Richard Walker's Reviews
In Finding Frankie, you start out confined to a dark chamber, the only light emanating from a large TV screen welcoming you to a sadistic game show. ...
Where to start with Promise Mascot Agency, a game in which you play as a disgraced yakuza expelled to the cursed town of Kaso-Michi, where he's ...
Blue Prince is the video game equivalent of a mosquito bite. It's an itch that's fun to scratch, but you can feel a bit sore when you start ...
South of Midnight is the work of Compulsion Games, a studio whose previous project, We Happy Few, literally tickled the fancy of only a happy few, th...
Sometimes, a game's title tells you just about everything you need to know about it. In the case of Mullet Madjack, we can immediately see that ...
"Do you think you have what it takes?" legendary WWE manager Paul Heyman asks you upon firing up WWE 2K25 for the first time. It's a familiar...
Sorry We're Closed is a wilfully strange game. You might describe it as eccentric. You may also say it's completely and brilliantly batshit....
Director Josef Fares' studio Hazelight has carved itself out quite the niche. A Way Out and It Takes Two demonstrated how adept the developer i...
There's no underestimating how massive Capcom's Monster Hunter series is. At time of writing, Monster Hunter: World remains the series...
Anyone with the most rudimentary of passing fancies for the Yakuza/Like a Dragon series will know that it's something that often tends to err on...
It all started in the arcade back in 1994, with X-Men: Children of the Atom. That game formed the basis for the Marvel vs. Capcom series, and Marvel v...
Good news! You've just inherited a restaurant from your parents! Bad news. They've also saddled you with a massive debt that needs paying of...
Ryu Hayabusa is back at long last, having failed to cover himself in glory with the one-two of Ninja Gaiden 3 and Yaiba: Ninja Gaiden Z (although th...
The Thing: Remastered is worthwhile and no mistake. Nightdive's lovingly made revamp might not paper over the cracks of the 2002 original, but it preserves what made it a cult classic, while applying subtle, albeit meaningful, improvements.
A captivating trawl through four decades of Tetris, with a stack of archive footage and other interesting tidbits, Tetris Forever is also a superlative collection of games and curios that will satisfy all but the most demanding of Tetris fans. Essential stuff.
In placing a lone hero at the centre of its historical Three Kingdoms story, Dynasty Warriors: Origins emerges as a much more focussed affair. Marry that to some stellar combat mechanics, and it's almost impossible not to get swept up in the overblown 1 vs. 1000 action.
Odd, compelling, and ultimately engrossing, Death Stranding: Director's Cut is a genre mash-up with more than a few ideas of its own. Not quite a work of genius, it's nonetheless something that once again demonstrates the madness and brilliance of Hideo Kojima. Five years on from its original release, it's only gained in relevance.
Proving once more that there's life yet in its killer sniping mechanics and expansive sandbox missions, Sniper Elite: Resistance is another cracking series entry, even if it's not much of an evolution over Sniper Elite 5. No doubt, Rebellion is saving the big guns for Sniper Elite 6.
Expertly revamped and updated for the modern RPG fan, Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake is a great way to discover one of the most beloved entries in the series, with gorgeous sprites, lush environments, and all of the features you'd expect from a game released in 2024.
It may not be nearly as culturally seismic as Final Fantasy, but Fantasian Neo Dimension is proof positive that Hironobu Sakaguchi is an RPG maestro – it's another memorable tale that deals with big themes and neat systems, and its arrival on consoles is more than welcome.