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YIIK: A Postmodern RPG
You know when you are about to explain something disappointing, or give someone bad news, and you take a real deep breath and sigh loudly before speaking? Imagine I just did that before starting this review.
Double Cross
The Nintendo Switch isn’t exactly hurting for 2D platformers right now. Even so, Double Cross, developed by Canadian studio 13AM Games, adds just enough personality with its inter-dimensional setting and colourful cast of characters to make it stand out. It doesn’t quite reach its full potential, and there are certainly...
Even though the Wii U was not the success that Nintendo wanted it to be, the Switch has been Nintendo’s opportunity to give many underappreciated Wii U gems new life. Games like Mario Kart 8, Hyrule Warriors and Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze have all arguably found a better home...
Ashen
If you know me, you know I detest and often protest against the use of “Soulslike” or “Soulsborne” as a descriptor of a genre. Becoming a catch all phrase for a game with difficult combat meant that people used it for basically anything that presented even the slightest challenge. Unfortunately...
Turn-based tactics is a genre that, if done right, rewards players for thinking ahead, executing strong strategic moves and analyzing the battlefield for the best outcomes possible. Mutant Year Zero: Road to Eden might be a game you haven’t heard much about, but it takes the genre popularised by Final Fantasy...
Gris
In a world of competitive indie gems, Gris is the most recent stunning game bridging the gaps between art and gaming. An emotional water-coloured journey, Gris is the work of creative director Conrad Roset (who had never before worked on a game), along with Adrián Cuevas and Roger Mendoza, two friends...
Just the mention of the Super Smash Bros. series gets most Nintendo fans itching to get a controller into their hands. It’s not hard to see why, either – since the very beginning of the series in 1999, the crossover brawler has been a hit with both the casual and...
Just Cause 4
Armed with a grappling hook, wingsuit, an endless supply of parachutes and lots of weaponry and high explosives, Rico Rodriguez is the kind of action hero other action heroes aspire to become. Specialising in overthrowing tyrannical regimes, primarily by blowing stuff up and mowing down armies of henchmen, Just Cause...
With a cute, minimalistic art style, at first glance Yomawari’s looks are quite deceiving. A young girl walking her dog seems innocent enough, but within moments the tone shifts and it’s clear that this is a horror experience that is designed to shock you and leave you feeling scared and...
Chimparty
Chimparty is among the latest crop of titles to launch on PS4, utilising Sony’s mobile-device-meets-console technology PlayLink, and has arrived just in time to catch younger audiences heading into school holidays. While the game is packed full of colourful arenas, zany characters, and over-the-top silliness, Chimparty ultimately fails to capture...
Battlefield V
Battlefield is an interesting beast. One of the big names in online first person shooters it is perpetually at odds with its competition, not of its own accord but usually by rabid fan bases that have drawn a line in the sand. As such it is never granted the opportunity...
Well, if Pokémon Let’s Go: Pikachu was a clever ploy to get me to pick up Pokémon Go again, then I’ve gotta hand it to Nintendo – it sure worked.
