Tales of Berseria Review
A Tale Worth Telling: I’ve been a massive fan of the Tales Of series since the games started being localized over here – my 3DS is even signed by longtime series producer Hideo Baba – and despite the last couple of entries being decidedly average, I was still very excited for Berseria. With its darker tone and violent lead, even from a distance it’s looked like it would shake up the somewhat stagn...[Read More]
Resident Evil VII: Biohazard Review
Reboot Evil: Never has there been a series more deserving – and more desperate – for a reboot, than Resident Evil. Once one of the biggest names in gaming, Resident Evil had, unfortuneatly, devolved into a shlockfest which saw Capcom trying to cram as many fan favourite characters – and explosions – into each title. I was ridiculously eager, then, to play Resident Evil VII, a reimaging of sorts of...[Read More]
For Honor – Closed Beta Impressions
“For Honor” is Ubisoft’s next surprising push into the competetive online scene – a scene so often dominated by first person shooters and little else. After watching Rainbow Six Seige (review here), itself yet another FPS, evolve into something genuinely unique and enjoyable over the last year and a half, I was eager to see what Ubisoft could bring to a different genre entirely. Tradin...[Read More]
Fate/EXTELLA: The Umbral Star Review
Newbies Need Not Apply: You should know that I’m not entirely unfamiliar with Fate/. I was always more into Type-Moon’s other series, such as Tsukihime and its spin off Melty Blood, but I’ve dabbled with Saber and co., at least enough to recognize them on sight. But that’s about where my prior knowledge stops, and I can only imagine that was the main reason 99% of Umbral Star went straight over my...[Read More]
Yakuza 0 Review
Back to the ‘80s: When I played the first Yakuza game, over a decade ago, I was sure it would be the last we’d see stateside. Not because of any lack in quality; on the contrary, the title was fantastic, but games that are quintessentially Japanese – that is, in their culture, ideals, mannerisms, etiquette, lifestyle and other ethereal, hard to translate themes – rarely enjoy localization. I...[Read More]
BATMAN: A Telltale Series – Episode 4: Guardian of Gotham Review
Form of: BAT: I’ll be honest, Telltale’s Batman series hasn’t exactly gone from strength to strength. It’s been a bit of a downward spiral since the fantastic debut episode, and I’ve been reticent to carry on with the series. I’m pleased to say that, whilst Guardian of Gotham share’s much of its predecessors problems, the story is heading in a direction I’m genuinely interested in seeing. Story: T...[Read More]
Steep Review
Carving the Chaff: Ubisoft have never shied away from change. They continue to prove their willingness to experiment in triple-A game design with Steep, an attempt at reviving the dormant ‘extreme sports’ genre by paring it down to its essentials and letting the results speak for themselves. In doing so, however, Steep manages to, if not reinvent, at least reshape the Ubisoft-wheel. Story: This di...[Read More]
Darksiders Warmastered Edition Review
War, what is he good for? Okay, full disclosure: I’m a massive Darksiders fan. Since original development studio THQ closed I’d been desperate to see someone scoop up the property – and I’m thrilled Nordic did. With the recent remaster of Darksiders II and now the original I can only hope the planned quadrilogy will see the light of day at some point, but for now I’m just stoked I get another chan...[Read More]
Final Fantasy XV Review
On the Road: The Japanese Role Playing Game often doesn’t feel like it has a place in modern gaming. Turn based battles feel outdated, we aren’t as willing to stomach the nonsensical plots – and tropes – they often throw at us, and few still have the requisite forty to eighty hours these games often demand. Square Enix have, for the last decade or so, been trying to evolve the genre, with varying ...[Read More]
Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 Review
Super Dragonball: I was pretty excited to get my hands on “Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2“. As someone who only ever caught a couple of the original episodes of the anime on Saturday morning kids TV (I’ve also dabbled with a couple of the more popular brawler entries in the series) I was interested to see just how much this fan-service laden title would have to offer a relative newcomer like ...[Read More]
Watch Dogs 2 Review
…Three Steps Back: Sometimes it feels like I was the only one who liked the original Watch Dogs. Obviously that’s not the case, as we now have Watch dogs 2, but in the years since its release any mention of the original seemed to elicit a groan. Having loved my time messing around in Watch Dogs, I was very excited to hear a sequel was on its way. Eager to get back to the series’ unique brand of ha...[Read More]
DOGOS Review
An evolution? I don’t think I’ve played a good shmup – or ‘bullet hell’ – in a long time, which was why I was hesitant to jump into DOGOS – a new entry in a genre that hasn’t aged especially well. Developer OPQAM have, however, created in DOGOS a fantastic little title that innovates and iterates on classic ideals and comes away as, if nothing else, a promise that this genre ain’t dead yet. ...[Read More]
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