Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart Review: The Best PS5 Game So Far by Logan Moore for Comicbook.com Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart is easily the best game that the PlayStation 5 now has to offer. From top to bottom, it offers an experience that is practically faultless and keeps you from ever wanting to put the … Continue reading Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart Review: The Best PS5 Game So Far – Logan Moore’s Review
In college, I had to read a book for an interactive media/graphic design course called The Medium is the Massage. Yes, “massage,” not “message.” That juxtaposition was the crux of the course; using media, design, and art to convey a message to an audience. That idea that the medium is the message stuck with me. … Continue reading Emily is Away <3 Review
RetroN Sq Game Boy Review – the Good & the Bad by MetalJesusRocks on YouTube Surprised I didn’t follow up on this sooner. The RetroN Sq was one of the first things I wrote about here on Max Frequency in January 2020. It was originally called the RetroN Jr., but the product is one and the … Continue reading RetroN Sq Game Boy Review – MetalJesusRocks
A copy of Cyber Shadow was provided for review by Yacht Club Games. I remember when I first saw Cyber Shadow. It was the day of my flight to Boston for PAX East 2019, which was my first major game convention. Yacht Club Games has announced they were publishing Aarne “MekaSkull” Hunziker’s cybernetic ninja action game. I … Continue reading Cyber Shadow Review
And just like that, year one of Max Frequency is in the bag. I liked working on it so much I decided to reup for year two. Max Frequency has proven to be just the kind of outlet I needed and continue to need in the video game news space. What I wrote in my … Continue reading Max Frequency Year One in Review
DF Retro Hardware: PS1Digital Review – HDMI for PlayStation 1 – Pristine Image Quality! by John Linneman for Digital Foundry The PS1 is getting some time to shine in the FPGA spot light. This is not using a FPGA to emulate the hardware, but rather to upscale and output the video signal in a digital format. This … Continue reading PS1Digital Review, HDMI for PlayStation 1 – Digital Foundry
For this review, I am going to delve into the entire plot of The Last of Us Part II. I want to fully discuss this game’s narrative, themes, and how they are explored through mechanics and design. Don’t worry, this will be here when you finish the game.
Ghost of Tsushima: The Digital Foundry Tech Review Ghost of Tsushima: PS4 vs PS4 Pro Comparison + Performance Testing! What a dope, in-depth tech review for the PS4’s last big first-party title. Sony and its first-party teams squeezed every last ounce out of the base PS4 and PS4 Pro and they seem to have made … Continue reading Ghost of Tsushima: The Tech Review – Digital Foundry
Uncharted 4 is the Best Game I’ve Ever Watched by Girlfriend Reviews The link above kicks off near the end of the video because I just cracked up at the ending. Spot on reference. After watching the State of Play last week and finalizing Chasing the Stick, it dawned on me that I’ll actually get to … Continue reading Uncharted 4 is the Best Game I’ve Ever Watched – Girlfriend Reviews
Ghost of Tsushima has been put in a unique position. Sony is closing down the PS4 console generation with a new IP, just like they did with the PS3. Just taking a glance at Sony’s first party line-up over the course of the PS4’s life cycle will show you that there was a heavy emphasis on single-player open-world … Continue reading Ghost of Tsushima Preview
Editor/Husband Note: Since I have been busy with Chasing the Stick and replaying all of the PS4 Naughty Dog games, I have a measly 10ish hours in Animal Crossing: New Horizons. My wife Abby has over 130 hours. She is the clear expert in the family, so we thought it would be fun if she … Continue reading My Wife Reviews Animal Crossing: New Horizons – The Best Game Ever!
I’d like to think that many classic video game fans, like myself, are pumped for the Analogue Pocket. I check the website a tad too much. I get a bit too worried about missing the pre-order date and practically pounce whenever I see Analogue tweet another Game Boy Advance GIF. The Pocket is an incredibly … Continue reading Analogue Pocket Preview
Millennial Gaming Speak Uncharted 4 Review/Spoilercast – YouTube I’ve gotten so deep into researching my history of Naughty Dog during the PS4 era that I decided to go back to 2016 and see what I thought of Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End hot off of beating it. I also was curious how my friend and … Continue reading Taking a Trip Down Memory Lane with Millennial Gaming Speak’s Uncharted 4 Review/Spoilercast
Originally published on DualShockers on December 31, 2019. I have republished the introduction of the review here for myself. If you would like to see the original post, check it out here. For the past six years, Yacht Club Games has been working on the same type of game: An NES-inspired platformer with unique characters … Continue reading Shovel Knight: Showdown Review — A Challenger Approaches!
Originally published on DualShockers on December 17, 2019. I have republished the introduction of the review here for myself. If you would like to see the original post, check it out here. It is no real secret that I love Shovel Knight. I’ve bought five copies just for myself and three more as gifts. I’ve … Continue reading Shovel Knight: King of Cards Review — Long Live the King!
