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Golf Club Nostalgia
The world is dead. LET’S PLAY PUTT-PUTT! Kate Robinson lets us know just how fun it is to golf through a dying world in Golf Club: Wasteland.
Double Kick Heroes
Trying to concentrate on this many variables is next to impossible, rhythm games work because of their simplicity, which is vital when trying to keep a player’s concentration in difficult scenarios. In games like Crypt of The Necrodancer bosses clearly telegraph weaknesses, whilst, Thumper, another rhythm game with lots of...
Dreamscaper
As it stands Dreamscaper is a chill game that is easy to sink more time into than you’d expect from something that just hit Early Access. Despite some rough edges, it holds its own against other big name rogue-lite ARPGs like, the soon to be released, Hades, and there is...
The Last of Us Part II
The Last of Us Part II is a disappointing sequel to a game that inspired so much creativity in me seven years ago. Its myriad attempts to ground and contextualise horrific violence quickly grow tiresome and the deaths of its major characters are all too predictable. Every moment of intimacy...
Valorant
Overall, Valorant is a fun, free, first person shooter that I am, to quote Raze, “having a blast on”. Its guns are balanced and the kills feel rewarding, especially when you clutch a 1v3 or ace the enemy team. The maps are solid, but not spectacular and the agents are...
Dark Nights with Poe and Munro, then, is certainly an enjoyable experience. For fans of the FMV games, and of D’Avekki Studios in particular, there’s a lot to like here. Poe and Munro are solid protagonists to guide you through the surreal and zany story and appearances from old FMV...
Resident Evil 3
Overall, Resident Evil 3 is a good game that could’ve been great had it received the same level of care and reinvention that its predecessor had. There is fun to be had here but it falls short of Resident Evil 2, in both quantity and quality of content. As such,...
30XX
There is an almost uncountable number of Early Access games coming out on Steam, so it is genuinely surprising when one arrives feeling polished at launch. Natalie Raine investigates how 30XX holds up on closer inspection.
Shovel Knight
Shovel Knight has provided a wealth of joy for me over the years, and it should come as no surprise that Yacht Club is so popular after founding a franchise with such a beloved cast of characters. At £40, the collection may seem steep for an 8-bit platformer, but if...
A Short Hike
The charming visuals are probably the most notable thing about the whole experience. They remind me of a DS game, even if that wasn’t the intention. They’re low poly and low resolution. Having grown up with those games, these graphics are extremely nostalgic to me and it’s nice to see...
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
Ubisoft’s premiere franchise returns after a year off with the release of Assassin’s Creed: Valhalla but has it been worth the wait? Matthew John McCormick thinks so.
Erica
Overall, I adore this game! It’s a stunning piece of gameplay and the way it melds live acting and game mechanics is splendid, and I’d love to see more games incorporate this mechanic in a more fluid manner. Wintory’s soundtrack once again is stunning, and truly sets the atmosphere in...