✖ 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...
✖ Gods Will Fall is an incredibly unique experience, unlike anything I’ve really played before in the fantasy action genre. The straightforward but engaging combat is the constant throughout and is at the center of it all, but it’s how the game’s premise and themes are woven into the warriors you lead into each dungeon...
Small-town alchemist Reisalin “Ryza” Stout leaves home and heads for the big city in Atelier Ryza 2: Lost Legends & the Secret Fairy. Gust Corporation’s latest Atelier game is a direct sequel to 2019’s Atelier Ryza: Ever Darkness & the Secret Hideout, set three years after Ryza and her childhood friends went their separate ways....
✖ 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...
✖ The brawler genre is a stacked one as not only are fighting games arguably currently at a peak, but there has been a bevy of options to experience other types of fighting. Because while there are games to be sought out when you want an experience focused around pinpoint accuracy and extended button combinations,...
✖ Scuf Gaming’s H1 headset released at the perfect time for many people who were likely in the market for a change. With the new PlayStation and Xbox consoles releasing in November and tons of games on the horizon, why not look to invest in a new headset as well? The H1 boasts both comfort...
✖ It can be difficult to carve out your own path in the world of roleplaying games, but Chronos: Before the Ashes manages to find its own voice through a mixture of atmosphere, tension, and mystery. There’s a sense of isolation throughout the game that heightens these elements, and the central gameplay loop of aging...
