Edie W-K
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The Assassin’s Creed franchise has undergone quite the genre shift in the last decade. After a few years of middling releases from 2014 and 2015, the franchise rebirthed itself anew with new RPG mechanics, like levelling up with XP, sidequests in the triple digits, and large skill trees that allow...
Danganronpa is perhaps one of the most bizarre games series of all time. Its unique blend of mystery, dark comedy, dating simulation, and horror elements created something truly strange and unforgettable, and I have sorely missed its absence in the past 6 years. The developers behind the series have formed...
The Last Case of Benedict Fox is a curious mix of genres. Narratively, it is a supernatural mystery with elements of Lovecraftian lore scattered throughout. Gameplay-wise, it’s a Metroidvania with a twist: its focus is on puzzles and secrets instead of enemies and bosses. It’s a striking premise, but unfortunately,...
As female video game characters go, Bayonetta is one of the most iconic. Sure, she’s overtly sexualised, but it’s hard for me to care too much about that when she kicks so much ass. She’s confident, unapologetic, and awesome as hell. Well, that’s her as an adult; the various flashbacks...
Is there anything comfier than jumping into a Kirby game? Kirby’s Return to Dream Land Deluxe may be a remake of an older game, but it certainly looks as good as new, and since I never played the original Wii game, it’s the perfect addition to my Switch library. But...
It’s time once again to dive into the Fire Emblem series! Although Fire Emblem: Three Hopes has been keeping fans of the tactics strategy series occupied, we knew it wouldn’t be long before we saw another mainline title. Fire Emblem Engage combines some of what it learned in Three Houses...
Floodland is a new post-apocalyptic civilisation simulator and city builder in the vein of Frostpunk and Endzone. You can probably guess from the name, this game’s apocalypse was a wet one — a natural disaster described only as ‘The Event’ has flooded the globe, leaving only a few straggling groups...
Bayonetta 3
It’s time. After years of waiting, Bayonetta fans and stans alike have finally got what they’ve been waiting for: a glorious return for the baddest witch in town. Leading up to the game’s release, I wasn’t sure if this game would impress me since it was clear that no great...
Wadjet Eye Games, the producers of the Blackwell series, Technobabylon, and Strangeland, are producing some of the most incredible point-and-click adventures to ever grace the PC platform. The Excavation of Hob’s Barrow, developed by Cloak and Dagger Games, is just the latest to join the list of excellent games.
One of my very first memories of computer gaming is of the Monkey Island series. It was my introduction to the series (I wasn’t yet born when MI1 or MI2 were released), and though I was too young to complete it without help from my parents, I nonetheless fell in...
It has been a particularly good year for narrative-focused video games. First, we got NORCO, a thrilling yet disturbing point-and-click adventure, and then a few months later Citizen Sleeper brought us a thoughtful sci-fi tale with multiple narrative threads. But quite unexpectedly, I Was a Teenage Exocolonist has come out...
Card Shark is an intriguing little narrative set in 18th Century France that stands out right away as something different. In this rags-to-riches tale, you play an unnamed and mute tavern worker who gets taken under the wing of the mysterious ‘Comté de Saint-Germain’, a master cheat at cards. Together,...
