It has been 13 years since the last The Settlers title. The Settlers: New Allies is also the first time the series has ever made its way to a home console. Until now, this venerable, hugely respected and beloved simulation/strategy series had been exclusive to PC (with a couple of…
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Uchikoshi Kotaro has a well-deserved reputation for being one of the thinky game artists going around. The Zero Escape series established that reputation, while the original AI: The Somnium Files reinforced it. The sequel, nirvanA Initiative (‘A’ and ‘I’ capitalised, geddit?) doesn’t break new ground, but then again it also…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. Playing Atelier Sophie 2 and Elden Ring back-to-back over the last week and a bit has been a fascinating experience. They’re both RPGs out of Japan, of course, but they seem like binary opposites to one another. Elden Ring is melancholic, alienating, and makes cruelty an…
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Playing Atelier Sophie 2 and Elden Ring back-to-back over the last week and a bit has been a fascinating experience. They’re both RPGs out of Japan, of course, but they seem like binary opposites to one another. Elden Ring is melancholic, alienating, and makes cruelty an aesthetic decision. Atelier Sophie…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. Shantae’s fifth outing also represents the first time that the series has lost a little of its lustre and magic, which is ironic given that the HD art has been polished to the point that it’s positively shining. WayForward’s team of talented artists and designers have,…
Read MoreReview by Pierre-Yves L. Set one-hundred years after the events of Mega Man X6, Zero is awakened by a scientist named Ciel in order to help save a group of reploids from being “retired” by the current tyrant… none other than the once hero, Mega Man X. Running away from…
Read MoreVideo by Matt S. Death Stranding is Sony’s big game for this critical end-of-year season. It’s also the biggest risk that Sony has taken in quite some time; a real creative vision and work of art from Hideo Kojima, formerly of Konami and Metal Gear Solid fame. Just how polarising…
Read MoreReview by Matt C. I know I keep saying this to anyone who’ll listen, but the Trails of Cold Steel games from Nihon Falcom are brilliant. Even among JRPGs, few games manage the intricate characterisation or deep world-building that Cold Steel delivers effortlessly, let alone both at the same time.…
Read MoreReview by Nick H. For hockey fans looking forward to the upcoming season, NHL 20 will undoubtedly scratch that sports itch with its fantastic presentation and plethora of modes. That being said, some of the modes and parts of the core system are starting to get somewhat long in the…
Read MoreReview by Nick H. There are a handful of interesting new features to Madden NFL 20 that make it stand out from the year-after-year release cycle in recent years. The biggest of these, the Superstar X-Factor, actually adds a really interesting new dynamic to the game that should give even…
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