Richard Banks
This author account hasn't been claimed yet. To claim this account, please contact the outlet owner to request access.
Writing For
Impulse GamerLatest Reviews
If there's one thing I've learned about indie gamers, it's that we can't get enough of a life sim. While Stardew Valley remains the magnum opus of the genre
Few gaming trends defined the '90s quite like the creature-collecting craze, and I was right there in the middle of it. Like many thirty-somethings, Pokémon
It might have taken over a decade, but it's good to see Tamodachi Life back on our consoles. The last time Nintendo’s weirdest sim saw the light of day was
Ah, the Royal Family. The weather. Paddington Bear. As Brits, we’ve got no shortage of national staples, but there are very few we can all agree we genuinely
Back in the day, Left 4 Dead was the go-to game when my friends and I wanted frantic co-op multiplayer, and even after almost two decades, very few games have
Going into Forestrike, I was expecting it to have more than a whiff of Slowclap's excellent brawler Sifu about it. It is, after all, another martial
It’s hard to believe we’re already three games in, but while the Evolution franchise once felt a little bare-bones, it finally seems like the park-building
It would be impossible to review Wild Hearts S on the Nintendo Switch 2 without mentioning the giant, fire-breathing Kingtusk in the room. At its core, Wild
There’s a point about an hour or so in where you realise all bets are off. Crown Gambit shows its hand, and it quickly becomes clear that this political drama
City builders are, in general, intimidating. You've only got to spend an hour with the likes of City: Skylines to know you're in for the long haul, and it's
Over the years, I've put a lot of time into Frontier titles; I'd go as far as saying they're probably my favourite developer. One of the titles I've
What happens if you take some of the best bits of Into the Breach and drop them into a nearly 30-year-old run-and-gun franchise? That's the question Metal
