Reviews

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Tales of Arise – Review

For someone that had no idea about ‘Tales of Arise’ at the start of the year to someone that was giddy with anticipation once I played the demo, I am now a full-blown fanboy after playing the full release. Developed and published by Bandai Namco Studios, this single-player JRPG will

8

Dice Legacy – Review

I previously jumped in and had some hands-on with a preview of ‘Dice Legacy’ but now I get to fully dive into what the full game has to offer. Dice Legacy brings forth a unique spin on the city-builder genre, which has always been the same approach in many other

9

Road 96 (Nintendo Switch) – Review

Road 96 is a new and brilliant choose your own adventure narrative game from Digixart. It is available on Steam and Switch, and it is definitely worth checking out. Road 96 takes place in the fictional nation of Petria ruled by President Tyrak. After a tragic bombing in 1986 that

6

Base One – Review

Base One confronts players with the trials and dangers of sustaining a space station located in deep space. From attacking Pirates to maintaining the basics such as food, oxygen, and power, every aspect of a living and breathing starbase can be imagined in this space survival simulator. From developers, Pixfroze,

7.5

No More Heroes 3 (Nintendo Switch) – Review

“No More Heroes 3” by Grasshopper Studios, is the obvious third installment in the high octane hack and slack ‘No More Heroes’ franchise. After being shelved for 11 years, Travis Touchdown is back, and exclusively on the Nintendo Switch. No More Heroes 3 follows the titular Travis Touchdown, the professional

8.5

The Medium (Playstation 5) – Review

Finally out for the PlayStation 5, The Medium is a third-person horror game developed by Bloober Team, the studio behind the Blair Witch and Layers of Fear series, and is heavily inspired by horror titles such as Resident Evil and Silent Hill. Set in Poland during the late 90s, you

9

Quake Remastered – Review

It is nostalgia time again as Quake Remastered is out from the original developer, id Software, along with Nightdive Studios, and published by Bethesda Softworks. This brings me back to the old days of fighting over the one computer in the house with six children to play Quake. Being the

7

The Big Con – Review

Those of us that experienced the 90’s, either as a kid or young adult, can sometimes aggressively cling to the past. Simultaneously agreeing it was terrible and the best time to be alive, backwards caps and scrunchies were unironically fashionable, and baggy ripped Jeans were a staple. Thanks to Mighty

10

Side Decide – Review

Created, Developed, and published by solo game developer Brendan Votano under his company name Blue Volcano Studio, Side Decide is a puzzle game where players will have to match objects on a cube they control to progress across a board of shapes to reach the goal. Side Decide supports keyboard

9

Candyman (2021) – Review

In 1992, ‘Candyman’ slashed its way into cinemas terrifying audiences around the world. Adapted from Clive Barker’s short story, The Forbidden, from his book series, Books of Blood, Tony Todd’s chilling portrayal of ‘Candyman’ became a big hit and a horror movie icon along with Freddy Krueger, Jason Voorhees, Michael

9

Hell Architect – Review

Welcome sinners and Demons alike. Come forth and take control of your own section of Hell in the new game, Hell Architect, as you are tasked with a small section on hell to oversee, torture, control, and maintain your collection of sinners. From publisher Leonardo Interactive and Developer Woodland Games,

8

Blair Witch VR – Review

Ellis and Bullet return to the gaming fold with ‘Blair Witch VR’ developed by Bloober Team and published by Lionsgate Games. Blair Witch VR will put some real fear into the players as they enter the woods in search of a missing local boy, Peter, this time fully immersed in

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Kings Bounty II – Review

Published by Prime Matter, 1C Publishing EU, Koch Media, Deep Silver, 方块游戏 (China) this epic, fantasy RPG has a fresh twist on combat, coupled with a top-down D&D battle system that allows you to use your heroes’ abilities during your turn. If you haven’t already, you can check out the

9.5

Psychonauts 2 – Review

It’s been a LONG time since Psychonauts was released, over 15 years ago actually but the wait is finally over. Double Fine’s classic humor, signature gameplay, and creative platforming are back in Psychonauts 2. Psychonauts 2 takes place after the events of the original game, and you once again play

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Greak: Memories Of Azur – Review

One of the oldest sayings still about is “don’t judge a book by its cover,” and it has never been more prevalent than my experience with Greak: Memories of Azur. Developed by Navegante Entertainment and published by the legendary Team17, this visually alluring side scroller adventure game both kicked my

8

Maneater: Truth Quest DLC – Review

Maneater is an open-world action RPG (ShaRkPG) where YOU are the shark. Starting as a small bull shark pup, you are tasked with surviving the harsh world while eating your way up the ecosystem to become the ultimate apex predator. Eat. Explore. Evolve. The newly added DLC, Truth Quest, adds

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KUR – Review

It’s 1993, you’re sitting at home with a bunch of friends, and you’ve got nothing but time to load up and smash out your MS-DOS favorites like Doom and Duke Nukem. You wake up, striving to fulfill that nostalgia that you dream of. You load up steam and search and

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Humankind – Review

I’ll admit, I haven’t played too many 4x games in the past. Sure, I’ve played a few Real-Time strategy games, and the occasional Turn-Based game, and sure, the idea of taking over the world with a giant army or through economics and sounded appealing, but I found myself often struggling

Glitchpunk (Early Access) – Preview

Before the behemoth we’ve come to know and love as Grand Theft Auto V took over the gaming world with its arguably unmatchable open-world quality, it too had to start from humble beginnings: top-down view gameplay. A seemingly lost form of gameplay in today’s modern-day storm of gaming consoles and

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Reminiscence – Review

‘Reminiscence’ is a 2021 sci-fi thriller mystery film written and directed by Lisa Joy, in her feature directorial debut. The film stars Hugh Jackman, Rebecca Ferguson, Thandiwe Newton, and Cliff Curtis. Hugh Jackman stars as Nick Bannister, a private investigator of the human mind. He and Watts (Thandiwe Newton) run

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Fracked (PSVR) – Review

Fracked is a new VR action-adventure game created by nDreams and will be available on Playstation 4|5 with the PSVR adaptor, and requires the Move Motion Controls for a full VR experience, and is designed for players to be seated while playing. The player takes the role of the reluctant

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Seed Of Life – Review

One of the first action-adventure puzzle games I ever played was Tomb Raider, way back in the later days of Windows 95. I can’t really say that I was ever any good at it, but I stuck with it as best I could and eventually, got past the first area.

Diablo II: Resurrected (Open BETA) – Preview

The time has come! Well, kind of. Blizzard, they have finally brought us ‘Diablo 2: Resurrected’ in the form of their Early Access BETA. A labour of love for the Diablo series, the hard-working team at Blizzard has remastered this timeless, classic RPG. Diving into the Early Access BETA, MKAU

7.5

Crimson Spires – Review

In these trying times, when we are either in lockdown or just around the corner from it, why not get cozy on the couch with a hot cup of goodness and a good novel, a visual novel that is. Thanks to Woodsy Studio, we are treated to a rather fitting

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Jupiter Hell – Review

Move over Doom Guy & Duke Nukem, there’s a new bad-ass space marine on the scene and he’s taking no bullshit! Polish developer ChaosForge brings us Jupiter Hell, a turn-based roguelike spectacle, based on other roguelike games from ChaosForge like DoomRL and DiabloRL (RL standing for roguelike). Published by Hyperstrange,

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