Luke Mitchell
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WWE 2K Battlegrounds steps into the ring with an over-the-top action figure style of arcade wrestling mash-up, targeting a more casual gamer and attempting to right some of the wrongs caused by last years glitch-filled WWE 2K20. While WWE games normally have a more simulation style, with complex gameplay, motion-captured...
HB Studios created, in my opinion, some of the best golf video games in recent memory. Their take on the virtual fairway with The Golf Club series showed an understanding and love for the sport that took it beyond just a tie-in. With no specific “name” attached to the title...
When Ghost of Tsushima was first revealed and shown off back in 2017, it quickly shot up to the top of my most anticipated list of games. Promising a feudal Japan setting, open world exploration featuring a wandering samurai, intense combat and stunning visuals, it seemed like the perfect combination....
The Wonderful 101 was one of the gaming highlights of 2013, mixing quirky characters and a fun comic book superhero style presentation with frenetic action that PlatinumGames are known for. You might not know this however, as the game launched exclusively on the Wii U, a platform that really didn’t...
It is difficult to think of a sequel that has as much anticipation and expectation behind it as The Last of Us Part II. The original arguably defined a generation, proving to be a wonderfully provocative swansong for the PlayStation 3, pushing the hardware to its absolute limits. It created...
There’s no question that last year’s remake of Resident Evil 2 was a game-changer for horror fans everywhere. Taking one of the classic trailblazers in survival horror video games from twenty years ago and completely modernising it made for some fantastic results. With a lot of love and care given...
Nioh 2
It’s fair to say that Nioh was a sleeper hit back in 2017, showing that From Software weren’t the only ones who could create a tantalising action RPG loop that was incredibly difficult while remaining addictive and rewarding. Team NINJA continue their high-quality legacy with a game that was filled...
Darksiders has had an interesting journey as a franchise since it first launched a whole decade ago, with its sequels never quite living up to the excitement and nostalgia that the original tapped into. With Darksiders 3 failing to bring the franchise up to modern gaming standards, a shift in...
When AO Tennis launched two years ago, it quite plainly suffered from being rushed out in an attempt to capitalise on the Australian Open tournament itself which happens every January. What Aussie’s received could politely be referred to as a double fault, with jarring gameplay and matches that didn’t flow...
WWE 2K20
It’s really hard being a WWE fan sometimes. Not just from the people who, to this day, still judge you a bit just for liking wrestling in the first place. The state of the current product is very strange, with the company flying its superstars over to Saudi Arabia twice a...
The Surge 2
The developers at Deck13 may have stumbled initially with the derivative Lords of the Fallen, trying to clone the Dark Souls formula with middling results, but The Surge was a big step forward, with the team eager to shake loose the shackles of the genre and add their own unique...
Gears 5
If you’re looking for large, insane action set-pieces, focused cover-to-cover shooting combat and the satisfying explosion of body parts and flesh, Gears of War has long proven to be one of the top tier experiences in video games. Previously funneling through a relatively linear story, Gears 5 sheds the “of...
