Fist of the North Star: Lost Paradise pays loving homage to the iconic anime, but quickly grows boring
Fist of the North Star: Lost Paradise is proof that following a formula just isn’t enough to make a game fun.
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Murder on the High Seas with Return of the Obra Dinn
It might feel hyperbolic to describe Return of the Obra Dinn as a masterpiece, but it’s the best descriptor I can honestly think of.
Hitman 2 sheds light on 47’s mysterious past, and delivers gameplay in spades
Hitman 2 is the franchise’s pinnacle in terms of gameplay and design.
‘The Good, The Bad, and The Augmented’ brings more of the same to The Surge
Having a series of increasingly difficult fights would be great and all, but the main deal with The Good, The Bad, and The Augmented is that it gets really repetitive pretty quickly.
By dipping back into the well, Soulcalibur VI keeps the franchise alive in exciting ways
SoulCalbur VI is an excellent pickup, especially so for anyone like me, who’s fallen off from the series at a point.
I love Ikari Warriors and now so can you, thanks to the SNK 40th Anniversary Collection
The SNK 40th Anniversary Collection is yet another great package that fits fantastically well on the Switch.
Achtung! Cthulhu Tactics doesn’t come close to being as good as its inspiration
It’s a shame that Achtung! Cthulhu Tactics lacks the oomph and content, because its theme would otherwise make for an extremely exciting game. It’s silly enough to make it for a fun premise, and starting out, Achtung feels like it might be going places, but sadly it never quite takes off.
Deliver Us The Moon shows promise, up until it suddenly stops
It’s hard to tell what Deliver Us The Moon is ultimately saying just yet, but the core mystery does provide some good thrills — until it abruptly ends.
Amorous Adventures of Hans Capon is sinfully short, but still amusing
I was already impressed by Kingdom Come during my time with it earlier this year for review, and jumping back to it months later didn’t dull that feeling at all.
Witness sanity dwindle away in Call of Cthulhu’s horrific brand of horror
It would be easy to write Call of Cthulhu off as a cliched and extremely derivative game, but it manages to tick off all of the boxes when it comes to delivering a competent horror experience.