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Gust has really grown under Koei Tecmo’s ownership, and the Atelier series has matured to the point where it deserves genuine recognition among the upper echelons of the genre. If there was any justice in the world a game like Atelier Shallie would be considered in the same breath as...
Flame Over is refreshing. It has a clever twist on the roguelike by introducing the fire as the primary enemy, that is by far the most engaging aspect of the game. It feels real, it spreads, it’s alive. The first few stages do get repetitive, and it isn’t long before...
Helldivers offers plenty of challenges and a great excuse to play with others, and that is when the game is at its best. There is a nice campaign built around the carnage that offers a sense of accomplishment, too, that makes the difficulty worthwhile.
I still had more fun than not when playing Dragon Ball Xenoverse. This was a great direction for the story and the RPG elements that give a sense of progression are certainly welcome. There is still room for improvement as some small tweaks to the in-city travel and chaotic combat...
These gripes don’t hurt the overall value of Hand of Fate though. It is a massively atmospheric title with an invigorating, original set of mechanics. It’s the kind of creativity we like to see from indie game developers, and shame on the Australian Government for stifling that.
Despite the long turns and multitude of menus, Total War: Attila succeeds because it gets you invested in your armies and the period of time. Because the lens is pulled back and away from the battlefield, you can still enjoy other aspects to the game such as family trees and...
So it is not a perfect game and as you come to grips with its systems it stops being difficult even on the highest difficulty levels, but Hyperdevotion Noire is a deliberately silly, irreverent game that is hugely entertaining and technically competent. As someone who can’t get enough of the...
Related reading: Hypersimension Neptunia Re;Birth 2 has not yet been announced for Steam, but we suspect you can expect its release as well. Check out our review here.
I also have no problems with cinematic games; I found everything from Beyond: Two Souls to Life Is Strange to be remarkably cinematic. I’m also comfortable with the game’s length, which is extended enough to tell the story it wants to tell. What I have a problem with is inconsistent...
I’m not the world’s biggest fighting game fan. Those fighting games that I do enjoy (Blazblue, or Persona 4 Arena, for example) always offer something beyond the fighting mechanics to hook me in (narrative and characters, in those two examples). The fact that I’ve been playing Dead or Alive 5...
Harold is a fun game for fans of the continuous runner genre, and against all odds it actually manages to take such a simple genre and build on it in a genuine and unique manner. It has a fairly steep learning curve, but despite taking on the role of an...
Fans of the Saints Row series will enjoy the expanded scope of Gat Out Of Hell and the new world. Everyone else may want to instead stick with Saints Row IV, which has been re-released on current consoles, before venturing into the underworld with the expansion.
