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I’m always a stickler for the underdog games. Those that people are largely naysayers of, quickly dismissing and never giving the game much a second thought. The kind that when I tell people I like said game they say “Really, that game?” Why? Because I like to find the good in...
Detective Pikachu Returns is a detective game developed by Creatures Inc and published by Nintendo and the Pokémon Company. The game is a sequel to the 2016 3DS game, Detective Pikachu. The game comes with two modes: a regular mode and a story jump mode. It once again follows the...
The Assassin’s Creed franchise has undergone quite the genre shift in the last decade. After a few years of middling releases from 2014 and 2015, the franchise rebirthed itself anew with new RPG mechanics, like levelling up with XP, sidequests in the triple digits, and large skill trees that allow...
Cosy games have become somewhat of a megalodon in the gaming space. With genre mainstays like Animal Crossing and Stardew Valley becoming a blueprint for player expectations, it’s been interesting seeing how new games interpret this space. Mineko’s Night Market is an upbeat narrative-driven story game about a girl moving...
Soccer: live it, love it. It’s estimated that around 3.5 billion people watch soccer worldwide, lending it the nickname the “world’s game”. It’s no surprise, then, that soccer video games like EA Sports FC 24 continue to rate highly in the most watched and most streamed gaming statistics, with each...
Wargroove 2
Wargroove, Chucklefish’s 2019 loving homage to Nintendo’s Advance Wars franchise, finally has a sequel of its own. Wargroove 2, not unlike Advance Wars 2, is not so much a major overhaul from its predecessor, but instead a massive expansion of what was already good about the first game. This includes...
The Fate series has been around for decades, but you’d be forgiven for not diving into its rich lore and back-story up until this point. Fate/Samurai: Remnant serves as a solid way to get involved with the broader Fate universe, offering its best combat mechanics to date, with several RPG...
NBA 2K24
NBA 2K24 is the latest in a long line of NBA2K games. Yearly sports games can be hit and miss, without a lot of difference from the previous year’s game. There are new features like ProPlay, an immersion ruining but new story in MyCAREER mode, heading ‘In Pursuit of Greatness’...
Joining the bustling genre of casual and fun party games is Party Animals, a new release where you play as adorable animals and fight to the death!… or until the round is over. With a roster of cats, dogs, bats, owls and my favourite, sharks—you’re bound to find an animal...
There is always a lighthouse. There is always a man. There is always a finisher uppercut into a rain of blood and viscera—or something like that. Mortal Kombat 1 marks the inevitable return of one of the most iconic fighting game franchises of all time, bringing about its known and...
Following the studio’s majority closure 5 years ago, Telltale Games is back with its signature brand of point-and-click adventure games with The Expanse: A Telltale Series. Co-developed with Deck Nine, the game is a prequel to the hit Syfy/Amazon Prime TV series The Expanse, which itself was based on the...
Get ready to make bank with PAYDAY 3, promising a thrilling first-person shooter experience centred around high-stakes heists. Developed by Starbreeze Studios and published by Deep Silver, this cooperative robbery game takes players on a crime-filled journey of intense shootouts and multiplayer action. Coming back after 10 years since the...
