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‘Far Cry 5’ offers fun, thrilling gameplay

Jonathan Garcia

Ubisoft takes its famous open-world first-person shooter to the lands of Montana to face off against a doomsday cult in “Far Cry 5.” The series has always been known for its unique take on the genre by having each entry have its own storyline while pushing the envelope each time. When the fifth entry was announced, the story of the game spurred a huge controversy as it focused on an extremist doomsday cult that are Christian Americans and called for the villains of the game to be changed to Islamic terrorists. This latest installment manages to rise above its controversy,…

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Latest ‘Call of Duty’ storms the front lines

Jonathan Garcia

Jonathan Garcia jgarcia@foghornnews.com Get ready to storm the beaches during the Battle of Normandy in “Call of Duty: WWII,” the return to form for the hit first-person shooter franchise. Sledgehammer Games, the maker of “Advanced Warfare,” takes the COD franchise back to its roots with a more boots-on-the-ground experience fans know and love. After the failure of Infinity Ward’s “Infinite Warfare” and the success of EA’s “Battlefield 1,” the franchise decided to do a 180 from the futuristic setting and it’s a solid decision. The single-player campaign puts you in the shoes of Army Pfc. Ronald “Red” Daniels as he…

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Get ready to face ‘The Evil Within’ once again

Jonathan Garcia

jgarcia@foghornnews.com Dive back into the STEM system and face your fears once again in “The Evil Within 2.” Bethesda Studios and Tango Gameworks return with a sequel three years after the original and aim to strike fear in gamers once again with survival horror. The previous entry had the psychological scares nailed but characters were bland and uninteresting. The sequel promises to fix the original’s flaws and does so, as well as adds new stuff and changes to this entry. Three years since the Beacon Mental Hospital incident, ex-cop Sebastian Castellanos is haunted by the disappearance of his wife and…

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‘Destiny’ calls, Bungie reboots

Jonathan Garcia

Sequel feels like more of a polishing of the original game “Destiny 2” is the latest sequel from the popular first-person shooter developed by Bungie released back in 2014. Upon its release, the game was a huge hit, selling a ton of copies and racking a total of 25 million users. Despite this, many criticized the game at launch for a lack of story, depth and selling vital parts of the story as downloadable content. Three years later, a sequel has finally arrived. And while it improves on some gameplay areas, is comes up short in others ways. The Cabal…

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This summer, it’s game on

Ashlee Burns

Local youths spend their break learning to make video games   After completing the start/stop sequences of her very own Lego character, student Amryss Rodriguez knew she was one step closer to creating her own video game. While many of her peers are spending their summer playing video games, Amryss, along with several other local youths, are learning to make their own games at Del Mar College’s technology camp. The second annual six-week camp offers local elementary and middle schoolers the opportunity to work with high-tech programs that will allow them to build, create and design their own computer programs, apps…

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Crash Bandicoot returns on PS4

Jonathan Garcia

Graphics stunning in trilogy with popular ’90s character   Everyone’s favorite orange marsupial, Crash Bandicoot, returns to take gamers back in time for the latest remaster, “Crash Bandicoot: N’Sane Trilogy” for the Playstation 4. Originally developed by Naughty Dog, Vicarious Visions and Activision handle the remaster, recreating the first game and its sequels “Cortex Strikes Back” and “Warped.” After “Crash: Mind Over Mutant,” the series has taken a huge decline and disappeared from the limelight. Although Crash made an appearance in “Skylanders,” gamers were excited for the return of the first three games that put the orange marsupial on the…

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“Persona 5” delivers on promise after a three-year wait

Matthew Tamez

Matthew Tamez mtamez@foghornnews.com “Persona 5,” a Japanese RPG developed by Atlus for the PS3 and PS4, is the sixth entry in the main “Persona” series, with the previous game having been released back in 2008. The latest entry was released April 4, three years after originally planned, leading to great expectations from longtime fans. “Persona 5” tells the story of a group of high schoolers who have become fed up with the lies and hypocrisy of society. With no one willing to fight for change, they take it upon themselves. Using a power known only as “Persona,” they will form…

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“Zelda” returns with a new and epic adventure

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Katie Babbitt kbabbitt@foghornnews.com Imagine if there was a way to make an already amazing classic videogame franchise better. That’s what the world got when “Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild” hit stores. In “Breath of the Wild,” Link awakes from a 100-year sleep Zelda put him in and then using Sheikah technology finds all the sacred temples and their shrines. By doing this he slowly gets all his memories back and becomes closer to his ultimate goal: helping Zelda restore order to Hyrule by defeating Calamity Ganon. This game also pays beautiful homage to the other Zelda games by…

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Nintendo’s newest console offers fun and innovation

Victor Rhodes

The Nintendo Switch is unlike any gaming console imagined. It birthed a new, innovated way to play video games — on the go and living room experience. The Switch was officially unveiled in October 2016 via an online teaser video. Nintendo released more information a few months later. After unboxing it, I was surprised by Switch’s slick design. Most gaming consoles were oversized machines and heavy. Switch, however, looks familiar to tablets such as the Apple iPad or Amazon Kindle. It felt light and comfortable while holding the console. The console includes a HDMI docking system, which allows gamers to…

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Get your head in the game for the break

Jonathan Garcia

Jonathan Garcia jgarcia@foghornnews.com Many people spend their spring break hitting the beach or going to the bar to have a good time, while others may want to stay in and binge play video games. But with so many options, where to start? These are the games that are perfect to either play with your friends or solo. ‘BATTLEFIELD 1’ (Playstation 4, Xbox One, PC) EA and DICE’s latest installment in the Battlefield series has proven to be a smashing success with its World War I setting. With intense multiplayer battles, an interesting single-player campaign, beautiful graphics and new content coming…