Omi Koulas
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The Doom Slayer is back and he’s heavier and angrier. DOOM: The Dark Ages reimagines the franchise’s blistering pace with a medieval twist and a new “stand your ground” mentality. It trades double-jumping and grappling hooks for a powerful shield, an upgradable flail, and dragon rides through the skies. The result is a variation of DOOM that mostly refreshes the formula without losing its soul.
If you’ve ever wondered what it would be like to live out your cop movie fantasy with a city full of crooks to collar, then The Precinct might just have your number. A sandbox police game set in the streets of Averno City, it combines methodical police work with arcade-style action. But while there’s plenty of heart behind the badge, not every mechanic fires on all cylinders.
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered is a love letter to one of the most charmingly chaotic RPGs ever made. It’s not perfect and it doesn’t try to be. Instead, it embraces its jank with open arms, wraps it in beautiful new visuals, reminding us why Cyrodiil still holds a special place in RPG history.
From the indie mind of Brendon Chung and the team at Blendo Games, Skin Deep is a quirky first-person shooter where you’re a barefoot insurance agent sneaking around starships, rescuing talking cats, and tossing banana peels at space pirates. It’s been a long time since it was first announced in 2018, but the wait has delivered something charmingly chaotic. Like a slapstick version of Deus Ex, Skin Deep blends immersive sim mechanics with nonstop jokes and colourful, blocky art. Sometimes...
Some games from the ‘90s exist in a strange, rose-tinted limbo where you remember them feeling a certain way, but replaying them now feels, well… clunky. Croc: Legend of the Gobbos was one of those games, a charming 3D platformer with tank controls that made precise jumps a nightmare. But now, thanks to its remaster, Croc has returned, and he’s feeling better than ever. Well, mostly.
Xenoblade Chronicles X was a standout title on the Wii U, a game that pushed the boundaries of open-world design and mech combat, but not without hardware limitations. Now, with its long-awaited Definitive Edition on the Nintendo Switch, we can finally experience this ambitious sci-fi RPG with modern refinements. But does it hold up in 2025 and is it worth diving back into Mira’s vast landscapes again?
Hazelight Studios is back at it again, doubling down on their love for cooperative play with Split Fiction, a game that’s basically what happens when you take a sci-fi epic and a fantasy novel, mash them together in a blender, and crank it to eleven. Following in the footsteps of It Takes Two, this latest adventure throws you into a world where stories quite literally collide. With ever-evolving mechanics and some of the most inventive level designs in recent co-op gaming, Split Fiction is ...
Celebrating its 25th anniversary, STAR WARS: Episode I: Jedi Power Battles first launched as an arcade-style action game that let players swing lightsabers and smash droids in the chaos of The Phantom Menace. Originally released on PlayStation in 2000 and later spruced up for Dreamcast, it quickly became a favourite for fans looking to dive into the action after seeing the film. Now, Aspyr offers us a remaster for modern consoles and PC… but I have a bad feeling about this.
STALKER 2: Heart of Chornobyl had a tough development cycle, marked by financial challenges, multiple suspensions, and a global crisis that shook its very foundations. Originally announced in 2010, the game faced setbacks from company dissolutions and massive layoffs to the devastating impact of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. After all this, it’s remarkable that we even have the game in front of us today.
Tetris Forever is a love letter to the cultural phenomenon. Developed by Digital Eclipse as part of their Gold Master Series, this experience delves into the game’s rich history, its creation by Alexey Pajitnov, and its journey from the Soviet Union to becoming a global icon. At first glance, the package appears to cater to die-hard Tetris fans, but its ambitions go beyond nostalgia.