Luke Mitchell
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Persona 5
It’s been a very long time between drinks for Persona fans. No JRPG franchise has quite captured the strong style and identity like Persona has, with gameplay that places the same level of importance on evolving your relationships and studying as it does battling strange otherworldly demons. While other developers...
Super Bomberman R
Super Bomberman R is a smart Nintendo Switch launch title, especially given it’s only one of very few exclusive retail releases available for the newest console on the market. Taking the classic Bomberman formula and making it accessible on a platform that can be played portably and easily with friends...
Describing The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild in a way that properly impresses upon you the scope, the artistry, the wonderment and the beating heart that is presented from Nintendo is an incredibly difficult task. Arguably one of the most anticipated releases in gaming history, the weight on...
For Honor
For Honor has a premise that speaks to me and engages me instantly. Vikings vs. Knights vs. Samurai in an epic showdown with intense, violent hand-to-hand combat? Where do I sign up? What the game does so well though is not just its clever (if not a little bit silly)...
Nioh
Nioh is the latest game in the “so tough yet so rewarding” genre of action RPGs to be released. The genre saw a big push with releases like Dark Souls and Bloodborne, which this game is modelled closely off of when it comes to progression, style and difficulty level. However,...
Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King is one of my all-time favourite video games. Originally released on PS2 back in 2005, the gorgeous cel-shaded graphics, addictive and deep combat system and gigantic open world to explore, it featured a range of lovable characters and memorable moments that still...
Resident Evil VII: Biohazard is a smart re-imagining of a franchise that far too often has rested on its laurels in recent years. Replacing camp acting and comic-book villains with slow-burn malicious antagonists and swapping out hordes of the undead for a more intimate threat, the change of pace was...
The Last Guardian
The Last Guardian is at once a beautiful, breathtaking, frustrating and memorable adventure, between a young boy and the strange giant bird-dog hybrid, Trico. While the game may have a reputation that precedes it based on its incredibly long development cycle, Team Ico have created a third masterpiece to sit...
Titanfall 2
The original Titanfall was one of my favourite games to be released in 2014. Despite being a multiplayer only affair, the adrenaline rush of the gameplay was like nothing else I’d played before. A fast-paced shooter infused with hulking robot mechs known as Titans created many awe-inspiring moments that had...
WWE 2K17
Since 2K Games took over the WWE franchise a few years ago, year on year we’ve seen tweaks and changes to the tried and true wrestling formula, with slower and more methodical gameplay that really matches the pace and style of the bouts you see on TV every week. WWE 2K17...
Dragon Quest Builders
When the announcement was first revealed that my favourite RPG franchise Dragon Quest would be coming out with a new spin-off that combined the universe with the building and creation aspects of Minecraft, I was skeptical. I never understood Minecraft as a trend, mostly because I’m not good at creating...
Gears of War 4
When it comes to intensity, violence, big action set pieces and hyper masculine energy, nothing quite compares to the Gears of War franchise. With the original being released 10 years ago and several successful games in its lineage since, the excitement for this particular Gears fanboy to get stuck in...
