Sam Hallahan

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There's A Glaring Problem With Forza Horizon That Doesn't Make Any Sense

1 day ago | thegamer.com | Sam Hallahan

There’s nothing like the open road. The freedom to blaze a trail, pick a destination, and set off with no troubles, heading for the horizon and whatever lies beyond it. In games, that is, I can’t drive IRL. Forza Horizon’s strength has always been in the open worlds it offers, giving us complete freedom to drive at full speed between races, discovering all of the roads in Mexico, Scotland, Italy, and more, without a care in the world.
Oblivion Remastered Not Being Made By Bethesda Might Be The Best Thing About It

1 day ago | thegamer.com | Sam Hallahan

Many continue to herald Fallout: New Vegas as the best Fallout game, and it’s easy to see why. While the reception to Fallout 4 was mixed, Fallout 3 and New Vegas are both widely beloved. New Vegas was even developed by Obsidian Entertainment instead of Bethesda Game Studios, but not once did that stop it from feeling like a true Fallout experience.
Forza Horizon 5 PS5 Review - A New Horizon For Forza

1 day ago | thegamer.com | Sam Hallahan

If you’ve already played Forza Horizon 5 on Xbox or PC, then all you need to know is that Forza Horizon 5 on PlayStation 5 is Forza Horizon 5 on PlayStation 5. Okay, thanks for coming. If you haven’t played Forza Horizon 5 before (or you’d like to read more than a single sentence), then let’s take a closer look at how things shake out on this new platform.
No Other Game Has Outdone PowerWash Simulator's DLC, And You Know It

2 days ago | thegamer.com | Sam Hallahan

DLC is a wonderful thing. Brand new stories and expanded worlds can add incredible new things to an already brilliant game, enhancing it beyond what it was out of the gates, and offering more for loyal fans. Or it could just be horse armour.
That One The Last Of Us Season 2 Scene Was Always Going To Be Hard To Get Right

3 days ago | thegamer.com | Sam Hallahan

The Last of Us Part 2 got a lot of reactions from people when it launched in 2020 - people were impressed, upset, and angry. But more than anything, everyone was devastated at one particular moment. SPOILER WARNING FOR THE LAST OF US PART 2 AND HBO’S THE LAST OF US SEASON 2 EPISODE 2 The Importance Of An Emotional Reaction There’s something so beautiful about storytelling and the ways in which a story can bring out reactions from its audience.
We Don’t Need The Last Of Us Part 3, We Need A Show About Jackson

3 days ago | thegamer.com | Sam Hallahan

The Last of Us is an incredible series and an iconic pillar of the games industry. It set a new bar for storytelling, and The Last of Us Part 2 was an amazing showcase of how the gameplay established in the first game could evolve into something truly impressive. There was always going to be a lot riding on HBO’s TV adaptation, but as we found out back in 2023, it pulled it off, now sitting as one of the best video game adaptations we’ve ever seen.
Playing Baldur’s Gate 3 Co-Op Is An Entirely Different Game, Almost

3 days ago | thegamer.com | Sam Hallahan

Baldur’s Gate 3 is… well, I don’t think I even need to preface this article by explaining what the game is; you already know, so let’s keep it brief. It’s that D&D game with the white-haired elf, the fiery red lady, the angry green lady, and Gale. Yeah, that should do it. Despite the fact that Baldur’s Gate 3 doesn’t love me back, I could sing its praises all day. Some days, I probably have.
Games Have Never Been That Serious, So Stop Being Serious

3 days ago | thegamer.com | Sam Hallahan

As I sit down at my desk to write this article, I’m mere days away from turning 27. In this older, wiser, and potentially ancient state, I’ve come to realise that video games are just video games. There’s really not much more to it than that. I don’t mean things like raging at a 13-year-old who’s better than me at a new game or getting angry at people on the internet for not doing what I think is right.
We’ll Probably Maybe Definitely Get A New Animal Crossing Next Year, Possibly

4 days ago | thegamer.com | Sam Hallahan

I’m pretty sure we all spent every year after the Nintendo Switch’s launch in 2017 saying “We’ll get a new Animal Crossing soon”, only for it to eventually turn up three years later in 2020. Regardless, allow me to confidently say that we’ll get a new Animal Crossing next year. Go ahead and bookmark this article, ready to throw it back in my face about how I was wrong - it’s not going to surprise me if I am wrong because, well, we’ve been here before.
Warframe Is Cool Guy Simulator And I Should Have Played It Earlier

4 days ago | thegamer.com | Sam Hallahan

There are a bunch of long-running live-service games out there, and it’s impossible to keep up with them all. No Man’s Sky was the most I was looped into regular updates for any game, but I’ve even slipped away from that over the last few months. Well, there’s a game called Warframe that came out recently. 12 years ago is recent. I’m young. I was never really sure what Warframe was. I knew it was about some exo-suit things, spaceships, aliens, and a lot of action combat.