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PlayStation 5, Xbox Series S/X, PC; Bit ReactorSplit priorities between scripted and emergent story moments hamper an otherwise brilliant Star Wars-themed successor to XCOMEven if you’re unfamiliar with the term “emergent storytelling”, you’ve likely experienced some of the unscripted tales that can bubble up out of a game’s systems. Perhaps you’ve led a scheming dynasty […]
PlayStation 5, Xbox Series S/X, PC; Asobo StudioThe medieval franchise is transplanted to Crete, conjuring action-adventure magic from familiar ingredientsThe path in Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy is a familiar one. Amid ancient ruins and sun-dappled gorges, a young woman, Sophia, dutifully treads the same footsteps as a Minoan warrior from millennia ago, one with
PC, Nintendo Switch/Switch 2, PS5, Xbox Series X/S; KonamiThis second collection remasters another three titles from the illustrious stealth espionage series, but their world has changed little since the original releases‘War has changed,” claims Old Snake in Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots. Back in 2008, the team at Kojima Productions waxed poetic
Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Vol 2 review – once more unto the mercenary breach Read More »
Human by day, vampire by night, Coen has difficult choices to make – beginning here in the 1300s, his adventure could span centuries in upcoming sequelsThe Blood of Dawnwalker could be the start of an epic saga. Created by some of the talent behind The Witcher 3, this dark fantasy role-playing game takes place in
The Blood of Dawnwalker – save your family while becoming what you hate Read More »
PlayStation 5, Xbox Series S/X, PC; FrogwaresFrogwares’ Lovecraftian action-horror is full of grim tenacity and pulp paperback charm, despite a few frayed edgesI’m standing in the prosthetics lab of a campy horror hospital, hunting for a preacher’s flayed face to wear so I can trick the world’s grisliest smart doorbell. Pinned to a board in
The Sinking City 2 review – Ukrainian cosmic horror, come hell or high water Read More »
The all-conquering franchise’s revamps are technically impressive, its transfers more true to life – and its new grassroots social hub is surprising funAs if the world wasn’t sufficiently football-obsessed, it’s time to prepare for the arrival of its biggest football video game. EA Sports FC 27 (the franchise that used to be Fifa – what
PC, PS5, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch 2; UndercodersColourful, counter-cultural and captivating – this rail riding game set in a dystopian Japan is as weird as it is exhilaratingEvery now and again a game appears with a premise so outrageous you stop in your tracks to take it all in. Denshattack!, a game about kickflipping
Denshattack! review – time to get on board with kickflipping trains Read More »
Microsoft; PC, Xbox Series X/S (PS5 due later) Dreamy vistas of the country’s natural beauties are stunningly delivered – but won’t distract from thrilling high-end driving adventuresThe Forza Horizon games have always been about drama. Not just the tension and excitement of racing, but also the sensory impact of the natural environment – the sun
Forza Horizon 6 review – classic open world racing sim roars beautifully into Japan Read More »
The open world driving sim has roared through locations from Colorado to Australia, its authentic feel resting on exhaustive research. But, as the team explain, this was the toughest challenge yetSince the arrival of the original Forza Horizon in 2012, a game that revolutionised open world driving sims by setting players loose in a virtual
How Forza Horizon took on Japan with deep research – and 360-degree cameras Read More »
PS5, Xbox, PC, Switch 2; Annapurna InteractiveThe nostalgic antics of a trio of tenacious teens make for silly yet undeniably enjoyable gameplay, framed by a playlist of bona fide bangersThe older we get, the more we tend to romanticise our teenage years. As bills pile up, we yearn for the simple days of drinking cider
Mixtape review – tongues, trolleys and classic 90s tracks celebrate teenage misadventure Read More »
