EMMA: Lost in Memories, a new 2D platformer from Barcelona-based indie studio SandBloom Studio, looks set to embark on a thoughtful exploration of memory loss when it launches later this month. Judging from the trailer, that theme is built right into the game’s defining mechanic: each platform starts to fade …
2015’s Super Mario Maker was a stroke of genius for Nintendo. Everyone who’s ever played a Mario game has probably dreamed of making their own levels, and here was a game that made that possible. The creation interface was intuitive, but still offered enough depth for imaginative creators to come …
“Unable to fathom everything there was, humanity began to name everything they feared; they mastered the sky, the earth and the entire world. Still in fear, they tied up what nobody else was able to see, they put it in order and they enclosed it inside a concept, regardless of …
Cadence of Hyrule: Crypt of the Necrodancer feat. The Legend of Zelda is a bold new direction for Nintendo. This is a company known for being fiercely protective of its intellectual property, but it saw fit to lend one of its most precious franchises to a small indie developer from …
There’s no mistaking Jupiter and Mars‘ purpose. “There was a time when the color had faded, when the machines of the earthwalkers blew poisons into the sky and covered the land with their neglect, when everything was thrown into the seas and the underwater world was filled with the remnants …
It’s so refreshing to play a horror game like Layers of Fear 2. When so many games are trying to be the next viral hit by hitting streamers with jump scares, it’s a rare treat to play something that’s more interested in getting under the skin and embedding a feeling …
I know I’m normally one to rail against games being too long, but The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel series are the rare sorts of games that earn every minute of their running time. I said as much in my review of the first game in this four-part …
Blood and Truth wants nothing more than to be an interactive, virtual reality spin on on the classic cockney gangster film. Set against a gritty London backdrop, it sees you caught up in an escalating gang war—with all the high-octane stunts and wild setpieces that come with that. The good …
The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel is something special. It’s a classic JRPG that isn’t interested in reinventing the wheel; instead, it delivers the classic linchpins of the genre—a good story, interesting characters, and a deep battle system—to perfection. Such was true of the original release a few …
Everybody’s Golf pretty much has the arcade-style golf game corner locked down. With developer Clap Hanz’s close ties to Sony, it was only a matter of time before we saw a PlayStation VR spin on the series. Everybody’s Golf VR perfectly carries the solid golf systems at the series’ heart …
