Luke Mitchell
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Days Gone
Days Gone has the weight of the world on its shoulders as a PlayStation first-party release. With God of War and Spider-Man just to name a couple and a strong E3 reveal a couple of years ago, it’s finally with us, but expectations from such high-quality games last year work...
My Time at Portia
My Time at Portia comes in after a surge in popularity in the “life simulation” genre of gaming, popularised specifically by the runaway success of Stardew Valley after foundations were laid in Harvest Moon decades ago. After being in Early Access on PC for a year and gaining all the...
Are you ready to feel old? Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney first released to western audiences on the Nintendo DS back in 2005. It’s well-known due to its high quality story-telling, unique spin on the visual novel genre and the large amount of spin-offs that it spawned, along with other series...
Yoshi's Crafted World
Yoshi may not have always been the go-to platforming icon for Nintendo, but his adventures have been becoming more commonplace in recent years, which I’m personally a big fan of considering he’s my favourite from Nintendo’s long list of memorable characters. While his world was previously made of wool in...
Tom Clancy’s The Division was a successful foray into the looter shooter genre when it first launched three years ago. It was not without its problems, presenting a strong campaign that was held back by its bullet-sponge enemies and an endgame that took some serious tweaking for it to be...
Crackdown 3
I’m sure you’ve heard this by now, but Crackdown 3 has had a pretty troubled development cycle over the last few years. Initially revealed almost five years ago, there were times when the game almost seemed like it might not happen at all, but a clever campaign with the charismatic...
Resident Evil 2
Resident Evil 2 is an interesting hybrid, combining the best ingredients of the series past, mixing them together and baking a delicious, violent, scary cake in 2019. It’s a remake, yes, but unlike any Resident Evil remake or remaster that has come before it. Resident Evil 2 combines the story...
Turn-based tactics is a genre that, if done right, rewards players for thinking ahead, executing strong strategic moves and analyzing the battlefield for the best outcomes possible. Mutant Year Zero: Road to Eden might be a game you haven’t heard much about, but it takes the genre popularised by Final Fantasy...
Forza Horizon 4
If Forza Motorsport is for super serious racing fans, then Forza Horizon is the lively younger sibling that is for those more interested in going on a big adventure. In fact, going on an adventure is exactly what loading up Forza Horizon 4 feels like; driving full pace to the...
When it comes to reboots, 2013’s Tomb Raider will always be fondly remembered as one that got it completely right. Blending an open world style map with enthralling puzzles and fun exploration, this was only heightened further by the follow-up, Rise of the Tomb Raider, which I must confess is...
Dragon Quest has, for a long time, been one of my absolute favourite video game series. An old-school JRPG that in my opinion really set the standard for JRPG’s moving forward, the game has always featured memorable characters, outstanding monster design, a catchy soundtrack and refined, turn-based combat. There’s a...
Strange Brigade
There’s something satisfying about taking on hordes and hordes of enemies as they all come at you in waves, just waiting to be blown to pieces that move you closer towards your next sweet upgrade or piece of hidden treasure. Strange Brigade taps into this feeling consistently; including a very...
