Yes, it’s called Time to Stop Time. If you read that title and think, “What’s that about?” then I implore you to think about it for a few seconds. To be blunt, the game is stupid. It uses some pre-made assets. It was made by two people. It’s also too easy most of the time. But y’know […]
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Hooray for games about time travel. There’s just something about titles that allow you to hop between timelines in the blink of an eye. YesterMorrow is a 2D platformer with action and puzzle elements that makes solid use of its time travel mechanics. But that isn’t even close to what makes the game special. The charming […]
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It’s easy to discount Chicken Police on account of its gimmicky premise, but animals and intrigue are the future of noir. There’s an unmistakable charm to the game that lures you in and holds you hostage until the credits roll. It features all the noir staples: hardboiled detectives, alcohol abuse, excessive monologuing, and a whole […]
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Need to know What is it? A fresh JRPG-inspired take on the Yakuza series.Expect to pay £55/$60Developer Ryu Ga Gotoku StudioPublisher SegaReviewed on RTX 2080 Super, Intel i7-9700K, 16GB RAMMultiplayer NoneOut November 10Link Official site Playing a Yakuza game without series stalwart Kazuma Kiryu in the leading role takes some getting used to. But luckily […]
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It’s hard to believe we’re already up to five Dirt games. Well, more than that if you count the spin-offs. I guess this is technically the eighth one. While the series has been known to go back and forth between the simulation and arcade genres, Dirt 5 is very much the latter. Not only that, but it’s […]
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Need to know What is it? An offroad racer with a splash of Tony Hawk’s that doesn’t like braking.Expect to pay $60/£45Developer CodemastersPublisher CodemastersReviewed on i7 9700K, RTX 2080 TI, 16GB RAMMultiplayer? Up to 12Link Official site Who and what is Dirt 5 for? I’ve been asking myself this question a lot, as I race […]
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Blazing through anti-gravity tracks at high speed! Taking other racers out with a bunch of weapons! Getting slapped back and forth between two sides of the track while you can’t see where you’re going! Racing in the future sure is exciting. It’s been five long years since fans backed Pacer on Kickstarter. Back then, it was […]
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Need to know What is it? The second part of a horror anthology, this time set in a town with a history of witchcraftExpect to pay £25/$30Developer Supermassive GamesPublisher Bandai NamcoReviewed on GTX 1080 Ti, Intel i7-8086K, 16GB RAMMultiplayer YesLink Official site Cerebral, psychological horror is fine, but I like my scares to come from […]
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Four students and their professor, fresh off a field trip, are stranded in the middle of a highway after their bus crashes. Your exploration uncovers deeper mysteries in a nearby New England town, one that’s steeped in occult rituals. This is what awaits you in The Dark Pictures Anthology: Little Hope, the next installment of […]
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HyperX is one of the most well-known gaming peripheral and hardware manufacturers on the market today. Making everything from mice to keyboards and computer hardware, the company has worked with everyone. We’re talking esports legends like Daigo Umehara, to celebrities like Post Malone. This is to say that a HyperX product comes with a certain […]
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It’s almost Halloween, and you know what that means! It’s time to review another Cthulhu-mythos walking simulator with some puzzles here and there! Transient is the successor to the game Conarium, although it requires no familiarity with it. The game might be just a few hours long, but it’s clever, imaginative, creative, and downright gorgeous. All […]
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Fittingly for the spookiest month of the year, Watch Dogs: Legion worried me. Ubisoft tends to need to iterate to make its new and bold ideas work. The first version (Assassin’s Creed, Watch Dogs, The Crew…) shows off the idea. The sequel builds it into an actual game, and gives us what we should’ve had […]
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Above: Watch our Watch Dogs Legion review with accompanying gameplay footage. A couple hours into Watch Dogs Legion I look at my small team of DedSec agents and think to myself: These people suck. The concept seems sound—rather than playing a traditional protagonist, you recruit a team of heroes from randomly generated, ordinary citizens of […]
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Carto could potentially be the year’s best indie adventure — it’s certainly the most charming. Like its developer Sunhead Games, the game is overflowing with creativity and heart despite its small size. It’s a lovely journey of discovery and an awe-inspiring experience with a solid blend of puzzles and exploration. Involved, intimate gameplay and incredible […]
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If I could shout one thing from the horror video game mountains, it’d be, “stop designing hide-and-seek monster segments and time-limit escape ones if your level design doesn’t work with them!” Under: Depths of Fear encapsulates most of the bad habits of short, indie horror games to the point that it could be used in […]
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