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Dragon Ball FighterZ
After the announcement of a Dragon Ball FighterZ and seeing its 2D stylised form of combat I couldn’t wait to get my hands on this latest iteration. Dragon Ball games have taken on many forms in years past, each series with its own unique spin on the popular anime’s style...
Brawlout
If like me you own a Nintendo Switch then you’ll likely agree that it’s been missing one thing since its launch last year, a ‘Smash’ genre type game. Well Brawlout by developer Angry Mob Games is here to fix all of our woes. After hitting PC back in April last year...
Hello Neighbor
On the surface, Hello Neighbor appears to be a colourful, slightly-twisted, stealth/horror title with an emphasis on creative breaking and entering. Underneath, Hello Neighbor is a frustrating exercise in trial-and-error, a bug-laden slog, and an unfulfilling grind to try and get from A-to-B.
Reigns: Her Majesty
As was decreed in ages past: “Who runs the world? Girls.” And so our lord Queen Bee passed down this knowledge onto us, and it became gospel. The original Reigns came to us in late 2016 and while it was an awesome success it suffered from one major flaw —...
Xenoblade Chronicles 2
With its deep story and gigantic sprawling world filled with beasts to explore, Xenoblade Chronicles 2 caps off a pretty fantastic launch year for the Nintendo Switch, showing that the big JRPG franchise is more than capable of captivating fans in this generation. While there is some annoying voice acting...
Hidden Agenda
The creators of Until Dawn got bored of murdering young adults in classic ‘slasher’ fashion and have moved on to the world of gripping detective fiction. Well, that’s the idea anyway. Hidden Agenda is the new game by developer Supermassive and you’ll immediately see some familiar tropes and similarities with...
The highly criticised and much talked about Star Wars Battlefront II has finally released and it certainly wasn’t the smooth launch they were hoping for. Before we talk about the review there is no denying that Star Wars Battlefront II has been lord of the reddit forums and quite...
Mystics have often foreseen events such as the Moon landing, the Titanic sinking and every financial year LEGO dunking one of their licensed properties into their particular brand of gaming. Last year we saw the latest Star Wars film jump into the mix and this year we’re slipping back into...
Sonic Forces
Sonic the Hedgehog first debuted in 1991 a mere 26 years ago. Anyone that has grown up will tell you that by the time you turn 26 you have faced all sorts of challenges. One of the key challenges everyone faces is identity, and Sonic has been no different. Sonic...
Aloy has returned to Gorilla Games’ smash hit, Horizon Zero Dawn, with the release of the games first expansion, The Frozen Wilds. Not only is she back but she’s reminding everyone exactly why we fell in love with her and this game in the first place. There’s no denying that Horizon...
Super Lucky's Tale
Super Lucky’s Tale on the Xbox One is a sequel/port of the Virtual Reality (VR) platformer, Lucky’s Tale. The game is cute and colourful and primarily aimed at a younger audience. From the very start the game tries to draw us into the cutesy world but falls short. To summarise...
Morphite
Morphite is a first person space exploration game where you explore the galaxy as Myra Kale. Visit procedurally generated planets, battle creatures, research animals and plants as you unravel the mystery surrounding Morphite! This is starting to sound familiar. Procedurally generated planets… research… exploration… first person – sounds somewhat similar...
