Tom Quirk
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Crash Bandicoot is back with a new adventure, promising to be the true successor to Naughty Dog’s original platformer trilogy. Crash’s new developers, Toys for Bob, had some big shoes to fill to not just recapture the old Crash Bandicoot spirit, but to bring a new dimension to the spinning...
Mafia: The City of Lost Heaven originally released in 2002, and was groundbreaking in its cinematic narrative and approach to its open-world environment. However, a lot has changed in the past 18 years, and the original Mafia hasn’t aged all that well. Fortunately, Hanger 13, developer of Mafia III, knew...
While plenty of games have featured the legendary vampire Dracula, few have delved into the logistics of maintaining his dominion over the human mortals. Immortal Realms: Vampire Wars is a strategy game where you play as one of three distinct vampire clans as you take over human villages, drain them...
Pathfinder: Kingmaker Definitive Edition is a game developed by hardcore RPG fans, for hardcore RPG fans. Originally released back in 2018 following a successful crowdfunding campaign, the game has been steadily supported by additional content. Now all of that content has been bundled up and ported to current-gen consoles as...
Skully
Skully is a puzzle-platformer where you roll around an island as a skull. Unlike most skulls, you possess the ability to form bodies out of clay to assist in your quest. With its compelling characters and story and beautiful artistic vision, there is a lot to like about Skully’s presentation,...
The Rock of Ages franchise has always been kind of difficult to fit in a box. Combining elements of platformer, racing game, tower defense and bowling, the series has so far proven to be more than the sum of its parts. With Rock of Ages 3: Make & Break, ACE...
Video games based on licensed properties are not usually given much credit, and understandably so. Spongebob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom was a 3D collectathon platformer starring everyone’s favourite sea sponge. The original title became a cult classic back in 2003 for actually being quite well-made, and capturing the charm...
This has been a long time coming. Originally coming out in 2011 on the Nintendo Wii, Xenoblade Chronicles was a revelatory role-playing game, combining elements of other genres, such as MMO-like combat and a western RPG-like focus on exploration, into a truly remarkable package. Nintendo has tried to bring the...
Itta
ITTA is a game about contrasts. It is partly a hectic boss rush action game with strong bullet hell shooter elements, and partly a tranquil isometric walking simulator with some light puzzle solving. While it may seem like these two gameplay styles should not go together, ITTA makes the two...
Indie roguelikes really can’t stay away from the 1980’s, with its colourful fashions and neon aesthetic. Taking inspiration from John Carpenter’s The Thing, HyperParasite sees you play as a parasitic alien creature who must kill and assimilate their human assailants in their quest to destroy the world.
Ever wanted a Pokémon game without all the humans in it? Well, 15 years ago, Nintendo obliged by releasing Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team for the GBA and Blue Rescue Team for the Nintendo DS. Putting the focus squarely on the creatures this time around, the Pokémon Mystery Dungeon...
Since the company’s founding in 2008, Japanese developer Platinum Games has developed some of the most beloved action games in recent times. This month marks the 10th anniversary of two of its fantastic early releases, Bayonetta and Vaniquish. They form a curious pairing, considering Bayonetta went on to become a...
