Player2.net.au's Reviews
The gameplay is tight, the systems are engaging and the career mode is well structured and deep. Some refinements in the next entry could really take this franchise to the next level, but as it is, it is still a very, very good recreation of a sport that can be quite complex.
It’s fair to say that following up Infinite Wealth was always going to be a difficult task and one that RGG Studios have neatly sidestepped with Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii. It’s offbeat premise and relative brevity make it an easy game to like for Yakuza/LaD veterans but much like the similarly asset reusing Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask, it would make an odd place to begin the series given how much it does differently.
The Sniper Elite franchise itself is a whole lot of fun and a very different take on the World War era than most first-person shooter games. With the freedom to tackle each mission in whichever way you want, not to mention that it is already on Game Pass for Xbox and PC players, you have no reason not to jump in, have some fun, and shoot some Nazis in the testicles.
At the end of the day, Avowed is what you make it. You can reflect on the choices you make as the Envoy, and examine what they might say about your views in the real world, and use them as learning opportunities. Or, you can just treat it as a cool fantasy game about gods and monsters – it’s your call. But whatever you take from it, Avowed is a solid RPG offering from a studio that clearly knows how to flex its narrative muscles, and who have leaned into their strengths hard to produce a game that might not be groundbreaking, but that will certainly make you think.
Overall, Freedom Wars Remastered doesn’t offer much new of major substance and is rather just an opportunity to get the game out there to new audiences.
Spider-Man 2 is a fantastic game, sadly, the PC version at this point in time, is not the best way to play. That is not to say it won’t eventually be, there have already been two patches and I suspect after a couple more this will be the ultimate way to play one of the best blockbusters in recent memory. So if you missed Spider-Man 2 on PS5, the PC version will be a great way to experience it, just not yet. I just wish Sony would learn from their mistakes and stop these sorts of releases from happening, but sadly their PC port rollercoaster just keeps on rolling.
No unknowns are waiting around the corner, but mathematics, chemistry, and disappointment. It is Chocolate Pain, over pain au chocolat.
When thinking back on my experience as a whole with VED, I just feel hollow and confused.
This isn’t an RPG for everyone. It’s fairly hardcore, it leans into history (albeit out of order) and it is mechanically very dense. What matters most, and after playing a hundred hours of this damn thing and planning on diving back in, is that it’s an RPG for me.
I Am Future is a game that almost gets everything right but falls short so often that it doesn't quite gel together.
Tri Breaker offers a level of challenge for players of all levels of experience, plenty of laughs, and a fun, unique take on a classic genre that you’ll be hard-pressed to skip on once you’ve gotten started.
fans of the originals will be delighted to go back, but for those of us who are new to the franchise (or close enough to it), there’s plenty here to enjoy about both games.
Overall, Everholm is a slightly spooky farming sim packed full of content and adorableness. I’ve already dedicated many hours to decorating my isometric homestead and solving mysteries in this beautifully crafted environment, and I’m not done yet.
Fantasian feels at home on console, Sakaguchi and Uematsu are completely at home with Square-Enix, and players will feel like they’re going on a journey home to their nostalgic 90s era as they delve into the game. Fantasian is an inspired mobile effort that is now better than ever in the form of Neo Dimension.
From the opening notes of the Indy theme, I was transported to the realm of one of my favourite fictional characters of all time and that is the Great Circle’s greatest achievement in my eyes. If you long for the days of the classic Indy movies (and want to forget the last two), this is the sequel for you, it just happens to be a video game.
Everyone experiences grief at some point, but I did not think a game would help me come to terms with it and the emotions it causes.
It’s goofy, and earnest, and consciously inclusive in a way that makes me, a queer person, scared to talk about it on the internet (even after all these years). It’s bold, and comfortable in itself, and even in its weaker moments, It does feel different to the past games, but for me, it’s a good kind of different.
I legitimately hated a lot of my time with it. But, man, I do hope that a proper new instalment is in the works because I can absolutely see how this could be gloriously delirious fun.
Dragon Quest III HD-2D, put simply is the Dragon Quest III of old, and while the game was lauded for its brilliance in 1988, there are certainly some aspects that don’t hold up as well with parts of the modern audience. For some, this is the retro content that will fill your heart with joy to immerse yourself in once again, while for others, the old turn-based systems and relative lack of hand-holding in terms of objective signposting, might just be too much of a deterrent.
Likewise - it’s not the best LEGO game, nor is it the best Horizon game, but there’s definitely a charm to the combination of the two. Even when they’re not at their best, these are two IPs that shine, and I’d happily jump into some co-op for this game any day.