Ash Wayling
Minor gripes, sour grapes and a great deal of holiday zombie japes
John Wick Hex is a triumph of clever ideas being used to give players the agency to really feel like the badass they saw in the films, to try and best translate exactly how they’d take care of business if they were Keanu Reeves
Pendulo Studios have managed to create something that feels unbelievably faithful to its source material, with an admittedly small number of teething problems that really don’t detract from the overall experience
Darksiders III does feel like a game that wished it was released many years ago, with a slew of older-style design elements that sit alongside more modern attitudes towards combat and story
Though flawed, this blast from the past manages to scratch an itch that is over a decade old
Vikings: Wolves of Midgard is well worth a try for anyone who enjoys a hack 'n' slashy dungeon crawler. It offers fun and interesting Norse-themed enemies with a simple (but effective!) range of player abilities coupled with an engaging enough combat system that keeps you thinking.
Welcome to crotch rocket paradise!
After 50-ish hours with the wind at my back and the salty spray on my face, I am still enjoying those incredible moments that Sea of Thieves can create – yet I find myself having great difficulty recommending it to others without an incredible list of caveats
A ferociously fierce fighting game marred by questionable practices
Incorporating RTS-style unit management into a (somewhat) fast-paced first-person shooter seems like a jarring concept on paper, but V1 Interactive has delivered something that actually works quite well…on the surface