Category: Video Games

Video Games

‘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,…

Entertainment, Video Games

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…

Entertainment, Video Games

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…

Entertainment, Video Games

‘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…

Campus, Community, Education, Technology, Video Games

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…