When you think of PlatinumGames, you probably think of over-the-top, high-energy action games. The likes of Bayonetta and Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance start with the dial at 11, and only raise the stakes from there. Astral Chain—a joint effort from Platinum and Nintendo—comes, in large part, from that same school …
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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 …
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 Sniper Elite series has come a long way over the years. The 2005 original was rough around the edges but built on an effective concept: a WWII-era stealth action game with a focus on long range marksmanship and life like bullet physics. By 2017’s Sniper Elite 4, the series …
Spoiler warning: This review covers some general themes that Days Gone explores, which some might consider spoilers. There’s nothing about specific plot points. There was a moment, little way past the halfway mark, that Days Gone seemed to be onto something special. Instead of the tired old “humans are the real monsters” nonsense, here was a zombie* apocalypse story that seemed more interested in the fundamental humanity of those …
As a newcomer, it’s hard to know where to jump in with Fate. It’s been around since 2004, with a canon that spans numerous different mediums and alternate universes. Fate/Extella Link would seem an odd place to dive into this labyrinth of Fate lore; even if you ignore all the …
It seemed like a regular old detention for Remi, a regular high schooler who’s plenty familiar with the her school’s disciplinary system. She just had to tidy up the library and put away all the books—easy, right? At least, it was until she tried to move Lore, a sentient, hundreds-of-years-old …
Going into Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown, I never expected a story with any sort of substance. Granted, I’ve never played an Ace Combat game before, but what I’ve come to expect of military-themed action games is vapid nonsense at best and aggressive imperialist propaganda—almost always in celebration of the …
After previously announcements about a new MediEvil game in the works for PlayStation 4, Sony today unveiled the game’s first trailer. It’s a full remake—”from the grave up”—of the first MediEvil game, which came out in 1998 for the original PlayStation. From Sony’s announcement: “MediEvil follows the story of Sir Dan, an unlikely champion …
It took a while for Warriors Orochi 4 to really click with me. Recent games in the Warriors series have gone in wonderful new directions, be it the open-ended nature of Warriors All-Stars, the increased focus on characterisation in Samurai Warriors: Spirit of Sanada, or the brilliant use of an …