Shadow of the Tomb Raider was always going to struggle to reach the heights of its predecessors. Rise of the Tomb Raider in particular, in the way it explored the nuances of Lara’s obsessive behaviour and the impact of that on everyone around her, was much smarter than I think …
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Inspired by the pulp adventures of the early 20th century, Strange Brigade is a curious thing. It’s one part puzzle-riddle archaeology adventure game and one part co-op focused horde shooter, wrapped up in the campy presentation of a 1930s B-movie serial. That mix of influences could easily collapse in on …
Review by Brad Long NHL is a sport that is not very well known to the vast majority of people in my native Australia. Most fans that I have spoken to were attracted to the hard-hitting sport due the fast-paced arcade games of the ’90s such as the Wayne Gretzky’s …
It wouldn’t be too much of a stretch to call Metal Max Xeno a JRPG twist on Mad Max. It shares a lot of superficial similarities—the post-apocalyptic desert setting, the focus on vehicular combat, and the Metal Max title—but it connects with the iconic film series on a deeper level, …
Valkyria Chronicles 4 is the sequel that a lot of fans have been waiting since the first game came out a decade ago. The second and third games both mixed things up somewhat, and the latter still hasn’t been released outside Japan. Last year’s Valkyria Revolution was a spinoff that …
There’s something oddly captivating about driving a simulated train. Like many, I used to scoff at the idea of playing a train simulator (or a farm simulator, or a truck simulator, or any other such thing), but the hours I’ve poured into Train Sim World in the couple of months …
Heroes are defined by their actions. That’s something that’s been at the core of Spider-Man since his inception. The old adage about power and responsibility comes to mind, but it runs deeper than that: anyone can be a hero by doing heroic things. Whether a nerdy kid from Queens, the …
Blazblue: Cross Tag Battle may not be the strangest crossover fighting game of the year—that award almost certainly goes to Blade Strangers, but it’s up there. There’s some sense in the madness of a Blazblue and Persona 4 Arena mash-up, given both those games come from the same developer. Under …
The Gundam Breaker series has danced around the edge of my radar ever since I heard about the first game back in 2013. Gundam in general isn’t something I’ve spent much time with, but the idea of a video game designed around those Gundam model kits (“Gunpla”, as they’re commonly …
I’m pleasantly surprised at how much I’m enjoying Paladins. I don’t usually take much interest in first-person shooters, especially of the multiplayer-only variety. I tend to find competitive games more stressful than they’re worth, so a decent singleplayer narrative component is usually the only thing that will get my attention …