Kyle Nicol
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So far, 2025 has been one hell of a year for games. Some incredibly surprising games that we weren’t expecting became big hits, like Blue Prince, with its compelling and innovative take on the roguelike genre, Haste’s fast-paced and fluid gameplay, and Ubisoft actually (and shockingly) nailing it with Assassin’s Creed: Shadows. Skin Deep, by Blendo Games and Annapurna, delivers what is arguably this year’s weirdest game so far, and by “weird” I truly mean one well worth checking ...
For me there’s nothing quite like the smell of a new survival horror game. Especially one that goes straight for the retro feels. Case and point, today’s review subject. Post Trauma takes a lot of influence from classics in the horror genre, most noticeably the recently re-hyped Silent Hill 2, but unfortunately, despite some great ideas and great intentions, this project ended up failing to captivate me.
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 feels like it came out of nowhere to me. An entirely new IP from the new studio, Sandfall Interactive, based in France, we had no idea what to expect. However, as soon as I started it, I knew we had something truly special. Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 manages to recapture the magic of old-school JRPGS whilst giving it a fresh Western spin, wearing all of its inspirations on its sleeve. This is easily one of the finest games since Baldur’s Gate 3.
The combination of stealth-like action and Soulslike combat should have been a surefire way to win me over in an instant. Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice is one of my all-time favourite games, yet nothing has come close to replicating it since. Steel Seed, as an indie game, was never going to reach the same heights, obviously, but featuring a cyberpunk aesthetic in a decaying world, we could have had, at the very least, a mild contender. Unfortunately, Steel Seed just doesn’t hit the mark. To be ...
2013’s The Last of Us is a modern classic. Say what you want about it, you know it’s true. It is, without a doubt, one of gaming’s best storytelling efforts of all time, with a perfect ending. It’s an almost impossible game to follow up on, but the 2020 sequel tried to do just that, and whilst it received critical acclaim, the audience wasn’t as thrilled with the story direction. It became one of the most polarizing games of all time in discussion forums, for both good and bad reaso...
As much as I love a good roguelike, it’s hard to deny the genre has become rather stale over the past few years, out of an overall lack of creative and sheer excessive amounts of titles released at a weekly basis . I didn’t expect much from Blue Prince, considering the small marketing campaign and, well, the fact it is a roguelike, but have to say I’ve been blown away by what’s on display here. It’s genuinely creative and engaging rogue experience that has so much more than what’s...
Hazelight Studios is fast becoming one of my favourites out there. After the flawed but entertaining A Way Out showcased a true cooperative adventure, I was intrigued. Then It Takes Two came out and blew us all away with a touching story and exceptional cooperative gameplay. We were wondering just how Josef Fares and the team would top this. Now we have Split Fiction, which, somehow, does just that.
Ever since the reinvention of the Assassin’s Creed franchise, with Origins bringing it to becoming a full-fledged RPG, the series has struggled. Whilst I did enjoy most of my time in Valhalla, my opinion has soured over the years, with its overwhelming game world and RPG focus taking away from the identity of Assassin’s Creed. I’ve been yearning for the days of Unity to return (with fewer bugs of course), and Feudal Japan seems like a perfect chance to get the series back on track. As...
Since the 2016 release of Monster Hunter: Worlds, the Monster Hunter franchise has become an all-time favourite of mine, being welcomed into a solid community I’ve poured hundreds of hours into. From Worlds itself, to the criminally underappreciated Rise and its expansion Sunbreak. Or the charming spin-offs in Stories and Wings of Ruin. Monster Hunter: Wilds marks the next mainline entry in the long-running series, bringing back the same familiar gameplay loop, whilst making it a touch more...
Indie Metroidvania games are some of the best out there. They bring challenging and often time brutal gameplay in with some great level design, and often times unique mechanics as well. Although, there has been a slight oversaturation of the genre over the years. GRIME is a fantastic game that brings more than enough to the table to really stand out.