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Splatoon 2
Not known for their online multiplayer prowess, Splatoon on the Wii U showed that Nintendo, while not having the most fantastic infrastructure, knew what made competitive team-based multiplayer fun in the first place. Splatting coloured ink all over the map (and your opponents) in an effort to cover the most...
Yonder: The Cloud Catcher Chronicles comes from Australian Studio, Prideful Sloth Games, as their first big project that creates a world for you to explore, traverse and experience. Yonder attempts to hold up this aspiration with the story of a lost young child discovering their hidden past in a beautiful...
That's You!
Removing the DualShock 3 and replacing it with a smart phone / tablet, That’s You! is the first game arriving as part of Sony’s Play Link series of games.
When offered the chance to review Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age and delve back into the nostalgic pit of my late teen gaming years, I’ll admit I was a tad nervous. Having last played the original over ten years ago; being the bright eyed gamer geek with little concept...
It’s always interesting to see what happens to a series when it moves in a bold and new direction, either mechanically or narratively.
Debuting originally in 2013 on iOS, Oceanhorn: Monster of Uncharted Seas has been ported to every platform possible, now making its way over to the Nintendo Switch. With its style and mechanics drawing heavy comparisons to The Legend of Zelda, the action adventure game features a young boy protagonist on...
The Golf Club 2
Golf is really targeted towards such a specific demographic of people. To make them more appealing to a wider audience, video games that capture the sport more often take a more cartoon-ish route, with simplified, accessible gameplay. The only exception to that rule has previously been the EA franchise (formerly...
If Overwatch was a tabletop racing game, it might look a bit like Micro Machines World Series. It’s almost as if Micro Machines, as a franchise, woke up from a coma and was greeted with “its 2017 now, you need lootboxes… and skins, voice lines, and an ultimate ability that...
Valkyria Revolution
Let’s be honest from the very beginning here, you shan’t find me grand marshalling the next “We Love JRPG” parade. What I can’t deny though is that 9 years ago I played Valkyria Chronicles and was immediately enamoured to how truly charming it was. So I was quick to put...
God Wars: Future Past
It’s hard to pinpoint exactly what makes a JRPG good or bad, and I’ve played a tonne of JRPGs in my life before God Wars: Future Past. I usually find myself asking the same questions when looking back on games like this. Does the story make sense or is it...
Conarium
A Lovecraftian novella transformed into the video game medium, Conarium tells an intriguing story in a gloomy and mysterious setting that will leave you with unanswered questions, curiosity, and an overall feeling of dread. Although for every way Conarium succeeds, it also finds ways to stumble.
Do you remember when Spore came out? Months of hype followed by a resounding, world-wide “meh”. God games have a tendency to seem really good in the premise, but are found to be really lacking in the execution. Some can break the mold and be enjoyable however (see any Sim...
