ACE Team can always be relied upon for intriguing visual design and ideas. The Zeno Clash titles are awash with surreal creatures and unique mythology, while Rock of Ages drew on the history of world art and Terry Gilliam’s animated work for Monty Python. In the former, your goal is to brawl your way across […]
It’s a hell of a coincidence that, a few short days after a discussion in the comments about how older games with unique concepts should be revisited, I’m reviewing a game that does exactly that. And I’m not ignorant of the irony that I’m not the biggest fan of the result, either – but with […]
Ubisoft get a lot of justified stick for their record on PC. An era of devotion to failed DRM schemes, the inconsistencies of Uplay and various less-than-optimised ports have rightly sullied their reputation amongst PC users. But every now and then, Ubisoft gets things spectacularly right. Consider the PC-only Might & Magic X Legacy or […]
There is a simple test to see whether Sniper Elite 3 is for you. It’s broad daylight in the desert, but you’re lying – undetected – on a low cliff, watching Nazis patrol an encampment below. You’ve been watching them for some time through your binoculars, tagging them off and working out which ones to […]
Confession time: I thought Grid 2 was alright. That’s not really an admission on the level of “I killed a guy back in ‘73” or anything, but some people really didn’t enjoy that game and may now question my judgment. That’s okay. Their antipathy is understandable. Anybody hoping for another simulation-tinged Codemasters racer would’ve found […]
Lifeline is the second add-on released for Undead Lab’s State of Decay, and takes the zombie-dodging fun out on the road for the first time. While prior DLC release Breakdown made use of the original game’s map for some endless survival mode antics, Lifeline furthers the State of Decay story in the over-run city of […]
Prior to the release of the original Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing, I was concerned whether NeoCore could break into the well-heeled world of aRPGs. For the most part though, they proved me wrong. The game had some issues sustaining its story through one Borgovan steampunk district too many, but made fine use of Eastern […]
Regular readers will know that Tim is our horror game guy, mainly because he’s not good with horror and it makes us laugh. This time it’s down to me to get scared because Tim is busy with other games. That’s what he told me anyway. So to DreadOut, the first full title from Indonesian based […]
While they’re still just a trickle amidst the gushing tap of game releases, semi-reactive narrators have managed to top up a couple of titles in memorable fashion. From Portal’s scripted jibes there’s a line of progression to more flexible disembodied voices of wisdom like Rucks from Bastion. Lately though, only Call of Juarez: Gunslinger has […]
The consensus on where Dark Souls 2 sits in the Souls lineage is not going to be established by this review. Nor by any others that are published today in relation to the PC version of this game. That will only come as secrets, story and revelations are gradually unpicked and debated over the coming […]
