The Oswegonian

The Independent Student Newspaper of Oswego State

Video Games

‘Death Stranding’ tests gamers’ patience with slow pace, strong story

The key to enjoying “Death Stranding” is to believe in what it is selling. That sounds callous, but after all of the drama surrounding its creation and the claims of its director (Hideo Kojima, “Metal Gear Solid”) that this game…

‘Outer Worlds’ provides fun gameplay despite annoying flaws

When “The Outer Worlds” was announced, the developers, Obsidian Entertainment, leaned heavily on the fact that some of their members created the original “Fallout” games and later developed the side-entry “Fallout: New Vegas,” which is thought by some to be…

‘Call of Duty Mobile’ satisfying appetizer for ‘Modern Warfare’

“Call of Duty” has been able to push out a title each year without any issues. Their most recent title, a “Modern Warfare” reboot, is set for Oct. 25. In the meantime, another smaller, but just as powerful title dropped…

‘Mario Kart Tours’ sends blue shell after fans’ bank accounts

What should have been an easy sell for Nintendo is becoming the newest laughing stock of mobile games across the web. Nintendo’s latest release into the app store and Google Play store stormed its way into the market only for…

‘Dead by Daylight’ adds Steve, Nancy of ‘Stranger Things’

“Dead by Daylight” has found a lot of success in its recent slew of crossover content. The asymmetric horror multiplayer game has already enjoyed its recent additions of Ash Williams (“Ash vs Evil Dead”) and Ghost Face (“Scream”), to the…

‘The Last of Us Part II’ sets release date for Feb. 21, 2020

On Sept. 24, Sony hosted their “State of Play” livestream that unveiled many new titles and ports to the console such as “Humanity,” “MediEvil” and “LA Noire VR.” One title quickly stood out among the rest, “The Last of Us…

Super Smash Bros. adds oddballs Banjo, Kazooie to stacked roster

With the announcement of a downloadable content (DLC) Fighter’s Pass back in December of 2018, one of the characters Super Smash Bros. fans were clamoring to get into the game was the duo of Banjo and Kazooie. Their appearance in…

‘Dark Pictures Anthology’ starts off promising with ‘Man of Medan’

“Choose Your Own Adventure” games seem to have dropped off the face of the Earth.   Enter Supermassive Games (“Until Dawn”), who have pioneered a sub-genre of terrifying stories that revolve around player choice. Their surprise hit, “Until Dawn,” grabbed…

‘Control’ provides exciting adventure into cosmic unknown

“Control” is the newest game by Remedy Entertainment, known for their attempts to emulate Hollywood films.  The game opens with Jesse Faden, a seemingly innocuous woman entering a New York City department of the “Federal Bureau of Control,” a branch…

‘Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice,’ offers new style of FromSoftware Brutality

FromSoftware has something of a reputation, known for its highly-acclaimed “Dark Souls” series and the spin-off “Bloodborne.” Anyone who knows anything about those games knows that they are kind of hard. The big deal with “Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice” is…