Review by Matt S. Death Mark offers a very uniquely Japanese sense of horror. Not only because it borrows its stories from very common Japanese urban legends, but also because it weaves into its narrative a deep sense of tragedy and sadness. And it’s brilliant at it. I rarely find…
Read MoreReview by Ginny W. The wait is finally over. Taiko no Tatsujin, the acclaimed Japanese rhythm game featuring many little drums who could, has finally had a localisation on both Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4. Unfortunately, there wasn’t a drum kit included with this particular copy, but pretty much everything…
Read MoreReview by Matt C. Car Quest is delightfully simple in its concept: it’s a 3D platformer, but you’re a car. You control like a car does—in other words, you can’t jump, save by flying off ramps. It works, and better than I would have expected. It’s got the best parts…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. As a critic I generally try and avoid reading other reviews and impressions of games before I’ve sat down to do my own review. It’s just a personal preference not to have other people’s ideas floating around my head while I’m thinking of my own. With…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. Of all the games that I’ve played on my iPad, Project Highrise is one that has really stuck. In my review I gave it “only” 3.5/5 stars, and that’s perhaps a bit unfair to the game, given how much time I’ve spent with it since. It’s…
Read MoreReview by Tyler T. The latest futuristic racing game to release is GRIP: Combat Racing, a Rollcage-inspired title that features gravity defying open-wheeled vehicles that can drive on any surface. From walls to ceilings, if it looks like the player can drive on it then it’s a possible path through…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. As a kid I loved the Where’s Wally find’em books (Where’s Waldo in other parts of the world). It wasn’t just the challenge of trying to find Wally or the other specific points of interest that the book challenged you with finding across each of its…
Read MoreReview by Trent P. In recent years there has been something of a trend of indies creating games that look and feel like the most retro of retro handheld games – the old Game Boy, monochrome titles. Clearly, a lot of developers entered the industry with fond memories of playing…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. Home Sweet Home is the ideal seasonal game for Halloween. It’s a short, intense, thrilling little ride that you can then file away once the night of spooky frivolities is over. With a runtime of around four hours, it’ll get you through those key 7pm through…
Read MoreReview by Priscilla M. Who would have thought that combining an all-girl metal band, aliens and a story arc that involves gender swapping (very much reminiscent of the acclaimed Japanese movie Your Name) would work as well as it does as a complete package? You can definitely call it wacky…
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