Review: Brilliant brawler Sifu captures the beauty and brutality of martial arts
Combining a spectacular fighting system, a clever ageing mechanic and a boatload of style, Sloclap’s second game is a challenging triumph.
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Review: Little Nightmares 2 is the stuff of my worst nightmares
Death by absolute frustration.
Review: Mapping the world in Ys: Memories of Celceta
If you’ve been put off from trying a JRPG fearing they are a complex timesink, Memories of Celceta is a fantastic place to dispel those aspersions.
An open letter to an out of touch Nintendo: A tale of too many properties
Dearly beloved, we gather here today to mourn the death of an icon. Well, hopefully not the death, but if Metroid Prime: Federation Force is any indication, it’s certainly terminal. The much-maligned spin-off to the venerable Metroid series has, of course, not been doing well at all in the marketplace. It charted well below golden…
Review: Thymesia rejects one of the core tenets of Souls-likes
A Souls-like without stamina seems antithetical to the entire genre, but in Thymesia’s case, it works.
Cognition: Episode 3 – The Oracle Review
Lots of episodic content tends to fall flat once you get close to their end. They either rush it along and lose their pace, or like in most cases, you’re likely uninterested by the time the last episode is out. The same can be said about games, due to how long it takes to develop and…
From E3 2017: A Plague Tale: Innocence will have Fievel make a run for his money
As is tradition now, Focus Home Interactive was one of the big appointments we had booked at E3. This year, the main theme seemed to be horror, as three of the titles that we saw were pretty invested on gloomy atmosphere and the macabre. Shifting away from the psychological horror of Call of Cthuthlu to…
Hitman Episode 6: Hokkaido Review – Strike at the heart
Looking back, it’s odd to think there was trepidation surrounding IO Interactive’s decision to make Hitman episodic. The game’s first season, which has been releasing episodes frequently throughout the year, has been a constant delight. Each mission has provided a multitude of ways to perform assassinations, ranging from the direct (i.e. a simple sniper shot…
Nidhogg Review
Nidhogg is best described as a game where you fight for the right to be eaten by a giant, hideous worm-like monster. Why anyone would risk their lives for such a fate befuddles me. But the process of getting there is so damn tense and exciting that the conclusion hardly matters. It’s the thrill of…
Review: God of War Ragnarok is too much
God of War Ragnarok certainly has all the elements of a big budget blockbuster, but lacks the focus that made its predecessor so great, resulting in a game that just drags its feet when it should be going full speed ahead.