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The first Kingdom Come: Deliverance was a far more punishing game than I’d become accustomed to in today’s modern RPG scene, so much so that it was borderline off-putting. Not being able to absent-mindedly save before every decision felt almost unfair, and why couldn’t my Henry be a mechanic-abusing super fighter right from the start? […]

Indiana Jones and the Great Circle is a supremely faithful version of the iconic and beloved explorer.

For one reason or another, a lot of people are going to miss out on playing Stellar Blade. That may happen either because they’ve been dissuaded by talks how the main character, EVE, is presented in the game, or it could be because the game’s a PlayStation exclusive which inheritably limits its reach. Whatever the […]

The phrase “identity crisis” has long been tossed around when it comes to Ubisoft’s acclaimed and dependable Assassin’s Creed series. Gone were the days of slow-and-steady stalks with assassinations largely replaced by brawls and beatdowns fueled not by patience but by gear scores. With Assassin’s Creed Mirage, a new mantra was put forward to counter […]

During my time with Starfield, I’ve gotten lost in caves and abandoned research facilities for no real reason at all, only to come out much richer with off-the-books “quests” completed and a more fleshed-out world to show for it. I’ve also gone up against more bullet sponges than I care to recall, with some enemies […]

Resident Evil 4 is a game I’ve bought more times than I care to admit, and based on how many systems it’s been ported to and the general community sentiment around it, I’d imagine I’m not alone there. A remake of a game with that kind of staying power has the potential to make people […]

At no point during my playthrough of Scorn did I ever consider it a “fun” game, and to its credit, developer Ebb Software has made no effort to disguise the game as such. Through all its grit and grime, Scorn‘s more of an experience than anything else. Completing only one playthrough may mean leaving some […]

If FromSoftware’s past games are considered individual successes, Elden Ring feels like the developer’s “Greatest Hits” collection. It plays like a culmination of every smart idea FromSoftware has had throughout its grueling games while still finding ways to build on the opaque experience the studio’s crafted over the years. The half-jokes referring to it as […]

The Far Cry series has always known how to keep players busy, and Far Cry 6 is no different. Yara feels bigger than most open-world playgrounds and is filled with things to do, though unfortunately for completionists, many of those activities seldom feel rewarding enough to pursue. A superb villain made even more special considering […]

Kena: Bridge of Spirits is the first game that developer Ember Lab has made, but you wouldn’t be able to tell that from looking at it nor could you tell by playing. It doesn’t do anything dazzling or revolutionary in terms of actual gameplay, but it’s a solid throwback to the structures of games from […]

If imitation is still the sincerest form of flattery, Resident Evil Village is the sincerest of all Resident Evil games. It wears its inspirations on Ethan Winters’ battered sleeves and doesn’t shy away from what came before it, though those faithful representations of Resident Evil memories yield mixed results. Resident Evil Village is at its […]

Returnal feels like a game that’s slipped under many people’s radars. Perhaps you’ve seen it only through State of Play appearances and promotions on social media, or perhaps you’ve been keeping up with it for a while now either because it caught your eye or you’ve been waiting for Housemarque’s next project. If you’re in […]

Little Nightmares II might not be the traditional kind of horror game the genre’s aficionados are accustomed to, but it’s genuinely disturbing throughout and belongs in the category every bit as much as anything else that first comes to mind. It’s eerie in a disarming sort of way with its soft and slow gameplay, and […]

Most of the Cyberpunk 2077 characters you’ll meet in Night City have different connections and perspectives on the setting, but they’ve all got one unifying point to stress: the possibilities of Night City are endless. Those possibilities draw people in and keep inhabitants entangled in the affairs of the city with everyone looking for their […]

It’s difficult to stay on task in Ghost of Tsushima. Whether you’re liberating a settlement or tracking down your next worthy opponent for a duel, there’s always something to distract you be it a cry for help or an animal intent on showing you Tsushima’s secrets. Distractions like those are common in open-world games, but […]

The PlayStation 4 still has plenty of life in it before the PlayStation 5 launches this year, but if the console’s new releases ended on June 19th, Naughty Dog’s The Last of Us Part II would be the perfect send-off. It’s an absolute gut-punch of a game built on the established and beloved formula of […]

Capcom really set a new bar for remakes in 2019 with Resident Evil 2 by showing what some iconic Resident Evil characters could look like in a new era of gaming, so the next logical step for the company would be to move the bar even higher with a remake of Resident Evil 3. Some […]

There’s a certain feeling some shooting games can offer that’s worth chasing the first time you experience it. It’s a feeling of being hyper-focused and full of adrenaline while you run-and-gun your way through a level, typically with sheer chaos unfolding around you as everything falls apart within your character’s field of view and threats […]

Even though a riveting, single-player Star Wars game is an experience people have been yearning for in recent years, it was difficult at the start to get excited about Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order. Cal Kestis, the protagonist in Fallen Order, was a newcomer to the saga and would have to earn his stripes as […]

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, like most Call of Duty games, set out on a mission to be different from the series’ past. Or rather, it wanted to be more of the same, more of the good old days, if that was the type of Call of Duty you were most familiar with. Gone was […]