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Anime inspired action RPG’s come and go, and it takes something special to stand out from the pack. When Scarlet Nexus was announced, it certainly looked the part with dual protagonists and flashy action scenes that would fit comfortably in the genre’s zany wheelhouse, but it wasn’t until I got...
A cybernetically-enhanced super-soldier named the Executor is all that stands against humankind’s destruction at the hands of the deadly STROL virus in Red Solstice 2: Survivors, a sequel to the 2015 survival tactics title. Fusing real-time strategy with action, survival horror, and online squad-based multiplayer, players fight to secure humanity’s...
The Sniper series has been around for years, beginning back in 2008 with Sniper: Art of Victory. Now returning with a sixth instalment, it’s apparent Sniper Ghost Warrior Contracts 2 is once again bringing in the heavy sniper rifles – literally! Reloading for a sequel to the last Contracts game...
Dungeons & Dragons: Dark Alliance takes up the D&D hack and slash mantle from the classic Baldur’s Gate: Dark Alliance games from 20 years ago, bringing a new cast of heroes and plenty of co-op-focused fantasy brawling. As with the tabletop game it adapts, the experience is certainly enjoyable with...
Alex Kidd in Miracle World is actually the first game I remember playing in my entire life. For gamers of a certain generation, we cut our teeth on the SEGA Master System where Alex Kidd in Miracle World came built-in. Alex Kidd was SEGA’s mascot before Sonic arrived on the...
Educational games have been thoroughly out of style since the early 2000s, which I have always thought to be a crying shame. They’re useful learning tools even for adults, which is why it’s so great to see a game like Game Builder Garage. This game developing program by Nintendo is...
I don’t know if I’m just a bit of a hermit, but it’s rare that I actually sink my teeth into an exclusively multiplayer experience. Sure, some of it is just not wanting to deal with toxic people in chat. However, some of it comes down to the feeling that...
Roguebook is a roguelike deckbuilding game developed by Abrakam Entertainment and published by Nacon. Abrakam Entertainment developed the game in partnership with Richard Garfield, who’s known for his work on games like Magic: The Gathering, Netrunner, and RoboRally. Card game fans might also recognise Roguebook’s setting from Faeria, since Roguebook...
Quickly proving they are one of the most consistent AAA game studios in the industry is Insomniac Games, known most recently for the PlayStation exclusive Marvel’s Spider-Man games and now for the interdimensional adventure, Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart. Releasing as a PS5 exclusive and taking full advantage of the...
Explore the lively city of Metropolis with the cast of the popular cartoon in DC Super Hero Girls: Teen Power. Playing as Supergirl, Wonder Woman, and Batgirl, this action game mixes up the crime-fighting with high school antics. First announced earlier this year, this social romp comes from the talented...
Last year Square Enix and classic JRPG fans were absolutely spoilt rotten. Final Fantasy VII Remake hit the PlayStation 4, completely remaking the Midgar section of the beloved RPG adventure. It was a sure-fire hit of a reimagination. Fast forward a calendar year and some months and the remake has...
I consider myself a bit of a tourist when it comes to fighting games. I have dabbled across many different fighting franchises and achieved a fair level of competency in each one, without ever really putting in the hard yards to master any particular game. Guilty Gear -Strive-, from Arc...
