Category: Reviews
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Unpacking review
There’s possible a top 3 list of stressful things to do in life. New job, Figuring out what you want to do after school or college, and moving house. Unpacking tackles the final point here of moving house and you tackle moving through a series of moves from the main character’s point of view over…
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Age of Empires 4 review
Age of Empires 4 is a modern-ish take on the classic real-time strategy format where you get to build towns, set people to work, and engage in battles. The game can be played through a historical lens, or you can square off against other people in PVP. There’s a satisfying nostalgic element to Age of…
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Growbot review
Growbot is a charming new point-and-click adventure, where you play as a small robot trying to figure out why her home is under attack. There are puzzles, discovery, and adventure in this gorgeous-looking new adventure. In Growbot you play as Nara, a growbot in training who is looking to become captain of her ship. The…
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Nuclear Blaze review
Nuclear Blaze is a new 2D puzzle platformer from one of the creators of Dead Cells. You take on the role of a Fireman, and there’s a sprawling blaze at an abandoned warehouse, and you have to put it out. This was a surprise to me, it came out of nowhere, and is a whole…
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Wildermyth review
Wildermyth is a tactics-focused RPG with a procedural narrative, and it’s quietly been taking the world by storm. For me, this game was a slow burn, but when it gets its hooks into you it’s something that burns very bright and hot – in other words, it’s very good. At the heart of the game…
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Back 4 Blood review
Back 4 Blood is a new Zombie first-person shooter from the team that brought us Left 4 Dead. After many years away the dev team has largely come back together, and Back 4 Blood picks up right where they left off, which also includes a nice card-based system for different boons and effects in-game. It’s…
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Castlevania Advanced Collection review
The Castlevania Advanced Collection was announced during a recent Nintendo Direct, and this brings together some of the best titles in the series, with a focus on the titles from Gameboy Advanced. In particular, Aria of Sorrow (2003) is found on this collection, which is almost worth the price of entry in itself. Castlevania has…
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Metroid Dread review
Metroid Dread has made it’s way to Nintendo Switch, after a surprise announcement earlier in 2021. This has been put together by Mercury Steam on behalf of Nintendo, following on from the remake of the Gameboy’s Metroid II back in 2017, entitled Samus Returns. The last 2D Metroid we had before the remakes was Metroid…
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Death’s Gambit Afterlife review
Death’s Gambit is a new Souls-like Metroidvania, a 2D side-scroller with plenty of style and horror weaved throughout the story. On paper, this sounds like the perfect combination, but the game feels like it’s missing something plus it’s hampered by performance issues, in an otherwise enjoyable game. Death’s Gambit has an intriguing gothic story that…
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Deathloop review
Deathloop is a new one from Arkane Lyon, which is all about killing people to break the time loop you have found yourself in. You wake up on a beach with no memory, with someone called Juliana goading you over comms and it’s your job to investigate the area, line up 8 specific kills in…
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Kena: Bridge of Spirits review
Kena: Bridge of Spirits was first shown at the PlayStation showcase back in 2020 and quickly became many people’s most anticipated games of 2021. After a few delays, the game is finally here, and EMber Labs have put together something pretty special for their first game. There are clear inspirations from Legend of Zelda, and…
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Song Of Iron review
Song of Iron is a new side-scrolling action/adventure game, inspired by Limbo, and developed by a single developer called Joe Winter. This is a game that caught my eye during the Summer Games Fest, and it quickly became one of my most wanted in 2021. Song of Iron may be a little rough around the…