At a glance, you could easily mistake Life is Strange 2 for the latest in the tired old trend of zombie apocalypse, “humans are the real walking dead” media. After all, it’s a story of two young brothers desperately trying to survive as they travel across a wasteland, where they …
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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 …
During today’s Nintendo Direct presentation, Square Enix made the inevitable announcement that a whole lot of Final Fantasy games are coming to Nintendo Switch. Unfortunately, the publisher seems happy to keep sleeping on the best one—Final Fantasy VIII—like it’s a bed made of phoenix down. The Final Fantasy games that are coming to Switch …
Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age is a huge game, so it’s going to be a while before I’m in a position to publish a review. But even just based on the 10 hours or so I’ve played so far, I’m confident in saying that this is, hands …
It’s a rare treat to play a game like Octopath Traveler. Games that mimic the style of the 16-bit JRPG glory days are dime a dozen, but it’s not often a game achieves that classic feel while also being decidedly fresh and modern. That’s a tightrope that Octopath Traveler walks …
Ever since its early teases (sorry, “leaks”), I’ve been very skeptical about the upcoming Shadow of the Tomb Raider. I love Tomb Raider and Rise of the Tomb Raider dearly, so the thought of a new game that has the involvement of neither Crystal Dynamics nor Rhianna Pratchett is troubling. The announcement of Eidos Montreal …
Final Fantasy XIV producer/director Naoki “Yoshi-P” Yoshida has talked a few times over the years about his desire to introduce some sort of companion app for the game. That’s finally coming to fruition, with the Final Fantasy XIV Online Companion App outlined in the latest development update. The free app …
Earlier today, Square Enix announced a new Final Fantasy XIV companion app: Final Fantasy XIV Online GO, where the “GO” stands for “Gathering Outdoors”. Following the hype of Pokemon GO and other GPS-enabled games that followed, FFXIV GO would let players gather crafting materials from nodes in the real world. Reading the press release that came into …
Dragon Quest Builders was one of my favourite games of 2016. What could have been a cynical attempt to cash in on the block-building craze brought about by Minecraft instead delivered the best version of that formula. What could have been a tired spin-off instead paid homage to one …
If there was ever a game that didn’t need to be remade, it’s Secret of Mana. The original is just as beautiful today as it was in 1993; pixel art doesn’t age like 3D models so, especially pixel art of Secret of Mana‘s quality. The original game still plays very …