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Hi-Rez Studios has produced some great free-to-play titles over the years, from Smite all the way to Realm Royale. Whilst some have succeeded more than others, Rogue Company shows the most promise, even in its early days. The title has simple enough mechanics, tight, great feeling gunplay and characters unique...
Ride 4
There are many things I took away from my time with Ride 4. This is quite frequently one of the more annoying games I have played in a long time due to its crash-happy AI, the idiotic test fails, and a lack of ingenuity when compared to its predecessor. Simply...
If you have been following my journey with FIFA over the years, you know that I considered FIFA 18 as the ultimate entry in the series, and I even called it "the best FIFA ever", however, the situation started to decline after that. FIFA 20 already had some problems, but...
Necromunda: Underhive Wars looks good, although it's not jaw-dropping, however, the graphics certainly served their purpose. In fact, Rogue Factor has done a solid job overall, and the game will hopefully get more content soon. It looks and plays just fine, although at times it's annoyingly slow and the story...
Kirby Fighters 2 was a pleasant surprise; it's a cute and accessible brawler that does plenty to celebrate the pink puffball's legacy. Its mechanics are easy to grasp, its stages are representative of the series' entire history, and its cast of characters manages to feel distinct despite 90% being different...
Besides the joy of winning, completing games awards you with levels and different badges to collect. However, as this game is a limited experience set to expire on March 31 next year, you probably shouldn't get too invested in collecting every badge and doing the daily missions. With the game...
A few technical imperfections aside, Star Wars: Squadrons kept me entertained for the duration of the campaign, and I really enjoyed the multiplayer, in particular, the more streamlined Dogfight mode. Considering it's not quite a full-priced game, there's plenty to get stuck into, although I thought EA Motive could have...
These shortcomings aren't enough to stop me from jumping back into Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time as soon as this review has been published though. The jokes are funny enough to make me want to experience them a few times more. Each world is so beautiful and detailed that...
The graphics are delicious. So stylistic, minimalist and set in a colour scheme that is as dreamy and lovely as very few of today's games dare to be. Together with the superb music that offers pulsating beats and sweeping, beautiful tones in a very impressive 5.1 mix, the audiovisual experience...
Squad
There are, however, a couple of rough edges, and we encountered a couple of performance issues during our time playing, with stuttering frame-rates most noticeable when covering the sometimes extensive distances between locations on foot, which happens from time to time. It's those moments, which usually come after a painful...
Taken together, Port Royale 4 offers very detailed trading simulation gameplay that will definitely satisfy players who enjoy micromanaging in-game economies. There are many hours to be spent figuring out optimal trade routes on a beautifully crafted game map. However, I'm afraid the turn-based combat system diminishes the game's appeal...
Yet as we alluded to initially, as all the overtly beautiful stuff gets swept away by familiarity with the game, some things begin to grate, its personality slowly buried as you just tear through nodes looking for fights and a smattering of loot. You may be able to fast forward...
