Alex Beaty
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Since its release on the Nintendo Wii back in 2010, Epic Mickey has been begging for a re-release. Despite getting a sequel that was more widely available, it’s only now that the original game is getting a much-needed update. Announced during a Nintendo Direct Partner Showcase, Disney Epic Mickey: Rebrushed finally gives the game a new coat of paint. It’s exciting to see this creative Disney title come back to life, but does it live up to its potential, or does it fall short of the maste...
It’s been over eight years since the asymmetric multiplayer horror game Dead By Daylight first shocked players with its brutal gameplay and eclectic roster of characters dubbed killers and survivors. Since DBD’s beginning though there’s always been a call for more. With lore presented throughout the game via little more than short cinematics, stories and flavour text it’s only now that we’ve begun to see this world open up. In the last few years, we’ve had a dating sim and even a ...
The Outlast Trials takes that first-person horror experience we’ve come to know from the franchise and transforms it. Players become part of the game in a way they’ve never been able to before. The Outlast games have always been known to push the barrier with players enduring visceral experiences as they delve into terrifying conspiracies. We were lucky enough to check this one out in early access last year, so has the game progressed now it’s fully released and available on console? Wi...
In recent years, many 4v4 multiplayer arena shooters have been brought to us with varying levels of success. Some, like the crowd-favourite Splatoon series, survive the distance, but most don’t last long. Games such as Knockout City or the soon-to-be-laid-to-rest Rocket Arena are among many other online games that hit the ground running but fail to hook players in the long term. So of course, to chase the oversaturated trend, more are developed in the hopes of cracking the next microtransac...
Few horror films have garnered such a bloody and macabre reputation as The Texas Chain Saw Massacre series, so it’s only right that a game adaptation be just as terrifying. While fans are used to the plight of the victims in the movies, the game also lets players rev the chainsaw and become one of the dreadful killers that appear in the films. With roots in the horror asynchronous genre, many are quite familiar with the aim of the game, but how does an iconic IP make it it’s own? Give the...
Few horror games have garnered a reputation like the Amnesia series. Now spanning four separate games, the series is an anthology of experiences that draw on the works of H.P. Lovecraft. Amnesia: The Bunker is the latest from the IP and it’s a fascinating turn indeed. Set during World War 1, you play as French soldier, Henri Clément, who after a very close call with death, awakens in the sick room of a Bunker that’s been torn apart.
I don’t think I’ve ever played a game that has made me put on a load of washing, yet here we are. Arcade Paradise is a simulation game set in a laundromat during the 90s which gives you ownership of the family business. It’s a real rags to riches game where you’ll be growing the business from day one, learning the tricks of the laundry trade. All the while, there’s an arcade in the backroom that’s begging for some TLC. Go on, give the trailer a spin!
The Farming Simulator series has been growing its crops for quite a while. Spanning an impressive fifteen mainline game releases, some mobile entries, and even a real-life tractor controller, the franchise has certainly grown a lot over the years. But what does the “simulator” part bring to the table that makes it a worthy play over other farming titles with a less realistic approach? Surely the harvest is just as bountiful, but the grind of learning how a realistic simulator game works i...