Dave Aubrey
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Progression is the most satisfying part of any game. Mastering combos you only fathomed before in Street Fighter. Taking on early boss monsters that are now fodder late-game in an RPG. Even polishing off players online after getting beaten repeatedly. Progression feels good, and games are best when they master...
I used to love Super Smash Bros., as a Nintendo fan. On the Nintendo 64 and Gamecube, I adored seeing characters I love fighting one another and acting so faithful to how I always knew they should. I was one of the Brawl detractors, though not because of any competitive...
Bundling classic arcade games has become a theme lately. Arcade titles are possibly the most ripe and relevant for ports. Unlike console games which these days are often released and re-released time and time again, it's not like you can actually just pop down to the local arcade to play...
Games have an undeniable fascination with war, and yet despite that, so few steps away from the glory of multi-kills and frontline shooty bangs. Recent AAA titles have attempted it with Call of Duty: WWII and Battlefield 1, but these still can't reconcile their poignant messages about the horrors of...
SoulCalibur VI
Most fighting games feel alien to new players almost instantly. Just moving around in a game like Tekken, tapping down or up once for a side step, holding a bit longer for a walk, double tapping for a jump, dashing… It can feel complicated and alien to anyone outside of...
There are so many reasons to love the Mario Party series. There's also a good few reasons to despise it, honestly. A bit like Monopoly, if you're on a good streak it feels like a good game, but before you know it you're nearly two hours in, sweating in a...
Monster Hunter is no longer a niche franchise. Handheld fans have been enjoying more and more games and there's been a steady increase in popularity for years, but the mainstream breakthrough we saw from Monster Hunter World was entirely unprecedented. It’s for exactly that reason, why you can feel comfortable...
There’s something about the early 20th century that just feels ripe with adventure. The time of Indiana Jones, mysterious relics, naughty Nazis, curious curses, and jovial, flamboyant accents. Ah yes, the 1930s, what a glorious time indeed. Nothing quite captures this camp camaraderie like Strange Brigade, the new multiplayer shooter from...
Despite being a big JRPG fan, I don't have any nostalgia for that SNES era of RPGs. Sadly, I never owned a SNES at the time, and revisiting the games in later years isn't quite the same. I've always admired detailed sprite artwork, but never really felt a pang of...
When we first met Captain Toad back in Super Mario Galaxy, we knew he was adorable, we just didn't know he'd end up turning into such a star. He got his debut on Wii U and, well, it didn't exactly sell gangbusters, but the wee Captain certainly earned himself a...
If there was one key problem, for me, with Mario Tennis Ultra Smash on Wii U, it's that it was just tennis. It felt more like a tennis simulator than a game, and gamifying sport mechanics is what Mario has traditionally done incredibly well. For a sports game, it was...
If I'm to make a confession, I must say that BlazBlue has always intimidated me. I love fighting games but, frankly, BlazBlue's level of execution and mastery required to pull out some impressive combos is frightening - especially when considering it's a game with a smaller audience, which makes it...
