Category: Reviews
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Xbox Series X review
I finally got my hands on an Xbox Series X and having spent a few weeks with the console I wanted to give you my initial impressions of the console. I’m knee-deep in the next-gen now with both PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X, so the following is my review of the latest offering from…
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Narita Boy review
Narita Boy is an action Metroidvania with a mix of platforming set in a techno-futuristic world that’s gorgeous on the eyes and ears. It has a retro-feel but scratch below the surface this is very much a modern game. Narita Boy is heavily inspired by the 80s in terms of visual design and music, the…
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Ghost of Tsushima review
Ghost of Tsushima is an open-world adventure through ancient Japan. In many ways it’s a love letter to Samurai Kurosawa movies – the game is full of tense combat, exploration and secrets as well as bursting with colour and jaw-dropping vistas. Ghost of Tsushima focuses on Jin Sakai and the invasion of the Mongols to…
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Maquette review
Maquette is a new first-person puzzle game from Grateful Decay and published by Annapurna Interactive, which puts you in a world where you can manipulate the environment around you while an emotive conversation narrates the action. This is a surreal, often dream-like game that blends together puzzles and narrative in an emotional experience. You start…
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Loop Hero Review
Loop Hero is a new game that is quite tricky to fit into one genre. It has elements of roguelike, deck building, RPG and auto battling that comes together in a very satisfying way. On the first inspection, it may not look like much, but this indie game from Four Quarters and Devolver Digital does…
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Rogue Heroes: Ruins of Tasos review
Rogue Heroes: Ruins of Tasos is a new action RPG with roguelike elements combining combat, top-down exploration and procedural dungeons. There’s also elements of town building here where you can build up your village, or just relax and fish for a while. If you’re a fan of A Link To The Past then this one…
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Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury review
The final entry in the Super Mario 35th Anniversary celebration is here in Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury. Super Mario 3D World is the latest game to be ported to Nintendo Switch from the Wii U given its original release date back in 2013. Bowser’s Fury is a brand new short title to…
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Destruction AllStars review
Destruction AllStars is a new smash ’em up driving game from Lucid Games recently released on PS5 via PlayStation Plus. If you have this service then you can pick it up for free, which is probably the best for this game. Originally this was slated as a launch title for PS5 but the release was…
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Cybershadow review
Cybershadow is a new action platformer which harks back to the days of 8-bit games both in graphical style but also in its difficulty too. It takes inspiration from the classic Ninja Gaiden format, 2D sidescrolling action, tricky platforming and precise action. It’s out on pretty much everything and it’s worth sinking some time into.…
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Demon Souls review
Kicking off the next-generation in style is Demon Souls for PS5, perhaps the only true next-generation game we had at launch for both PS5 and Xbox Series X. It’s back 11 years after it originally released in 2009, only this time the video games market is very different. Back then there wasn’t really anything like…
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If Found… review
If Found… is an emotional journey through the pages of Kasio’s journal which looks back at growing up in Ireland in the 90s. This is a powerful indie game, which is relatively short, but one of the most impactful narrative experiences I’ve had with video games. If Found… is full of beautiful illustrations that help…
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Unto The End review
Unto The End is a 2D sword fighting game where you trudge through the wind, ice and snow battling the elements as well as your fair share of sword armoured foes. There’s plenty of sword fighting as well as exploring in this neat little indie action-adventure. Unto The End is primarily a sword fighting game…