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Yonder is the nicest, and yet most deeply transgressive game we’ve seen in our little section of the art world, for quite some time, if not forever. It appropriates, but actively resists recreating every feature common to its peers, and indeed the entire games industry. At a time where the...
Flip Wars’ problem is that it has no depth whatsoever. That silly, simple, chaotic, and utterly pointless button masher that you had a quick laugh at when you play it for the first time really is all that’s on offer.
Finnish studio Housemarque have produced in Nex Machina another game to sit alongside its well-received titles of Alienation and Resogun, and that showcases the serious pedigree it has built since their start in the early nineties with Stardust. It is a rush of colour that delivers a satisfying experience that’ll...
In general, I like what The Golf Club 2 has to offer. It is a really solid representation of the sport both in terms of mechanics and the overall aesthetics. Because of the course editor, you have a plethora of options you can use to create the course of your...
Final Fantasy XII was a commercial and critical success when it first landed, but it proved polarising with fans, and has spent most of the time since being buried down the bottom of the Officially Approved Ranking List Of Final Fantasy Games By Real Fans (™). Us “casuals” that dared...
There’s not too much more I can say about Chess Ultra. Ripstone took something great that it already had going with Pure Chess, and further enhanced everything that the game was already doing well. In terms of aesthetics, atmosphere, and play features, Chess Ultra is as good as I can...
DiRT 4 does a remarkable job of creating a sense of speed, however, which is more than can be said for the last rally game I played, and I had such a great time handbreaking around tight corners when they came up. I had even more fun when I learned...
Despite that, I still think that Valkyria Revolution is an intense, special, and downright important game, with a powerful message to share not just about war itself, but also how we also talk about, and share stories about, war. This is especially poignant to the games industry, where developers have...
But of course the game’s strengths render that complaint completely irrelevant. What makes God Wars a special experience is the deep respect and love for Japanese tradition that emanates from every second of its run time. The general ignorance of the west towards Japanese folk stories and philosophy mean that...
But then, Victor Vran is a cut-price Diablo clone that has a really delightful sense of humour, superb production values, and genuinely entertaining gameplay. I don’t think that decades from now people will still be discovering the game and remembering it as a classic, but when it’s a rainy weekend...
Mighty Gunvolt Burst is a great example of a mixed game. It features many mechanics which don’t add to the experience as a whole, and some awkward design choices which leaves some levels feeling cumbersome. It also shines brilliantly in key areas and proves that the creative teams at Inti...
Borealys saw a winning formula, gave it a little glitter, and came up with something that plays well to both young and old audiences without relying on any gimmicks. My only regret is that in playing so much to its narrative strength, it left a lot of environmental world-building and...
