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Speaking as a fan of a more relaxed paced games, as an owner and backer of both Elite: Dangerous and Star Citizen and as a wannabe Minecraft survival-mode architect, I find it incredibly easy to look past No Man’s Sky’s admittedly rough exterior and see the brightly shining diamond beneath...
Perhaps that is the game’s greatest strength. In the wake of creating a game that exists in a genre often characterised by being heavy with dense and complicated systems, Little King’s Story breaks things down without letting them become too distant. By smashing together different sentiments of design from different...
Leading up to the re-release of Slain, Wolf Brew posted a marketing caption: UPGRADED, OVERHAULED & REDEEMED. Does Back From Hell “redeem” the initial disappointing release? In my eyes, absolutely. Like a medieval sinner turned to a life of holy demon-slaying knighthood, it claws its way back into the light...
Considering all that it has to offer, Fairy Fencer F: Advent Dark Force is probably the best JRPG currently available on the PS4 (although stiff competition is incoming). A loveable cast, fun gameplay, and an addictive reward system aid the often meandering story, although it can’t help but show its last-gen roots....
Obliteracers is chaotic fun. This indie battle racer delivers on fun gameplay and tons of explosions that make for a good party game. While you probably won’t play it on your own for very long due to the lack of matchmaking and career mode challenges, Obliteracers makes for a fairly entertaining experience...
Riptide GP: Renegade is an impressive racer born from the mobile market. It’s by no means a stellar title, but it does provide a nice homage to the classic Jet Moto series. Racing can be unfair at times and it’s on the shorter side of things in terms of content,...
To sum things up then, it’s obvious that there’s a gem of a game hidden under Hyper Light Drifter’s harsh exterior that no doubt some players will cherish, but for most it’ll just be a soul-crushing experience that will suck them in before chewing them up and spitting them out,...
Graphically, Dungeon Punks is rather nice; the sprites are well drawn and the backgrounds are colourful and vibrant. The music is rather generic though – in fact, so much so that my nine-year-old son was adamant he had heard it before in another game. It’s a shame that for all...
When the team previewed Headlander at EGX Rezzed they were justified in their excitement. Double Fine and Adult Swim have produced an immensely assured game that is highly recommended to any gamer. It’s a simple game in its approach: its mechanics are not over-wrought or complicated, but it’s top quality fun. Headlander is of...
Overcooked is an absolute hilarious experience and I would completely recommend picking it up to play with your friends. Single player was a little bit disappointing because of the immense difficulty, but as Overcooked was basically created as a co-op game I’m not entirely surprised by this. The story, character...
Demetrios – The BIG Cynical Adventure is a fairly underwhelming and disappointing experience. The game’s story is senseless, lacking any feeling of coherence or logic. Similarly, Demetrios’ gameplay is derivative of better point-and-click adventures and does little in the way of trying to differentiate itself from the masses. Moreover, whereas...
Lifeless Planet tells an intriguing story with a compelling mystery that is worth experiencing. As a game, Lifeless Planet could have used more polish to tighten up the controls and physics as well as some judicious editing that would have made it a really good game. Instead, what is there...
