Many fans of Namco’s “Tekken” series may have easily missed this game thanks to it being a spin-off based within the main fighting game franchise. However, ladies and gentlemen, prepare yourselves to experience a game wholly focused on Namco’s cold-blooded Irish female assassin Nina Williams herself. Read more …
Point-and-click games have been experiencing something of a resurgence in recent years, spearheaded by games such as Telltale’s The Walking Dead. The Book of Unwritten Tales 2, by German developer KING Art, however falls in-line with the point-and-clicks of old. It’s much more Monkey Island than it is The Wolf Among Us.
Evolve is a difficult review for me, as I can’t help but view it through the prism of my own weighty expectations. For a long time, Evolve has looked like the game that was finally going to kick start the age of PS4 and XBone, using the grunt to power something different and innovative rather than something that’s the same but prettier. Regardless, any new franchise is always going to invoke adulation and derision in equal measure, either for finally being something different to the existing fare or for being too different to what we’re used to. Either way, it was very much a sense of anticipation that washed over me as the disc went into the Xbox and I sat back to see how it all panned out. Read more …
There’s been a good precedent of horror games flourishing on mobile devices before making the inevitable step up to Steam. The superb Year Walk led the way, and now Decay: The Mare is following in its footsteps. Read more …
I’ve been a Zelda fanboy from back when I stumbled upon my father’s NES game collection and picked up the shiny golden cartridge that was The Legend of Zelda. Admittedly, I had no idea what was happening, but the bright colours, open world, and heroic music hooked me from the very first moment. I’ve followed the series from platform to platform, saving Hyrule more times than I can remember, but my favourite game in this long running series has always been Ocarina of Time. The music, combat, and story remain relevant even today, thanks to the 3DS remake that came out a few years back. And while most entries in Legend of Zelda are loved and admired in one form or another, there is one that is often overlooked – Majora’s Mask. Read more …
Created to bear resemblance to 8-bit action-adventure games from the 1980s such as “The Legend of Zelda” from Nintendo within a generation of 3D graphics, Silicon Studio’s “3D Dot Game Heroes” is delightfully amusing and does a marvelous job at conveying the feel of an 8-bit classic action-adventure. Read more …