Back in the distant, pre-historic year of 2013 when the brand-spanking new consoles were released (excluding the anomalous Wii U), no one was surprised when it was announced that neither would feature backwards compatibility. Sure, there were a few sighs and grumbles, but we all saw it coming. Read more …
As previous readers will know, I love a good horror game. There’s nothing I love more than running down a corridor screaming whilst being chased by some vicious monstrosity (only in video games, obviously). There’s nothing quite like that adrenaline kick, and there’s nothing quite like the repulsively evil characters that elicit it. Read more …
I’m sure I wasn’t the only child who spent hours on end completely immersed in one of those ‘choose-your-own-adventure’ books, where you’d have a dice and pages of writing at the ready for every decision you made. Well, Section Games have strived to serve that particular brand of nostalgia with their text-based horror adventure Vlad the Impaler. Read more …
Japanese publishers have a nasty habit of not releasing their games in Europe, or giving their titles limited releases (I’m finally enjoying Earthbound, twenty years late). When I saw that One Piece: Unlimited World Red, an action-RPG based on the titular wacky animé series was going to be readily available, I snapped it up. Read more …
It’s fair to say that the ‘next-generation’ of consoles hasn’t been the golden age of gaming that many gamers hailed it to be. Still, it’s early days yet, and despite the slow start, I’m certain that they’ll be many great games released in the years to come, and I’m equally sure that many of those great games will be the sequels of great games released during the previous generation. Working on that premise, here are five next-gen sequels that I’d love to play. Read more …
The protagonists in horror games are often under-powered individuals, with the scare factor emanating from the fact that these everyday weaklings have to face off against fearsome foes. Well, Krillbite Studio’s went for the jugular when they made the protagonist of their first-person horror game, Among the Sleep, a toddler. Read more …