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Inner Space is not the perfect zen-game that it could have been. Despite moments of brilliance and an overall lovely aesthetic, there are mechanics which seem to be at odds with each other and thus the game seems conflicted. One moment you’re slowly following an enormous, glowing beast through an...
That Dragon Ball FighterZ is a great fighter there can be no doubt. It’s energetic, exciting, fast, and also highly technical. It’s everything that a fighting game needs to develop a core of competitive players, and in that regard it’s the best Dragon Ball game that has been produced in...
The spirit of competition is alive and well here, because Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition is a complete game, which feels a little strange for me to type, because in some ways it took us two years longer to get here than it should have. I am not taking that...
Ultimately, The Red Strings Club tries and succeeds to be deeply thought provoking. Whereas other sci-fi games can tell a great story and make the player fear for a hypothetical future, few have made me question my personal definitions on fate, ethics and humanity. Maybe it’s because The Red Strings...
As a game, Beholder is really well made. It has an interesting aesthetic, clever, challenging mechanics, and plenty of paths through the game. Its real struggle is in getting you to genuinely care about what’s going on, and it’s hard to get there; the gameplay too often makes it too...
Overall SpellForce 3 is a great addition to the series. With an engaging storyline, interesting characters and gameplay mechanics it manages to straddle the line between genuine RPG and RTS better than most other attempts, which generally end up strongly weighted one way or another.
Planetbase is good, and I’ll never complain about having more simulators to play on my PlayStation. That said, it’s not up with the best examples of the genre. Cities: Skylines and Aven Colony are games you could easily lose months to, while this one is more of a temporary distraction....
Ultimately, what I’m looking for in a strategy or tactics game is a system that abstracts real-world military strategy into something that’s palatable, but equally rich in strategic options. I need the agency to approach a battle in my own way, rather than simply mastering a singular strategy that the...
As I type this review, I have Cactus Jack vs Sting from Bash at the Beach ’92 playing in the background. As I glance up at the match, it is a timely reminder that there is no possible way that exciting, unforgettable moments can be made in the WWE 2K...
Gorogoa is quaint, expressive and beautiful, delivering a lush narrative full of different potential interpretations carried by game mechanics which challenge players to think in unfamiliar and creative ways. Even in its quieter moments, Jason Roberts finds a way to make every moment feel poignant, and every movement seem otherworldly....
If you’re a fan of shooters and relish the challenge, Enter the Gungeon is absolutely at the top of its genre. This is a game with meaningful, complementary mechanics and a tight gameplay loop which will have you playing for days. It’s one of the most effective uses of procedural...
This is one of the more unheralded Super Nintendo JRPGs, but the update is of a high quality, and while I don’t think it’s a classic example of the genre by any means, it is still a very enjoyable game. A clean, enjoyable combat system, plenty of enemies to fight,...
