Richard Seagrave
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Sitting between the generous Mortal Kombat X and the disappointing Street Fighter V in terms of features and content, Guilty Gear Xrd Revelator is another fantastic entry in the series that fighting game fans shouldn’t overlook. It’s a marriage of solid fighting mechanics with eye-popping visuals, culminating in a pugilistic...
As a fan of titles like Valve’s Portal and Croteam’s The Talos Principle, I really wanted to like Soul Axiom, but I struggled. There are flourishes of enjoyment to be had when the game throws the odd interesting environment your way, or even a puzzle that is surprisingly ingenious, but...
One Piece: Burning Blood is a game full of potential, but ultimately it disappoints. The Paramount War mode is truly the highlight of the package, featuring some fantastically recreated story scenes, but it’s rather brief and is marred by an erratic difficulty level. Other than that, whilst playing against friends...
Odin Sphere: Leiftrasir is a perfect example of a remaster done right. Vanillaware has meticulously revisited their already solid action-RPG classic, and, instead of resting on its laurels by simply sprucing up the visuals, has actually reworked the gameplay in ways that are unprecedented. It’s been made easier and more...
Doom
In the end, it’d be wrong to let DOOM’s simply adequate multiplayer portion sully what is otherwise an exceptional package. Between its action-packed campaign and the interesting SnapMap level editor, there’s more here to keep first-person shooter fans occupied than any other game in recent memory, and to put it bluntly, DOOM’s...
All in all, Valkyria Chronicles was, and still is, one of the best strategy RPGs ever made, and this accomplished and very welcome PS4 port does it the justice it deserves. From its beautiful and timeless visuals to its engaging and often epic battles, everything about the game feels like...
All things considered, Samurai Warriors 4: Empires is another solid entry in the series, but there’s nothing here that’s going to draw in those that aren’t already fans. Like its graphics that are now becoming wholly underwhelming, it just fails to provide that spark of excitement required to make it...
The trouble is, whilst The Park is indeed unsettling, it never reaches the levels of terror that P.T. taught us to expect of a modern day first-person horror title. It’s perhaps not even as scary as Bloober Team’s Layers of Fear. Additionally, over the course of the two hours it’ll take you to complete it,...
If you’re unnaturally skilled at first-person shooters or have the patience of a saint you might gleam some enjoyment out of Paranautical Activity, but it’s quite unlikely. It’s repetitive, unfairly difficult and nauseatingly ugly to the point that it’s hard to tolerate, never mind enjoy, making it one of the...
Alienation
Housemarque are one of those developers where you know full well that anything they release is going to be a spectacle; Super Stardust, Dead Nation and Resogun are all testament to that. It’s pretty safe to say though, after spending considerable time with Alienation and yet still finding it hard to...
Taking everything into consideration, Nights of Azure isn’t particularly a bad game, far from it in fact; it’s just not so much of a good one either. The visuals are a mixed bag, the combat is inoffensive but not entirely satisfying, and the story, whilst doing a decent job of...
Despite Salt and Sanctuary‘s issues, it remains an enjoyable and rather addictive adventure overall. The fusion of solid platforming, engaging combat and deep character development creates an experience that feels somewhat fresh despite its roots in tried and tested genres, which is quite an achievement. Fans of its clear inspirations, Dark Souls and Castlevania, will...
