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When I first heard that there was a turn-based Yakuza game on the way, I had no idea how it was going to work, but I was certainly intrigued by the potential of a Yakuza X Persona cross-over. Yakuza titles are always known for being a blend of a noirish...
On the Switch there are some minor concessions to the hardware that are noticeable, but not game-breaking. The dinosaurs themselves look gorgeous (and it was right to focus on them), but the rest of the scenery suffers from some pretty significant pop-in and limited texturing. I also assume that this...
There’s no way I can write a review of Trails of Cold Steel IV that will allow me to talk about the game’s finest qualities. This is the fourth chapter of a series that you absolutely must play from the first chapter, else you’re going to miss the critical context...
Supermassive Games has a house style which is immediately recognisable and comfortably niche. The team makes slasher games: just like a slasher film, but with quick-time-events and moral choices which determine who lives and who dies. After the runaway success of Until Dawn, Supermassive set up a nice routine for...
Watch Dogs: Legion is a continuation of the Watch Dogs series in every sense. It started with the personal vendetta of protagonist Aiden Pierce early in the generation in 2014. Then the sequel presented players with a larger DedSec crew, and now Watch Dogs: Legion again escalates the number of...
The artistic aesthetic of Pikmin is both superb and consistent, and once you’ve sat down with it for an hour or two, its charm becomes irresistible. Given that there are swarms of the little plant-critters on screen at once, the Pikmin have a bright and happy personality that fits in...
As an added bonus, Battlegrounds is fully featured, with all kinds of bonus modes to go with the main narrative. Throw in the breezy presentation and highly accessible gameplay, and it makes this one of the more distinctive and thoughtful efforts to capitalise on what XCOM pioneered. However, I will...
The Red Lantern, however, doesn’t work as a roguelike because it wants you to be emotionally involved in what’s going on, and it’s really hard to keep caring when you’re experiencing the same scenes over and over again. You play as a rookie dog-sledder, who has decided to give up...
The game captures the player’s attention with its surreal tone, depicting the pair climbing a strange tower in the middle of nowhere. In each room, the two are faced with a self-enclosed puzzle which will grant them access to a higher floor. The tower’s denizens are strange and wonderous: mice...
– Matt S. Editor-in-ChiefFind me on Twitter: @mattsainsbThe critic purchased a copy of this game for review.
In general, I do find myself wondering if developers should engage with these characters at all. I’ll explain via a comparison: Take Aragon from Lord of the Rings. Within the realm of video games, it’s relatively easy to simulate the fact that Aragon is a martial hero that can slaughter...
As a game, it… works, and that’s really all I can say about it. If you’ve played a dual-stick shooter before, then you’ve played Postal. The base gun is a machine gun that does so little damage that it’s all-but useless, and there are a number of other weapons you...
