I’m honestly surprised it’s taken Ubisoft as long as it has to jump onto the toys-to-life bandwagon. But that’s for the best: they’ve had time to look at what worked in games like Disney Infinity and LEGO Dimensions, and, more importantly, what didn’t. Enter Starlink: Battle for Atlas, a toys-to-life …
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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 …
Yonder: The Cloud Catcher Chronicles was one of real highlights of last year. It’s a quiet, relaxing, peaceful adventure through a world more interested in community and sustainability than violence and conquest. It’s an open-world game where that structure underscores the ideas that the narrative sets out to explore, rather …
By Ginny Woo After 12 long years of spin-offs, and remasters, the Yakuza franchise is finally closing the curtain on its main series with Yakuza 6: The Song of Life. The title may confuse some who haven’t followed the trajectory of the series since day one, but it’s clear …
“Avast me hearties, prepare to let loose the cannons!” It’s been a few years since the Johnny Depp made pirates “cool” again, which means it’s about time for a mainstream revival. Sea of Thieves first popped up on my radar after a bunch of Twitch streamers began playing it, and …
You can always improve a game concept by adding cats and an onslaught of cat-themed puns. Always. The latest example of this is Cat Quest, a small, straightforward open-world RPG that finds plenty of charm in its feline persuasion. Cat Quest starts as many a game does, with someone close …
I’m one of the few people in the world who wasn’t taken with Horizon Zero Dawn. It’s an incredible technical achievement and a game with a fascinating premise, but for me, none of the story, characters, or game systems really lived up to that potential. I’d hoped that a big …
It didn’t take long for Assassin’s Creed Origins to blow me away. It wasn’t the game’s stunning re-creation of Ptolemaic-era Egypt that did it. It wasn’t the meticulous authenticity or the impressive production values. No, the thing that sold me within minutes of firing up the game was when main …
It’s always interesting when a Japanese developer takes on a Western-style RPG or vice versa; that combination of influences is how we get brilliant games like Dark Souls and Child of Light. A few years ago, Capcom released their take on a Western-style RPG in Dragon’s Dogma. The game offered …
I’ve seen a lot of commentary about Agents of Mayhem being, in essence, a single-player hero shooter. Indeed, it was this discussion that got me interested in a game I’d otherwise paid very little attention to. I was sold on the idea after reading just the first line of Kotaku’s …