Valkyrie Elysium is the latest game in a beloved RPG series and is a confoundingly bland hack and slasher.
Tag: PS5

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.

Review: Madden 23 pays tribute to the man but does little to bring in new players
We’re off to the battlefield of the NFL yet again with Madden 23. Blue-18, HUT!

Review: DNF Duel is absurd in all the right ways
Screen-filling attacks and huge momentum swings define the latest from Arc System Works and Eighting.

Review: Fobia: St Dinfna Hotel is quite a horrific surprise
You can check-out of Fobia at any time you like, but you can never leave St Dinfna Hotel.

Review: The Quarry is teenage horror in game form in the best of ways
What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger… and it turns you into its quarry.

Review: The Ascent is often frenetic, furious, frenzied, and easily forgotten
A cyberpunk world framed in cornea burning neon coupled with a cast of thoroughly unlikeable characters translates into a game that’s often frenetic, furious, frenzied and easily forgotten.

Review: Trying to save the world one death at a time in Souldiers
With the blessing of the valkyries you’re granted eternal attempts to overcome the dangerous world of Souldiers.

Review: In Dolmen no one can hear you scream
Dolmen is a sci-fi Souls-like action adventure game that spent many years in development and it definitely shows.

Review: When escaping Petria, get your kicks on Road 96
Even though not all paths lead to success, Road 96’s journey is one that’s still very much worth taking.