Kyle Nicol
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Developer ONE-O-ONE GAMES, the developers of the incredibly divisive Suicide of Rachel Foster, is back with a new experience. The Alighieri Circle: Dante’s Bloodline is a modern interpretation of Dante Alighieri’s The Divine Comedy. I myself am not familiar with this piece of work, but I was still actually interested...
Just an average day in the UK.
Oh, Star Wars. Ever since Disney got its hands on the franchise, it has been a wild ride of hits and misses. When it comes to the movies, there have arguably been a fair few misses, with The Last Jedi and, of course, the abomination that is The Rise of...
The madness of repetitiveness.
Warren Spector is a legend in the stealth and immersive sim genre, having given us classics like System Shock, Thief: Deadly Shadows, and one of my all-time favourite games, Deus Ex. So when Thick As Thieves was announced as a PvPvE immersive stealth experience, it immediately had my attention. Then,...
Motorslice
What happens when you blend the fluid movement of Mirror’s Edge, the atmospheric world of NieR: Automata, and the minimalist structure of Shadow of the Colossus? You get Motorslice, a third-person action parkour game that pulls from some seriously memorable influences to create something that feels fresh and intriguing. On...
Ground Zero
If there’s one trend I’ve been loving lately, it’s the comeback of PS1-style horror games. There’s something special about those chunky, retro visuals paired with modern design sensibilities and quality of life improvements that just works. Games like Crow Country, Alisa, and Signalis have already proven how effective that mix...
Ever since I went to see Project Hail Mary, I’ve been chasing that next great sci-fi fix. The kind that delivers big ideas and memorable characters without talking down to the audience. DONTNOD’s Aphelion seemed to arrive at just the right moment, but does it actually live up to that...
Over the past few years, Capcom has rarely missed, landing just about every major release while still being willing to experiment with new formulas and styles. It’s a studio that isn’t afraid to get a little weird, and that willingness often leads to some genuinely unique experiences. Exoprimal, despite its...
Adaptations and interpretations of H.P. Lovecraft’s works are plentiful and everywhere. In games, we have the likes of Call of Cthulhu or Alone in the Dark, which drew incredibly heavily on the Lovecraft Mythos. Whilst masterpieces such as SOMA, which don’t directly adapt the mythology are based heavily on it,...
2016’s Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun is what I consider a modern classic. Mimimi Games’ hardcore take on the tactical stealth genre has always been easy for me to recommend to anyone looking for a new stealth game. The studio went on to deliver several more excellent titles, including...
CriticDB tracks 217 Kyle Nicol reviews, averaging 71/100. See the score distribution and their highest & lowest rated games below, or browse every Kyle Nicol score in the Reviews tab.
Kyle Nicol score distribution
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