Edie W-K
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Humankind is the newest game in the 4X genre, coming to us from veteran 4X developer Amplitude Studios. Its previous titles, Endless Space and Endless Legend, have been positively received, but the studio has said that they see Humankind as their magnum opus. They’ve certainly been working hard to make...
The Ace Attorney Series, as illustrious as it is, has been going through a bit of a dry spell… especially here in the West. In the past eight years, the only game we’ve gotten is Pheonix Wright: Ace Attorney – Spirit of Justice in 2016. Not so in Japan: they...
Educational games have been thoroughly out of style since the early 2000s, which I have always thought to be a crying shame. They’re useful learning tools even for adults, which is why it’s so great to see a game like Game Builder Garage. This game developing program by Nintendo is...
World’s End Club first released on iOS last year. If you’re surprised to hear that, don’t be – we hadn’t heard one peep about the game until it was first announced to be coming to the Nintendo Switch in 2021. Set in an alternate 1990s Japan, the game follows 12...
Operation: Tango is a co-op puzzle-solving game for two players. Choosing to play as either the Agent or Hacker, two players take on the role of a secret agent just like in the movies. One person in the field and the other ‘the man behind the screen’ – who could...
Well, this has been a long time coming. Pokémon Snap for the N64 was a hit that nobody expected, and has been a beloved fan favourite since 1999. Its premise was simple, its execution smooth (well, smooth for the N64). And ever since then, Pokemon fans have been begging Nintendo...
The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel IV has been out in the West since 2020, but only on PS4. I imagine that most Trails fans will have purchased the game without delay on PS4, having had to wait for 2 years for its localisation. If you’re looking to...
Man, I love a good mystery game. A lot of video games will have elements of the genre, often including plot twists and foreshadowing into their narrative. But games that actually have you hit the pavement to discover the clues and take down the bad guy courtroom-style are few and...
Scott Pilgrim vs. The World: The Game is a strange case. Although it released to generally positive reviews in 2010, its claim to fame has more to do with its disappearance from storefronts than any award or achievement. Generally believed to be a case of an expired license, it was...
My relationship to the written works of George Orwell is, like many other Australians my age, “those depressing books they made us read in high school”. Sure, I respected the ideas behind his novels even then, but I simply had no interest in engaging with Animal Farm when I had...
The success of the first Hyrule Warriors game, released in 2014 on the WiiU, was somewhat unexpected. It was a completely different genre than the series standard, and seemed to be a celebration of the Legend of Zelda series as a whole. It was a game for the fans, and...
Curiosity about Bugsnax has been buzzing around ever since its launch trailer back in June. With a catchy as hell theme song and a really weird premise, it’s the sort of trailer that makes you feel like you have to know what it’s all about. Well, it’s finally time to...
