Joe Richards
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Check out our review of Denshattack! and see if this bizarre train game manages to soar, or if it simply falls off the tracks.
Check out our review of The Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales and see if this new game from Square-Enix stands up to the legacy of what came before, or if this is destined to be a blip in time!
Check out our review of Mina The Hollower, and see if this new frontier from the team at Yacht Club Games manages to stick the landing!
Check out our review of Bubsy 4D and see if Bubsy manages to finally redeem himself on a modern platform. What could possibly have gone wrong?
Check out our review of Constance, and see if this new independent metroidvania joins the hallowed halls of genre greats!
Check out our review of Constance, and see if this new independent metroidvania joins the hallowed halls of genre greats!
Check out our review of the long-awaited Pragmata, and see if Capcom has managed to strike gold yet again!
Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twisted Reflection more than proves its worth in quality and depth. It masterfully translates the core of Monster Hunter into a single-player RPG that encourages deep engagement with systems and the world itself. This is far more than just another monster-catching RPG; it's an intelligent, layered and moreish adventure that delivers an impactful, mature story that has sat with me for a long time. Consider me well surprised with this one.
Romeo Is a Dead Man is yet another belter from a director who marches to the beat of his own drum. It's unapologetically weird, well-conceived and just downright fun to play, and that's all I could really ask for. Every small detail forms a tapestry that can't really be described, only experienced with your own eyes. Where every design idiosyncracy might not land, it doesn't apologise for that. Why should it?
MIO: Memories In Orbit is a deceptive experience that lulled me into thinking that it might be retreading some of the roads that had already been masterfully done by its genre-siblings, but only a few hours had me appreciating every crevice and finely realised detail throughout its lush world. It manages to stand all and establish itself as a fantastic metroidvania that draws upon the strengths of the genre, while creating a world all its own.