Nathan Birch
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Onrush
Driving games could stand to lighten up a bit. Not to take anything away from acclaimed series like Gran Turismo, Forza Motorsport, and Project CARS, but sometimes you just want to crash through the competition while mashing the boost button ‘til your thumb hurts. Unfortunately, aside from the occasional Mario...
Obsidian Entertainment have firmly established themselves as stalwart keepers of the old-school computer RPG flame. Recent projects like Pillars of Eternity and Tyranny capably recreated the feel of classics like Baldur’s Gate and Icewind Dale, but you could argue they relied a little heavily on nostalgia. You can only get...
There aren’t a lot of online multiplayer options for folks who aren’t interested in shooters, fighters, or real-time strategy clickfests. What if you’re more into the thoughtful side of gaming? Just because you’d rather be unraveling a tricky Zelda dungeon or old-school adventure game than scoring headshots doesn’t mean you’re...
Is Extinction the Attack on Titan game fans have been waiting for? It feels like the popular anime and manga franchise was specifically designed to inspire video games – it’s got action, tower defense, and massive bosses with implausibly specific weak spots – and yet we’ve yet to get that...
Movies are usually best enjoyed with other people. The action scenes are more exciting, the jokes are funnier, and the tear-jerking bits are more moving when someone is experiencing them with you, and yet, most “cinematic” games like Uncharted or Tomb Raider tend to feature single-player-only campaigns. A Way Out...
The gaming world is once again in the grips of PlayStation fever. Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy was one of this past year’s biggest games, and remakes or remasters of Final Fantasy VII, Resident Evil 2, and (probably) Spyro the Dragon are also in the works. Even some of the...
Past Cure
Does the triple-A indie have a future? Developer Ninja Theory introduced the concept last year with Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice, a game that looked and played like it was made by a big publisher without the bloated budget to match. Hellblade was a solid success, selling at least half-a-million copies, but...
Secret of Mana is the ideal candidate for a remake. The original Super Nintendo game was groundbreaking and, rightfully, beloved to this day, but it hasn’t aged as well as some of its 16-bit contemporaries like Chrono Trigger, Phantasy Star IV, or Final Fantasy VI. Some quirks players gamely put...
20 years is a long time to play runner up. Digimon began life in 1997 as a Tamagotchi successor before transforming into a bald-faced Pokémon imitation, but it’s never come close to matching the popularity or cultural cachet of either franchise. And yet, Digimon marches on, usually releasing at least...
Recapturing the magic of the Golden Era of Japanese RPGs is no easy task. Games like Chrono Trigger, Final Fantasy VI, and Secret of Mana are relatively simple by today’s standards, and yet, some essential part of them seems to elude most modern developers. Most of the time, it’s better...
Prior to the game’s release in early 2016, Capcom tried to market Street Fighter V as a more accessible take on the increasingly-insular fighting series. Unfortunately, at launch, Street Fighter V was anything but. Sure, throwing Hadokens was still simple enough, but the game’s meager selection of modes catered almost...
We’re never getting another true Portal sequel. The series’ creators and writers have all moved on, and Valve no longer seems particularly interested in making the kind of puzzle-driven, story-heavy games they were once lauded for. Ah, but Aperture Laboratories haven’t shut their doors just yet – unexpected crossover Bridge...
