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Time Hollow - Review

by Eliwood on 09 Mar 2009, 08:59 Viewed 133 times

Time Hollow joins the point and click adventure lineup on the DS, putting the player in the shoes of Ethan Kairos who wields the power to change the past. Despite some cool ideas and a fairly interesting narrative, this time traveling mystery adventure falls flat.

When Ethan Kairos wakes up on his 17th birthday, he finds that his parents have mysteriously disappeared and he is left living with his uncle Derek. His parents have apparently been missing for 12 years despite Ethan's memories of them. The mystery thickens when Ethan finds a pen that allows him to draw holes in time, reaching into the past to alter the present. As he tries to make sense of his present, Ethan fixes the past to prevent disasters from hurting his friends and family. The game provides a heaping helping of plot, and while it tries to gradually introduce each idea, time travel cannot help but raise a few complications. Not surprisingly, there are a few time parodoxes present and sometimes the game's own time travel...

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Red Dead Redemption (PS3) Review

by Eliwood on 21 Jul 2010, 06:52

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In the early twentieth century, where the wild West is falling like...

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Uncharted 2: Among Thieves - review

by Eliwood on 09 Jun 2010, 09:00

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After the success of 2007's Uncharted: Drake's Fortune, Nathan...

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Assassin's Creed II (PS3) review

by Eliwood on 21 Apr 2010, 09:13

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Following the events of the first game, Assassin's Creed II sends...

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Fallout 3 (PS3) review

by Eliwood on 09 Apr 2010, 04:33

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In the year 2277, the devastating effects of the Sino-American...

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Valkyria Chronicles Review

by Eliwood on 02 Mar 2010, 03:05

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Set in a fictionalized Europe in 1935, Valkyria Chronicles follows...

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Every time I read a review of this I have a strong urge to point to my roommate and say "SEE!? THIS!"
Fucker hates Uncharted and Uncharted 2, as well as just about every other high-profile PS3...

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Thanks! I should hope I'm getting better, rather than worse. :P

I have passed most of the spec ops and bout 3/4 of the way through veteran mode but the multiplayer is awesome Norlick and I have played both online and offline and never get tired of it

Awesome review as usual Eli, great job. It actually feels like you're getting even better at this, dude.

Re: Ubuntu.

by ben2169 on 20 Apr 2010, 20:36

honestly though whats not to love about ubuntu


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