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I have deep and irresolvable issues with Horizon: Forbidden West, and it largely boils down to the game being an empty blockbuster that will chew up a lot of your time, but not do anything meaningful with it. However, that’s all Horizon ever wanted to be and criticising Horizon for...
The combat system is, at least, entertianing. It’s turn-based (using a similar ATB gauge as early-era Final Fantasy titles), but rather than characters being static and squaring off against other static enemies, the battle area is split up into hexagons, and on your character’s turn, rather than attacking they can...
I wonder if the writing enamoured me so much that it hampered my enjoyment of the rest of the game. The combat and dungeon crawling is fine, above-average even, but it often felt like an impediment to Rise of the Third Power’s excellent story. Nevertheless, I had a great time...
Historical fiction is a quick way to my heart, and while, if I were inclined to make a historical fiction game set in ancient Rome myself, I would probably go with some kind of retelling of Caligula’s story (note: I swear it’s so much more interesting than the popular stories...
Every time I think I’m losing interest in Pokémon, Game Freak does something to reinvigorate me. The Pokémon Pearl and Diamond remakes last year were fine, though I ended up spending more time just playing the original Pokémon Pearl again. I needed something like Arceus, I think, to get me...
If 2022 is going to be the year where I end up slamming dozens of games for being written like amateurish fan fiction, so be it. YA-style writing might sell well, but to be perfectly blunt about this it’s good writing in only the most exceedingly rare cases. For narrative-heavy...
What that means is that the only ingredients you can get your hands on are those self-same killer beasties. Dungeon Munchies is mostly an action platformer with light cooking elements, although the cooking isn’t quite as key as you might think.
I’m not the world’s biggest fan of shooters, but I have a soft spot for Serious Sam. It’s partly because it exists to make fun of the rest of the genre, and do so in a colourful, easy-going way such that it’s the equivalent of a Sunday morning cartoon. It’s...
The core fundamentals of Monster Rancher are delightful, and while this collection has its issues, there aren’t all that many modern equivalents to what it offers, so they hold their value well. Whether this is some kind of elaborate market research with Koei canvassing interest for a potential new Monster...
This then is the challenge with Jurassic World Evolution 2. If you’re a Jurassic Film fan who also likes micromanagement, there’s certainly enough meat on its dinosaur bones to keep you happy for a good long while. However, if you’re more just a management sim fan, you’ll probably find its...
SMT V is perhaps a little too smart for its own good, and might alienate some people in the process, but it’s also refreshing to have developers create something that actually dares to have that level of confidence in their audience. This is a game that makes few concessions and...
These gripes aside – and I realise that I’ve griped a lot in this review – Pokémon Pearl remains an excellent game, and the remake is of a very high quality. I’ve been able to reunite with Piplup, relive a very fondly-remembered adventure, and while there have been some tweaks...
