There is no shortage of Metroidvanias these days and there is no shortage of retro platformers either. So can Souldiers survive in this crowded battle? Jason Coles lets us know.
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Review | MOTHERGUNSHIP: FORGE - We Are VR!
How do you adapt a run and gun shooter into VR without causing players to paint their walls with the inside of their guts?
Get locked in a small room, with some big guns and allow Jason Coles to tell you.
Review | Strange Horticulture - A Beautiful Bokay
Roses are red.
Violets are blue.
Don’t touch that cactus.
Seriously it will kill you.
We welcome Eloise Evans back as they turn their green finger to video games and review Strange Horticulture.
Review | We'll Always Have Paris - A Beautiful Short Holiday
We’ll Always Have Paris is as brief as it is beautiful. We welcome Odhrán Johnson to the site to review this short but memorable holiday.
Review | Martha Is Dead - Horrors Beyond War
Martha Is Dead may have attracted headline for its gruesome content but having played it Amy Eastland is more interested in a game which oftentimes seems at war with itself. She tries to untangle her feeling on the World War 2 set horror in her review.
Review | Defend The Rook - A Strong Gambit
You are all playing chess. Some are out here playing checkers. Alex Brangan on the other hand is using his galaxy brain to play the newly released rogue-lite tower defence game, Defend The Rook.
Check out their review below.
Review | Tunic - The Language of Zelda
𝓁ꕤ𒆩𒆩 𝓔☘ϟ𒆨☾♈︎ Finji’s Tunic! ♋︎₂«❀» Zelda-↺ ت𒆨𒆨ϟ 《☽☾².
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Review | WWE 2K22 - Can You Smell What Visual Concepts Is Cooking?
*slaps mat*
1...2...3…4…5…6…7… out of 10?
We welcome Scott McCrae to the site to let us know if 2K22 has finally managed to kick out of the pin the series has been trapped in for the last few years or if it is time to finally tap out.
Grapple Dog | Review (Switch) - Troublesome, Loveable Mutt
Have you ever played Ninja 5-O or Bionic Commando and thought “this is great but it would be much better if I was a dog right now”?
No?
Well, Grapple Dog seeks to answer that question anyway. Ollie Luddy lets us know if it succeeds.
Review | Encodya (Switch) - Critical Error
Encodya started life as a short film before making the bold bold choice to jump to a 2.5D adventure game. However, Amy Eastland is disappointed to report that this eyecatching neo-noir-cyberpunk adventure misses the mark on multiple fronts.
Review Pokémon: Brilliant Diamond + Shining Pearl - A Fresh Coat of Polish | Winter Spectacular 2021
We thought about making the subhead of this review, “What is old is new again” but that could be almost any Pokémon game if we are honest.
We welcome Kyle Moffat to the site to break down what has changed and what hasn’t for BD and SP.
Review | Epic Chef - Get It While It's Hot! | Winter Spectacular 2021
What is more adventurous than trying a type of food you have never had before?
A grand adventure, you say?
Well, Marie Pritchard is here to tell us about today’s specials and a game that serves up both!
Review | Echo Generation - Don't Call it a Callback | Winter Spectacular 2021
Echo Generation harkens back to charming turn-based RPGs of yore while also looking to recently released retro-indies. Does this modern-old-school style work? Ruddy Celestial investigates
Review | To The Rescue - Who Let The Dogs In?
Dog’s are great. Video games are great. So it stands to reason that a video game about loving dogs would also be great. Amy Eastland is here to let us know if To The Rescue is worth a scratch behind the ears!
Review | Gloomhaven - Better Than Board-fore
Despite modern-day RPGs owing most of their existence to tabletop games, it is very rare for board games migrated to PC or Console to feel that great.
That is why Dave McAdam is delighted that the board game of the moment has managed to make the leap from the table to the screen so well.
Review | Foxhole - I'm Doing My Part
War may never change, but video games certainly do. So that begs the question, why haven’t they managed to capture the sheer scale and brutality of conflict yet?
Well, Jamie A. Nicholas thinks that there is a game that finally has. Foxhole.
Review | Skatebird - Wing and A Prayer
Skateboards? Birds? lo-fi beats to chill and relax to? PUNS?
In theory, Skatebird is the perfect game, so we’ve welcomed back Jon Simpson to let us know if this eyecatching indie flies high or if its wings were clipped before it could take flight.
Review | Far Cry 6 - The New Boss Is The Same As The Old Boss
It hasn’t been a great year for Ubisoft, maybe Yves should take a holiday, I hear Yara is lovely this time of year…
Matthew John McCormick is back to examine the rut Far Cry has lodged itself in over the last decade.
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Review | Chasing Static - Escape To The Countryside [Pumpkin Spice 2021]
In the British countryside, no one can hear you scream... but you can pick up a handful of regional radio stations, so that’s a win, I guess.
Oma Keeling joins us to let us know if the spooky Welsh throwback, Chasing Static, is worth a Halloween playthrough.
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Review | A Juggler's Tale - There Are No Strings on Me [Pumpkin Spice 2021]
Video games are often described as a tangle of code by the time they release. So, what if we made one based all around puppets and strings… What could possibly go wrong!
Oma Keeling is back to let us know if anything has gone awry for A Juggler’s Tale.