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There’s no doubt that the team at Tango Gameworks are incredibly capable when it comes to crafting horrific, narrative-driven worlds to be absorbed in. The Evil Within was a deep dive into a gory, psychological horror and its sequel went even further down this rabbit hole, tapping into some incredibly...
Creating an indie game is, in a sense, a question of resources and smart sacrifices. Smaller budgets and scopes define and shape much of the indie sphere. There is only so much one can do with limited resources. Oftentimes, it leads to streamlining, cutting through luxuries and chaff to get...
If you saw the heading to this review and thought “Really? More new Assassin’s Creed Valhalla content?” I honestly don’t blame you. Ubisoft has given Valhalla players a hell of a lot to sink their teeth into since its release in 2020. I mean, we’ve already had two DLC packs...
Parallel universes are dangerous, chaotic, and unpredictable, but exploring them has never been as fun as Studio Voyager’s What Lies in the Multiverse. Always teetering on the edge of dark and distressing themes, but never quite taking the full plunge, this puzzle-platformer is a dark dramatic comedy combined with unique...
When Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin was revealed last year, strange is certainly a word that it conjured in many gamers’ minds. A prequel to Final Fantasy, starring a gruff, no-nonsense original character whose defining trait revolves around killing Chaos, with a dark and edgy tone far removed from the idealistic...
Tunic
Announced many years ago as Secret Legend, TUNIC follows a cute little fox who explores a land full of secrets, ancient powers, and aggressive monsters. The isometric adventure game looks and plays similar to the classic The Legend of Zelda experience and last year’s Death’s Door. The solo developer behind...
A lot has been said about the painfully undercooked release of WWE 2K20, prompting the franchise to take the biggest break in its formerly yearly release history. That game released towards the end of 2019, so to be talking about “the next wrestling game” two and a half years later...
Babylon's Fall
As I write this, I am shaking my head. Not in disbelief, but in the bitter realisation that everyone was right. All the signs were there: Babylon’s Fall is going to flop… and it really cannot be understated how hard it flopped. Babylon’s Fall is categorically one of the most...
I had a lot of stuff on my 2022 gaming bingo list. One that absolutely wasn’t there was a follow up to last October’s original Voice of Cards from Square Enix. Only a holiday and a few months later, we already have two titles in this underdog fantasy adventure series crafted...
Have you ever experienced a video game so grandiose in nature you’re thinking about it for quite the time after? A title that has both a story that feels epic, while also displaying some masterful gameplay? These titles come so rarely, so it’s pretty exciting to think I’ve just found...
When you think of Conan the Barbarian, the images that come to mind are gritty and violent. Certainly nothing quite like the lighthearted take that Aussie dev team Mighty Kingdom have taken with Conan Chop Chop. This 1-4 player roguelite comes with a lot more surprises packed into its disarming...
I am not well versed in the kart racing genre, but I did spend most of the recent holiday period playing Mario Kart 8 Deluxe with my nephew. With 4-player splitscreen, the whole family got in on it, and with dozens of characters and tracks, we never got bored. So...
