Brendan Quinn
Just Cause 4 the best grappling hook-focused open-world sandbox game for the PS3…I mean PS4
A solid HD release of a game that remains not for everyone.
If this game is attempting to imitate the Souls series oppressive, dank, and eerie landscapes, it fails in the attempt by overdoing the cliché and generic videogame fantasy aesthetic.
Dropping a cliff into a steep pillow line is an entirely different feeling to snapping off a groomed park feature, yet in Steep, it all blends into the same thing.
If you’re not a gigantic fan of the genre, I can’t really recommend The Technomancer.
Warlocks vs. Shadows was a fun and well-rounded Beat 'em Up that featured some cool characters with unique and entertaining spells and attacks.
Skyhill is a decent way to kill a few hours.
This game isn't for everybody, and even fans of the genre won't find a hell of a lot of depth to the game.
Carrion is a very cool concept held back by frustrating map design and repetitive combat.
Deck13's futuristic limb removal simulator is a solid but generic entry into the Soulslike genre.
Ashen tries too hard and not hard enough to be both a Dark Souls clone and something different, and loses a lot in the process.
A unique and creative horror game filled with boring puzzles and clunky combat
These kinds of games are essentially love-letters to the OGs of the genre, and that sense of affection and praise is evident in the care that went into crafting Death's Gambit, and I would love to see this game become as polished as it deserves to be.
Skyrim VR is a janky mess, but a fresh and immersive way to experience a game you've already played on several platforms.
If you enjoy a rather interesting, but occasionally frustrating approach to the physics of movement in your platformers you will also probably like this game.
Masquerada: Songs and Shadows is a colourful, easy-to-play RPG with a unique setting and nifty characters.
Among the Sleep is a fun way to kill a couple of hours.
A solid entry in the all-too-small Vampire RPG genre
Pillars of the Earth is a great game for anyone who likes the slow process of constructing a cathedral—for anyone else, you might get bored.
Batman returns in a plotline that finally includes the traditional Joker and a few other fan favourites.