Muhlenfeld Publications LLC.

3/13/18
Issue 1

The Rec Room

Cool Takes on Hot
Games!
Are The Console Wars Truly Still Ongoing?
If you were a kid in the 90’s, or even if you had older siblings who grew up
during that “golden era” of video games, you likely remember the brutal con-
sole wars between Nintendo and Sega, with both companies genuinely trying
to put eachother out of business, while also delivering the best games possi-
ble. Nowadays, even though there are now three major consoles for gamers
to choose from, the console wars seemed to have died out. This could be due
to a number of factors, but perhaps most salient is the fact that major titles
are often not exclusive to any one console, and they tend to appeal to older
audiences: teens and adults who are more likely to have the ability to buy Inside this issue
games and consoles from multiple companies. The truth is, a 30 year old
Kirby Star allies Preview ............. 2
gamer who wants to play Halo 5 on Xbox Oneand Uncharted 4 on
Playstation 4 is better equipped to accomplish that than a 10 year old gamer Sea Of Thieves Preview .............. 2
who begs his parents to buy him a Super Nintendo and a Sega Genesis so he Telltale’s Hidden Treasures ........ 3
can play both Mario and Sonic games. Reader’s Favorite Games ........... 3
This being said, Nintendo Switch sales have been through the roof, and this Reviews ..................................... 4
unexpected development might give Sony and Microsoft an incentive to fight
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back, potentially giving new life to the dormant Console Wars.

Indie Games Quick Hits!

• Golf Story-Nintendo Switch

March is Big, Unless You’re a Playstation Guy • Cuphead-Xbox One

While PS4 owners hardly have much to complain about, they may be feeling a • Life Is Strange: Before The
Storm-XB1/PS4/iOS
bit left out this month. The major releases are Kirby: Star Allies for the Switch on
the 16th and Sea Of Thieves for Xbox One on the 20th, which are previewed on
the next page.
 Kirby: Star Allies Preview
Release: March 16th on the Ninten- have to hold my verdict on the game
do Switch, $59.99 until it’s official release before I de-
cide whether it’s worth full price.
There’s a free demo of Star Allies
available now, and I highly recom-
mend all Switch owners give the
game a try. As you might be able to
guess from the title, the main fea-
ture of the game is “friend hearts”
which Kirby can throw at enemies in
order to bring them to the player’s
team. I had loads of fun with the
demo, although the challenge was
minimal, even on “hard” mode. I’ll

“I had loads of fun with the demo, although the challenge was minimal, even on
‘hard’ mode.

Sea Of Thieves Preview

Release: March 20th on Xbox One, $59.99 or free with Xbox Game Pass sub-
scription.
It’s a bit tricky to accurately preview this game, as I did not receive access to
the closed beta, and even if I had, the developers are doing everything in
their power to make absolutely sure no information about the game gets out
ahead of the release date. This could mean one of two things:
1. The game is incredible, and they’re simply preventing spoilers
2. The game is a bust, but they’re hoping the allure of the game being the
first ever console based pirate MMORPG will be enough to get major
sales on release date.
These aren’t in
game graphics obvi-
Fortunately, you don’t need to worry about paying full price with a risk of the
ously, because we
game not being up to par, by signing up for Xbox Game Pass, you’ll get imme-
don’t have those
diate access to Sea Of Thieves and a bunch of other games for ten bucks a
yet. This game is 7
month. My advice is to sign up for a month of Game Pass and trying this one
days from release
before buying. After all, we’re not yet sure if the real thieves are in the game,
and we know next
or if they’re the ones that made the game.
to nothing. This will
either be an amaz-
ing surprise, or a
quick cash grab de-
signed to rob gam-
ers of their loot.
 Reader’s Top
Games

1. Zelda: BOTW
2. The Last Of Us
3. Super Mario Odys-
sey
4. GTA V
5. NBA 2K18
6. Fortnite: Battle
Royale
7. PUBG
8. Monster Hunter
World
9. Cuphead
10. Overwatch
Screenshot of decision-making in Tales from The Borderlands
Elliot’s Take: By far the
biggest surprise on this
Tales From The Borderlands: Telltale’s Hidden list is The Last Of Us
Treasure charting at number two,
despite approaching it’s
When one thinks of Telltale Games, they think two things: Amazing stories, fifth birthday. I also
and The Walking Dead Series. It’s only more recently that other brilliant piec- underestimated the
es by Telltale are getting the exposure they deserve, and I decided to shed a number of Fortnite fans
little light on the game that is, in my opinion, Telltale’s absolute greatest. Ta- reading this publication.
les From The Borderlands retains the dark humor and gritty atmosphere of
it’s inspiration, while making it easily accessible to anyone who likes a good
story, which is Telltale’s best feature. I don’t want to spoil anything about the
game’s plot, but ust know I went in knowing almost nothing about the Bor-
derlands franchise, and I didn’t need to. Additionally, the first episode of the
game is free on the
Xbox Marketplace,
so you can see just
how great it is for
yourself.

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Elliot Muhlenfeld
Publisher Application
Review #1 The Legend Of Zelda: Breath of the
Wild
A proper review of this game is perfect*, and if
game is not even neces- you do not own it yet, I
sary. It is the definitive can’t recommend it
Zelda experience and enough. 10/10
quite possibly the best ad-
venture game ever com-
mercially released. What’s *Except electric-based en-
more, the game is breath- emies
taking to look at and
pushes Nintendo’s hard-
ware to it’s absolute lim-
its. Everything about this
Review #2 EA Sports UFC 3
An expanded roster, updated graphics, and a more real-
istic game engine makes this a must play for MMA and
fighting game fans alike. One thing to note however, is
that the learning curve is much higher than that of UFC
2. 8.5/10
Review #3 1-2 Switch
This is nothing more than a collection of minigames
that make Wii Play look like The Last Of Us Remastered.
There’s about 20 minutes of gameplay here and it’ll
cost you 50 dollars plus tax. My calculator says that’s a
bit over $2.50 a minute, depending on what your sales
tax is. I’ll give it a 1… and a 2.
1.2/10