The first ten hours of Dying Light 2 are rough. The player is restricted to the Old Villedor section of the map, a run-down shantytown whose human inhabitants are barely holding on due to the effects of “The Fall”, the catastrophic event that is responsible for the hordes of undead …
The combination of exploration, Tomb Raider-esque adventure and traversal, and a sunken world that finds beauty in the post-apocalypse, without any of the combat or sense of danger that often accompanies such games, is a recipe for a game both intriguing and relaxing. Uppercut Games proved the merits of this …
Journey to the (Forbidden) West Full disclosure: Horizon Zero Dawn is my favourite game of all time. The first chapter in Aloy’s epic tale, set in a post-post-apocalyptic world, is a beautiful marriage of science fiction plotline and tribal-esque combat using unique, primitive weaponry. After finishing the Frozen Wilds DLC, …
Before going into detailed thoughts about my experience, allow me to get this out of the way: Death Stranding: Director’s Cut looks stunning on the PlayStation 5. Admittedly, this isn’t a feature exclusive to the PS5 as even on weaker machines like the base PS4, the game’s terrain, models and …
There’s a part in George Alec Effinger’s seminal cyberpunk novel When Gravity Fails where the protagonist likens himself to a catalyst: he acts on the world, but is never acted upon himself. That is until—in classic hardboiled fashion—he gets in too deep, and things get very messy and very bloody, …
During this morning’s PlayStation Showcase, Square Enix unveiled a new trailer for Luminous Productions’ upcoming fantasy action-adventure game Forspoken. While that trailer is great—and more on that in a moment—perhaps the more exciting thing is the reveal of a star-studded cast and crew that includes, among other big names, Amy …
There’s something wonderfully, refreshingly small about Arietta of Spirits. It’s a pleasant surprise, too: with its clear Legend of Zelda inspiration, vibrant pixel-art depiction of a beautiful world, and premise of venturing between the real world and that of the spirits, it’s easy to assume Arietta would be some sort …
Upon its release in 2011, The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword was met with a polarising reaction from audiences due to the title’s heavy emphasis on motion controls and uneven pacing. Now, the game has been given a second chance in the form of The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD, …
Trigger Witch, a twin-stick shooter from the makers of Reverie that “puts an ultra-violent spin on cute and colorful pixel art”, is coming to all of the major consoles this northern summer / southern winter, thanks to a publishing partnership with eastasiasoft. Taking place in a world “where magic is outdated …
SEGA and Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio have announced Lost Judgment, a sequel to Judgment that’s due to release on PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X|S, and Xbox One on September 24, 2021. Lost Judgment once again sees “lawyer turned street-fighting detective” Takayuki Yagami investigating a murder, working around a …
