review
Volition and Deep Silver return to the bloody, brutal, and often hilarious world of the Saint’s Row, and prove once again that convention can go to hell.
Call of Duty Black Ops 2 (Wii U) review
Activision and Treyarch join the Wii U launch title roundup with a port of this year’s iteration of the biggest game in the world. And while the Wii U giveth, the Wii U also taketh away.
Rabbids Land review
Although those looking for a minigame compilation are more likely to be attracted to the far more hyped Nintendo Land, Ubisoft has released a competitor in the same vein, sort of.
Persona 4 Golden review
With the release of Persona 4 Golden, Atlus hopes to revive the best roleplaying title of the PlayStation 2 generation for a new era of handhelds, inadvertently trumping all modern roleplaying games in the process.
Dishonored: Dunwall City Trials DLC review
The first DLC for Bethesda’s Dishonored offers a series of new challenges, designed to push the gameplay potential of the stealth action game.
Call of Duty Black Ops: Declassified review
Call of Duty Black Ops: Declassified is dragged down not by a strange campaign, basic multiplayer, or a rushed development. The yoke around the game's neck is actually it's name, a misleading franchise title that does a disservice to its action.
Assassin’s Creed III (Wii U) review
Ubisoft brings its massively successful critical and financial hit over to Nintendo’s new console, and the game remains the same, with a few new benefits and a few new blemishes.
Hitman Absolution review
Hidden amongst the mountain of new releases this month including a new console from Nintendo, is a hidden gem and one of the games of the year that comes from IO Interactive and Square Enix, Hitman Absolution.
Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time review
Sly Cooper: Thieves In Time is the video game equivalent of a worn, old blanket: It's familiar, it's comfortable, and it proves that a lack of novelty isn't always a bad thing.
Dead Space 3 review
Electronic Arts and Visceral Games return once again to the survival horror genre with the overhauled Dead Space 3, featuring a heavier emphasis on combat at the cost of atmosphere and mood.
The Walking Dead game, Season 1 review
Telltale Games’ Episodic point-and-click adventure game has redefined the genre and changed the course of gaming.
Mass Effect 3: Citadel DLC review
Almost exactly one year after launch, Mass Effect 3’s final single player DLC, Citadel, has been released. And while it doesn’t affect the ending, it does feel like a solid goodbye.
God of War: Ascension review
Sony Santa Monica is helping to say goodbye with the PS3 with one of the last exclusives the system will see. And while it isn’t quite on par with the previous God of War titles, it’s still decapitated head and bloody shoulders above most hack and slash games.
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Giovanni majored in Film and Photography at Ithaca College, and that skill set had intersected with his games writing through his career. He previously worked as a Segment Producer on Polygon’s daily gaming show, Speedrun, and has contributed video content for sites like Prima Games and Hard Drive. He’s always willing to experiment with new media, whether that be via podcasts or creating videos for Digital Trends’ YouTube channel. He has previously written for Inverse, Fanbyte, The Inventory, and more. He began working with Digital Trends in 2019 as a Destiny 2 guides contributor before moving into his current role as Senior Editor.
His love of gaming dates back decades. Giovanni grew up in Massachusetts with his mother’s hand-me-down Atari 2600. He was hooked from that point on, spending his childhood obsessively playing Sega Genesis or Super Smash Bros. Melee with his friends. He carried that passion into college, where he hosted and produced Ithaca College’s own studio format video game news show. Since then, he has been committed to giving back to the video game industry that raised him by providing honest criticism, sharp analysis, and thorough coverage.
Giovanni is currently based in Brooklyn, New York where he works alongside his cat, Mirah. On weekends, you can find him birdwatching in local parks or watching professional wrestling, his second love behind gaming.