There was so much gaming news over the last week you could be forgiven for forgetting what happened in the month leading up to SGF.
Thankfully Alex Green is back with another Update Patch, this time for May 2024
Moralising Art: Broken Roads Impressions
Broken Roads wants to harken back to the age of complex CRPGs like the original Fallout but in playing the game Angus Law has found their mind unravelling in a web of gamified philosophy.
Read their impressions.
Review | Hypercharge: Unboxed - Toy Soldiers That Need More Training
It feels like it has been a while since we got a game in the “little guy, big world” genre and Hypercharge: Unboxed is here to ask what if Toy Story was a little more destructive?
Simon Estey reviews.
Inter/review | Children Of The Sun - The Kids Might Not Be Alright...
Children of The Sun has been out for a few weeks now and Kate Robinson had the chance to not only play the game pre-release for a review but she also tracked down the game’s creator, Rene Rother, at WASD 2024 to get a great insight into Devolver’s latest.
Review | Biomutant (Switch) - Shoot, Slash, It’s All in the Mind!
Biomutant is a few years old now but it is still a technically impressive game, so just how does this open-world RPG hold up on the ageing Switch?
Bobby Lipps reviews.
Review | Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord Review - What's Old Is New
41 years after revolutionising what computer entertainment could be Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord has been modernised by the preservationist wizards at Digital Eclipse.
Adam W. is here to see if the seminal game holds up all these years later.
Review | Indika - The Real Horrors Were The Friends We Made Alone The Way
Indika is a lot of things, but probably none of the things you’d expect it to be.
Amy Eastland tries to untangle this confounding and singular experience.
Update Patch | April 2024
THINGS ARE GOING GREAT IN THE GAMES INDUSTRY… WHY DO YOU ASK?
Alex Green definitely isn’t desperately looking for any positives in this month’s Update Patch.
The Future Of Gaming Is Getting Smaller
The future of gaming is getting smaller, and while there is a lot of worry about what the Microsofts and Sonys of the world will do, Simon Estey thinks indie games might be showing us the way.
Review | The Spectral Web: Hitodama - A Web Of Fangames
Fangame, Kazio, randomisers, and mods. It can be a lot to keep track of. Now The Spectral Web: Hitodama is here to blaze its own trail and Adam W is here to review it.
Review | Dragon’s Dogma 2 - It's Better (And Worse) Than You Might Think
Dragon’s Dogma 2 has been out for a few weeks and now that the hype has died down and we’ve had enough time to get through the whole thing its time to invite Luke Delin to the site to break down why the game is both better and worse than you might have heard!
Preview | Read Only Memories: Neurodiver - Making Ruthlessly Delving Into Memories Of The Past Fun Instead Of Traumatic!
Seven years on from 2064: Read Only Memories the team at Midboss is back with another queer cyberpunk tale.
Ash Schofield previews Read Only Memories: Neurodiver.
Review | Sker Ritual - Reviving The Zombie Survival Genre
Call of Duty Zombies isn’t the spring (undead) chicken that it once was but with the dip in community sentiment, there’s plenty of room for independent evolutions on the formula.
Edward Lee reviews Sker Ritual.
Game Informer Is A Healthy Meal Among Fast Food
Game Informer has been around since 1991, but earlier this month made a big change to how its subscription service works.
We welcome Simon Estey to the site because he needs everyone to know just how good the printed word is!
Review | Pepper Grinder - Skimming Silt
Pepper Grinder is the latest action platformer for Devolver Digital and Vivian Winn is here to report that its a drillin’ good time.
Review | Buckshot Roulette - Luck On My Side
One part Deer Hunter, one part Inscryption; Buckshot Roulette is an itch.io sleeper hit making its way to Steam.
Amy Eastland reviews.
Review | Astilbra - What Is A Video Game But A Miserable Pile Of Secrets?
What is Astilbra?
Well after reading Skeleton’s review we’re not too sure, but we do really want to play it now…
Overcoming My Final Fantasy XIV Multiplayer Anxiety At PAX East
Bryan Lally hit PAX this year and during his time there discovered something wonderful.
Maybe the real Final Fantasy is finding new friends…
*gets yanked off stage by a shepherds stick*
Update Patch | March 2024
Things continue to be rough in the video game industry this year with more layoffs, controversies and confusion in 2024.
Alex Green takes a look back at March to try to figure out what is going on.
Review | The Secret Of Varonis - What's Old Is New Again
We’ve seen a lot of retro throwbacks drawing inspiration from some of the most beloved classics (like Chrono Trigger and FF7), but what if a modern RPG took inspiration from a less beloved series and sought to make it more palatable for modern audiences?
Adam W. reviews The Secret of Varonis to see if SaGa games or yore have something to offer in 2024.