There’s something oddly soothing about the menial work that makes up the bulk of a game like Farming Simulator 19. Even as someone with next to no knowledge of (or interest in) farming, I found an almost meditative quality to the mundane process of ploughing your fields, growing crops, harvesting …
At a glance, Pokemon: Let’s Go looks like a very different take on Pokemon. The removal of random encounters and a new catching system based on Pokemon GO have been a source of skepticism for many, to the point of widespread review bombing at online retailers. (That hasn’t dented the …
“Smart” isn’t a word I’d often use to describe a triple-A game, but in the case of Hitman 2, it absolutely fits. Almost 20 years since the series’ debut, the concept of a stealth game built around hiding in plain sight is as genius as ever. But it’s the game’s …
I have a confession to make: a hate Tetris. I had the NES version as a kid, but I found it tedious and stressful and thus rarely played it. The litany of new versions in the years since did little to change my perceptions, nor did the many other falling …
Cricket games are few and far between, and they’re almost always aimed at the hardcore fans with the most lifelike simulations of the sport possible. Big Bash Boom looks set to change that, taking a comical, arcade-style approach to cricket that calls to mind NBA 2K Playgrounds and Super Mega Baseball. A new gameplay trailer …
11-11: Memories Retold: Memories Retold is what a game about war should be like. It’s not about creating “interesting gameplay flavours” or offering “a unique battlefield experience“. It’s not Saving Private Ryan style historical revisionism, realistically portraying the violence of war but presenting American forces as unlikely but infallible heroes …
Pianista: The Legendary Virtuoso is a celebration of classical music. A lot of rhythm games have a handful of classical tracks, but they tend to be few in number, limited to the most well-known stuff, and in genre-bending arrangements that fit the tone of the game but don’t quite have that …
There’s been a lot made of the control scheme for The World Ends With You: Final Remix, with many suggesting that the use of touchscreen or mobile inputs (depending on whether you’re playing in handheld or docked mode) ruins an otherwise great experience. At worst, though, the controls are a …
Lewis Denby, one half of the two-person team behind the poignant adventure game Richard & Alice, has a new game on the way called Reality Falls, and those interested will soon be able to check out an alpha demo. Due out in 2019, Reality Falls follows the journey of Adrian Watts through the …
Today Koei Tecmo released a new Dynasty Warriors 9 trial, as well as the above video showing what this trial includes. As the publisher outlined in a press release: DYNASTY WARRIORS 9 Trial enables fans to choose up to three characters from the roster of 90 total playable characters in a small …