Richard Seagrave
Nearly everything is a little more unusual or complicated than your standard RPG, but it's familiarity means you pick things up as you go along
Despite being yet another zombie game, Deadlight still feels fresh and unique thanks to being played entirely on the 2D plane
Forgetting about the repetitiveness and lifelessness of the environments for a moment, it's clear that there's strong art design behind it all, combining clean lines with bold colours to create a world that feels clinical, cool and futuristic
Variety is the spice of life they say, and if true, Trials of The Blood Dragon could very well be the key to immortality
The important bit, the actual combat, is where Guilty Gear Xrd Revelator genuinely shines
There's around 20-30 hours' worth of content on offer, but the lengthy load times and boring puzzles make it feel like such a slog that after 10 or so your interest wanes
Whilst the gameplay leaves a lot to be desired, one area where One Piece: Burning Blood hits the mark is content. Well, mostly
If you’ve never played Odin Sphere before, then now’s the time as this is about as good as an action-RPG can get. If you fell in love with the original all those years ago however, prepare to reassess your feelings; Odin Sphere: Leiftrasir will be akin to finding your soulmate, leaving the original title to feel like the empty husk of some great person you used to know in comparison.
Raiden V’s true longevity comes from its leaderboards, where true fans of the game will strive to hit the high scores
Unsurprisingly for a first-person shooter that wears its old-school stylings like a badge of honour, Hard Reset Redux’s gameplay is rather generic… It’s this simplicity that makes it such fun though
Whilst VEV: Viva Ex Vivo initially impresses with its visuals and premise, it doesn’t take long before your positive thoughts turn to frustration and boredom
Whether playing Course or Stage mode, Super Night Riders’ difficulty could become rather frustrating very fast for some players
…the verticality of DOOM's level design and the sheer audaciousness of the constant balls-to-the-wall action quash any notion of repetitiveness or mundanity that could usually be associated with such a simple game structure
A large part of Valkyria Chronicles’ exquisite presentation is due to the beautiful art style used throughout… Trust me, it may be eight years old, but this game still looks great
Deciding who to take into battle and what formations or strategies you will use can mean all the difference between victory and defeat
Providing a lengthy, engaging and rewarding challenge, it’s safe to say that Chronos is one of the best VR experiences I’ve had
The story at the heart of The Park makes it a worthwhile trip if you've got £9.99 to burn
Paranautical Activity is not a good looking game. Imagine Doom remade in Minecraft by a blind man an you’d be about there
Severed takes one of the oldest and inaccessible genres in video games and reinvigorates it, giving it much wider appeal than its contemporaries
Trust me, if your eyes could somehow reach orgasm (eye-gasm?) they would. In fact, it looks so good that they'd have multiple eye-gasms