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Dead Rising 4 takes a few steps forward in terms of the gameplay mechanics, but also takes a giant zombie-infected shamble backwards in regards to the narrative elements. Taking away the ticking clock, making the maniacs nothing more than a mere annoyance instead of the stuff of nightmares, and having...
Laser Disco Defenders is missing a lot of components from being a phenomenal game or even a fantastic top down shooter. Some of the groundwork laid by the developers leaves room for excitement, but there just isn’t enough carefully crafted content to back up the solid mechanics. It’s a dance...
I’ll be throwing a fair amount of money at Let It Die because I believe the game deserves a premium price, and Goichi Suda is a visionary game maker who has never failed to surprise and delight. This could so easily have been a senseless grind with no narrative context...
I’ll close this review with another French cultural reference that brought me happy nostalgic memories. Rummaging around Bjorn’s bedroom, I came across his stash of much-loved comics. They are referred to, with the usual Demetrios-style mangling of names, as “Tantan, Anthrax, and Lucky Lake”. I take these to mean the...
Because I was so emotionally invested in the game, I started to lose time while I was playing it. I don’t think it’s an overly long game, but I do think that its length will be wholly dependent on how good you are at understanding its logic and puzzles. It...
I’ve read some comments claiming that Final Fantasy XV, having fewer cut scenes or long-winded dialogue sessions, has a ‘thin’ plot in comparison to other games in the series. This simply isn’t true. The thematic depth and cultural context of the game make for a wonderful, complex, and meaningful narrative,...
Sword Art Online: Hollow Realization augments the formula of past entries and largely succeeds by doing so. Flaunting striking landscapes that feel plucked from the anime but retooled for newfound novelty, series aficionados will find plenty to love. It’s just hard to shake the feeling that, if injected with a...
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However, as anyone with fond memories of playing Snake on the old Nokias will remember, it’s okay for retro-themed portable games to be light on content; all they needed was high scores to beat. This is one of those games which you could buy on a portable device and enjoy...
For strategy gaming veterans, Motorsport Manager will just feel right. There are a myriad of meaningful choices embedded into each part of the game, meaning that lovers of micromanagement will find themselves at home in Playsport Games’ take on the manager genre. Even if you’re not a big racing fan,...
Tyranny is an excellent RPG experience that has many of the hallmarks of great classic role-playing games while still making plenty of smart choices to modernise the experience for today’s audience. Refined systems and a story where choices can often have some real consequence made my time with Tyranny rewarding,...
I know I’m often critical of big budget blockbusters, but the Assassin’s Creed series has always been one I’ve enjoyed because of that historical context. This specific package of games has clearly been designed to fill a gap in Ubisoft’s schedule for the series. It shows that none of the...
