Elijah Beahm

1 week ago | gamecritics.com | Elijah Beahm

HIGH The platforming is only slightly tedious now!LOW The final fight with Darth Maul is still basically impossible. WTF Someone at Lucasfilm Games keeps approving these things. Star Wars: Episode One: Jedi Power Battles is the latest Star Wars game remaster from Aspyr Studios, and I have to say that even after all of my trepidation over their last few remasters that this is somehow worse than I expected. Mad props, I did not see that coming.

3 weeks ago | uploadvr.com | Elijah Beahm

It's looking to be a year of highs and lows for PlaySide Studios, as the Australian developer/publisher has begun restructuring, "largely within its Work for Hire teams and non-project specific workforce". As of 2024, the studio reportedly had 360 employees. At this time of writing, the number of laid off workers is unclear. PlaySide has stated that these layoffs will not impact current projects in the works.

3 weeks ago | gamecritics.com | Elijah Beahm

HIGH Sniping the head clean off an orc’s shoulders! With a wrench! Somehow!LOW The ‘thrill’ of grinding for a -0.2 second reset time to grind more efficiently. WTF 99,999 Skulls to wear the color PURPLE. Are you serious? Editor’s Note: This review was conducted before the “Arcane Update” on March 23rd. Though the update does provide some quality-of-life improvements, two maps from prior games, and an additional playable character, the same foundational issues persist.

2 months ago | uploadvr.com | Elijah Beahm

Mental health is one of the greatest struggles of our modern society. Anxiety and depression are at an all-time high. I'm personally still working through burnout recovery, as well as general self-care and wellness. As such, you can imagine I'll sit up and take notice whenever a game or app is trying to help ease people's struggles. Trying being the key word there, since Realize Music: Sing struggles a lot and despite its ambitious aims, I'm not sure what the end goal truly was.

2 months ago | uploadvr.com | Elijah Beahm

Stupid Cars is simultaneously a misnomer and a very apt title. It's the most polite thing you may exclaim when something goes wrong while playing, yet to call this game “stupid” is to sell it short. Despite its humble scope, this is an ingeniously designed little game with great VR integration to boot. Really, the only question is if you play games in VR to relax because Stupid Cars will wreck that plan instantly. It's a good game, but it will get your blood pumping.