✖ Story of Seasons has come a long way and deserves its spot atop farming sim history. Previous entries historically released under the “Harvest Moon” title, but the more recent iterations have struggled to expand the franchise in pace with competitors like Stardew Valley. It looks like the latest release, Story of Seasons: Pioneers of...
✖ Monster Hunter Rise is a solid new entry of the Monster Hunter franchise that caters mostly to veterans of previous games but can still be enjoyed by newcomers without too much issue. It continues the franchise’s well-worn game loop of hunting monsters, harvesting them for parts, and then using those parts to make better...
✖ Ghosts ‘n Goblins Resurrection provides players with a classic “Ghosts ‘n Goblins” experience complete with difficult levels that will cause hundreds of deaths, lots of secrets to discover, and a sense of accomplishment for making even the smallest bit of progress. Since 1985, the Ghosts ‘n Goblins franchise has delighted and frustrated fans with...
Little Nightmares II might not be the traditional kind of horror game the genre’s aficionados are accustomed to, but it’s genuinely disturbing throughout and belongs in the category every bit as much as anything else that first comes to mind. It’s eerie in a disarming sort of way with its soft and slow gameplay, and...
✖ Persona 5 Strikers, the latest Persona spinoff title in an increasingly large crowd of spinoff titles, takes all the charm and art style of Persona 5 and marries it with Dynasty Warriors gameplay. At first blush, “musou” mechanics where large-scale battles are commonplace might seem like a poor fit, but Persona 5 Strikers largely...
✖ The video game industry may have largely moved away from 8-bit graphics and simpler control schemes, but that hasn’t stopped a number of indie developers from providing players with new experiences that evoke that era. Cyber Shadow, from developer Mechanical Head Studios, is a throwback to NES games like Shadow of the Ninja and...
✖ It’s been a pretty wild ride for Ubisoft’s Scott Pilgrim vs. The World: The Game. After its initial release in 2010 on PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, the game was removed from digital storefronts in 2014, leading many to believe that it would never be offered for sale again. Fans desperate for a re-release...
Puyo Puyo Tetris 2 is the direct follow-up to Sega’s hit collaboration that began in 2014. This sequel revisits two of the publisher’s top puzzle games as Puyo Puyo and Tetris combine in a truly unique way. Of course, fans of this genre know that Puyo Puyo Tetris was a groundbreaking combo that broke the...
Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity carries with it the hope of millions of fans who fell in love with the world of The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. The latter title overhauled the classic Nintendo series in a way few expected, and Age of Calamity promised to add to that story using an...
✖ In 2017, Rebellion Developments returned to the world of tactical sniping with Sniper Elite 4 and provided the opportunity to destroy entire battalions with gruesome long-distance shots. This game put players in control of sniper Karl Fairburne as he headed to Italy in search of key military commanders and unique ways to murder them...
