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After an hour I really felt this just wouldn't be for me, I was angry, frustrated, and just wanted to push through it all, but as I played, the unique charm and experience shone through, the PS1 feel, the drab, mercilessly depressing world, and the clunky combat - which I feel some people may hate but really made me feel like I was playing a title from 1996 - it all just clicked and it went from hate to love.
Despite a few design missteps the underlying concept and game is solid and All You Need is Help! is a good example of a chaotic, joyful celebration of teamwork and failure in video games. It’s the kind of game that makes friends and family shout at each other in joy and frustration and creates stories of the fun that was had around the tv whilst playing video games together. While not ground-breaking, its execution is confident and clever, offering enough content to keep groups entertained for a good few games before maybe moving onto something else. If you’ve got three willing players and are craving for some cosy Tetris inspired laughter, this is a must-play. Just don't forget to mute the music and crank up the Spotify Playlist! Right I'm off to bash my gashapon and twist my Tetris piece
Voice chat issues aside, Ready or Not really captured our imagination, and even when you get taken down in a mission, the spectator mode is almost as thrilling due to the tension in-game, as you will your team mates to make it through. There’s a grittiness to Ready or Not that bleeds through all aspects of the game and make it a serious contender in the world of online co-op tactical action titles, with the narrative thread also making it a recommendation if you intend on playing in single player mode, and if you are really keen on it – there is already a load of DLC to devour. Good!
Victory Heat Rally is a fun and pacey racing game that plays to its strengths with regard to the drifting, breeziness, and sheer speed of the action. That said, it doesn’t quite have enough of an identity – or depth – to make Victory Heat Rally feel like a ‘must have’ racer on the system.
Whilst Stormy Knights has appealing visuals, tight controls, a pleasingly simple premise, and music that suits the ambience – after a while the rigid structure of the game, and minor variances in how each battle plays out wore me down a little and even though this is a short game, I feel like my patience had worn out by the time I approached the endgame. A decent little title to dip in and out of in short bursts, but it does feel like it needs more variation or depth to get the most out of the premise.
This feels like a game with lots of unrealised potential, weightless combat and an over-reliance on jump scares - it doesn't hit the mark, but being the first game by Salient games, I think they have potential and I am going to keep an eye out for what they do next. 5/10
What should have been an 8.5/10 experience is, for now, a 7/10. The Siege and the Sandfox has charm, style, and stealthy substance—but it’s held back by just a few technical hiccups and a lack of post-launch support. Still, I had a blast sneaking through its world. This game has bags of character and gameplay worth sinking your snout into.
Locomoto is one of the best games I’ve played in the cosy genre, and I was surprised at how involved I got, you always feel like you are making progress toward a fun goal as opposed to pottering around, passing time – and the whole premise of being a train driver, conductor, waiter, private eye, cleaner, postal worker, and all-round problem solver is as appealing as it sounds, making the moment-to-moment gameplay pure charm. This is one that will be installed on our family Switch for a long time to come!
For fans of the base game, it’s an essential encore. For newcomers, it’s a compelling reason to dive into one of the most stylish and satisfying Soulslikes in recent memory.
Kiborg is a game I find myself going back to for quick blasts quite often, but the more the game infuriates me, and repetition sets in as the enemy patterns and tricks get oh-so-familiar, the more I hope for a future update that adds some sort of co-op campaign, because the combat mechanics here are so fun, varied, and engaging that it just feels that Kiborg is crying out to be so much more than the technically impressive but lonely and slightly repetitive game that it is.
A great showing for PGA2K25, it has hit it straight down the middle and onto the green for birdie. With a great new swing mechanic, and an improved MyCareer mode as well as new visuals, it’s worthy of a green jacket or a claret jug. Now let’s all meet on the 9th hole at 9 o clock.
Jerry Anker: and The Quest to Get Love is a fun and funny game that aims to titillate and does the job successfully. This is admittedly a niche genre, but it’s always good to see competent, saucy games going strong on modern systems, it would have been a bonus for a little extra attention to be paid to some of the issues with the dialogue, but the effort that Funbox Media have put into the physical release shows their faith in the game. I very much to look forward to what comes next! And admit it, deep down, in our heart of hearts...we’re all a bunch of ankers.
With a completion time of about 5 hours (8 hours to 100%), CyberCorp doesn't outstay its welcome. It's the definition of a quick-couple-of-goes blast, and honing your loadout between missions, while complex-seeming at first, is good fun, particularly when you can drop back in and make mincemeat out of a boss that's caused you some pain on previous attempts. At a reasonable price point of around £16, it's a definite one for twin-stick fans, while looter shooter aficionados will get their fix too.
Questline have created what could very possible be my game of the year, and I very much look forward to what they work on next, as should you.
There’s a lot to love here, with the only drawbacks really being that Kemono Heroes feels like it could get slightly lost in the shuffle due to perhaps not carving out enough of an identity in such a rich genre, and the fact that with three or more players, things get so hectic on screen that it’s hard to keep track of who is doing what, especially with the animations being so busy and satisfying – a boon in single player mode, but a little too over the top in co-op. That said, these are relatively minor quibbles, and in the end, Kemono Heroes is a fun game to blast through with friends, just be prepared to help each other up when things get a bit bonkers!
A zombie game with character and class, this is a title that may be divisive in terms of its design and layout, but I can imagine it’ll gain quite a hardcore audience of fans that relish its indie charms. The fact that it’s currently available on Xbox for a tenner is astonishing when you consider the amount on offer, and, as it has been created by such a small team, it has that quirkiness, verve and drive that only indie games driven by a solitary vision can generate, warts ‘n all.
this is an excellent game that builds on and improves the original in every way. It looks better and has more options than ever before. The variables do mean that there are times when the combinations you have either make you very underpowered or overpowered, but that’s the nature of a deck builder. Anyone who likes Slay the Spire or Monster Train will be in heaven and I urge the less aware to give it a go (but be prepared to slog it out initially). I was asked to review this game, but such is its appeal, it has dominated my gaming schedule ever since I got the train going again. Monster Train 2 keeps you coming back for more with a devilish vengeance.
Believe the hype. Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is as good as you've heard. It's as close to perfect as gaming gets.
This is a game that may not be for everyone - but it really should be played by most. It is an amazing story that’s been wonderfully realised, it is powerful, and scary, and really makes you think. I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream has top notch voice acting and the biggest problem that plagues it is easily alleviated with modern access to guides. I highly recommend experiencing this at least once, but I also recommend the original short story and listening to some Harlan Ellison interviews as well. I look forward to revisiting this in another ten years.
Dragged down a little by the perfunctory combat, Trident’s Tale is nonetheless a fun pirate adventure that nails the visuals, tonal balance, and jaunty music. It feels like an adventure, and the quirky cast of characters that you’ll meet combined with the charm of the world makes Trident’s Tale a title we at GF recommend to everyone out there… except landlubbers!