Console Creatures's Reviews
Assassin's Creed Mirage sets out to achieve a specific goal and delivers one of the best games in the series in ages. While the experience has some problems worth mentioning, I never felt any of them deterred the total experience for me.
Detective Pikachu Returns is an excellent follow-up to its predecessor, expanding the world around Tim and Pikachu. However, the sequel mostly plays it safe by giving you more of the same experience.
The Lamplighters League is an engaging and fun ride from start to finish. Its take on turn-based tactics is rewarding, while the compelling story is told through great voice acting and accompanied by a fantastic score.
Disgaea 7: Vows of the Virtueless is a step up for the series as it rights several wrongs created by its predecessor.
Fate/Samurai Remnant is a fantastic title that tells players a compelling story with interesting characters.
El Paso, Elsewhere is exceptionally engaging, and it’s visceral in a way that’ll make you want to push through to the end.
The Legend of Nayuta: Boundless Trails is an enjoyable entry with a well-paced narrative, fantastic world-building that pays off in a big way, and gameplay that brings a new level of fun to the formula by going all in on Ys-like action rather than the turn-based that the series is known for.
The Crew Motorsport is the best entry in the series to date, even if it borrows most of its inspiration from Forza Horizon.
The Baten Kaitos duology is a testament to the creativity and innovation that can be found in the world of JRPGs, and it deserves to be experienced by fans of the genre.
Without a doubt, Phantom Liberty is Cyberpunk 2077 as it was always meant to be. CD Projekt Red rolled with the punches and produced one of the best games ever produced by them.
Lies of P might not be Bloodborne 2, but it is an excellent and engaging experience inspired by some of the best games in the industry.
Gunbrella is a complete package of fun, wackiness, and charm. The gameplay is tight and satisfying, while the characters and story go places I didn't expect.
Eternights is a good first outing for Studio Sai but it's held back by overly perverse characters and predictable story beats.
Chants of Sennaar uses the idea of linguistics in an exciting way, one that very few games out there have done before. It's highly entertaining and filled with puzzles that are intricate and engaging. Still, it's also filled with some exasperating stealth sections that wholly detract from the more critical aspects of learning the languages. Chants of Sennaar is also an aesthetically pleasing experience filled with colourful locations worth discovering for the sights alone.
Starfield is a technical marvel for Bethesda, delivering an excellent adventure across the cosmos. It's polished, filled with personality and feels familiar but entirely new at the same time.
Sabotage Studio’s Sea of Stars is an instant classic. It is an engrossing story with beautiful characters bolstered with an exciting battle system that respects its predecessors while establishing its legacy.
Immortals of Aveum is a great first outing for Ascendant Studios, combining first-person, magic, and fantasy.
Skills and smarts are not sins in Blasphemous 2. This stellar spiritual successor to one of the best modern Metroidvanias uses them to strengthen significantly its overall spirit of play.
The Cosmic Wheel Sisterhood is deep and filled with memorable moments. It also has a lot of heart and deals with some heavy themes with grace, which I'm confident many will resonate with.
Clash: Artifacts of Chaos is fueled by a gorgeous art direction that drives the obscure world of Zenozoik.