Assassin's Creed Shadows was supposed to work in the dark to serve the light, but it never managed to step beyond the Shadows. Visually, the game is remarkable and stands strong by its standards, but everything else is pretty much the same. The level-based progression is a huge letdown but is backed by excellent execution of stealth mechanics and a gripping dual protagonist storyline.
Mainframes is an extremely creative, masterpiece in its art-style and soundtrack and a fairly difficult platformer about a floppy disc on a mission of finding its purpose all the while rescuing overworked daemons. This charming platformer set inside your grand-mothers Windows 98 can immediately hook you in with its amazing polish and challenging platforming sections. TLDR: GO GET THE GAME NOW!
The Strongest Tofu is an extremely impressive platformer all about the love of Tofu. It made me want to have Tofu in real life and I did. As an indie, it just simply blows away all expectations and truly marks itself as a signature product from the developer. A fantastic progression system, boss-fights, difficulty makes it all worth the while spending time in the game. For a price this minimum, you should already have started playing this instead of reading all the way here.
While Waiting is a simple idler-puzzle game that is free of all choices. You can wait or choose not to wait to complete a puzzle. There is no commitment. Figuring out things apart from waiting is extremely frustrating at times and makes me want to sleep. But the polish, quality, comedic tales and a fascinating life story do have the hope to keep you hooked.
Eternal Strands shines to be one of the most interesting RPGs with an insane amount of attention towards its design, combat, magic and great enemies. But at the same time, misses the target for their overly buffed storyline and outrageously lengthy quests. The latter part of the game is where you tend to have a lot of fun, so if you’re picking this title, make sure to stick around.
Shin Chan: Shiro and the Coal Town is simply one of those games that help you realize that games are simply not about insane amounts of graphics, expensive franchises or exhilarating combat. Simply catching fish during the day and serving piping hot dishes during the evening can bring much more amount of joy and peace to the mind. And Shin Chan: Shiro and the Coal Town excels in doing that.
Neva is undoubtedly the most ravishing game we have played in a few years. The game sets a benchmark for all platformer games and sends a message that a story that can steal your heart and the visuals that you can’t look away from are enough for a perfect platformer game. Neva is our favourite game we have played this year.
The Palace on the Hill is an extremely captivating and instantly addictive indie-adventure game based on a village lad named Vir. Vir is juggling family responsibilities and his own talent of painting and often escaping to a newfound spark of romance. This little story is filled with brim reality, challenges and hope.
Call of Duty Black Ops 6 is a complete package of entertainment that is strong on all three pillars of game modes. The campaign is a must-play, and the multiplayer feels to be at its peak after a long while. The graphics are extremely well done, and the action scenes of the campaigns are guaranteed to blow you away. Except for the price listing of the game, everything else about the game is a big green flag.
Unknown 9: Awakening is a decent game that is mostly playable because of its interesting approach to combat. But apart from combat, there is no other quality that helps the game stand out. The graphics are only good for a few levels, but continue to be an average game from there. With the selection of games offered this year, you are better off avoiding this one for now.
Rogue Water establishes itself to be a complete package of what modern rogue lite feels with its unique elements that make the ‘pirate’ aspect of the setting stand out. While the story plays safe with very generic OSTs, the game starts by being a big grindy. But if that’s something you can overlook, you’re in for sinking a lot of hours, given you’re not sinking your ship that is.
FC 25 is a game changer that may look the same on the top but will provide everyone with an interesting approach this time around. For all FUT players, the FC IQ will be a game-changer. For all casual players, the Rush mode will be a fresh venture. But overall, the graphics and experience still push on to be a truly next-gen football game that is authentic in and out. It's all the same, but better this time around.
Akimbot is an excellent adventure platformer. Your play as a mercenary named EXE who is pretty much assigned a task to save the entire galaxy. A constant thrill of action with a combat approach of the 3D platformers in the PS2 era. You sure do want to give this a shot.
Astro Bot is one of the best platformer games to have come out on the PlayStation platform. It outshines in terms of creativity and with every corner in the game having a secret is just pure joy. A great flow, captivating graphics and the endless homage to the franchise characters makes the game truly legendary.
Concord is a definitely a next-gen game with its space bound designs and sharp effects, but the core gameplay itself lacks innovation. Hero shooter had its time in the gaming industry, and if it has to come back, it needs a new element which Concord lacks.
Star Wars Outlaw is a dramatic action-adventure game, that takes your adventure to a whole new level with constant action. The graphics are destined to blow you away and the freedom of the open world will keep you hooked to the game for endless hours. It's not so challenging AI is unfortunately noticeable but does not bother the rest of the amazing experiences and the story it holds.
Rakugaki (RKGK) is a brilliantly crafted game that doesn’t hold back in showing its creativity through art. However, the game falls flat mechanically. The plot setting is engaging enough for you to give the game a shot fueled with really good storytelling. But the art style is guaranteed to blow your mind.
Tales of Kenzera ZAU is a brilliant platformer adventure game that is visually appealing and backed by a solid storyline with heart-touching voiceovers. The game is not free of bugs, and may not excite you in terms of progression, but the exploration will keep you hooked. If you’re a platformer aficionado, ZAU is the right pick for you!
F1 24 is a top of the line game for the Formula 1 franchise. It does a brilliant job in being the first choice simulator experience for F1 races as well as F2. The game however doesn't do more than just the races itself and thus fails to deliver more to the people than the previous year release of the same game.
Pool Party is chaotic, well-polished, and easy to get into a party game. Making this game a good entry point for people who have not picked up a controller their entire lives. The mixture of game modes will keep you hooked through a session, but plain design will soon start boring you. Overall, the game does well for itself but is slightly higher priced for the bang it offers.