Warhammer 40,000: Inquisitor – Martyr fails both as a 40K game, and as an ARPG in its own right. The name has a second subtitle, which suggests that there could be more from this series, […]

Yakuza seems to be picking up more and more traction without showing signs of stopping, and Yakuza Kiwami 2 is a shining example of why that is. Despite some shallow combat, it encapsulates everything that […]

WarioWare Gold is a wonderfully presented encapsulation of the series, collecting so much of WarioWare history in one place, and managing to [...]

Sonic has had more than enough runs to store shelves, but Sonic Mania was probably one of the few titles in his series that I’ve been genuinely happy to see. Sonic Mania was a beautiful […]

Dead Cells is a fantastic melding of two seemingly contradictory design philosophies. A Roguelike at heart, the game utilises Metroidvania levels in a way that gives the player freedom of choice without making any style […]

When I first saw Overcooked 2, I knew there was something special about the game. The fact that Nintendo chose what was a little-known, independently developed game to showcase at E3 this year alongside flagship […]

In 1996, Lara Croft the Tomb Raider first appeared on our consoles and fast became a fan favourite – polygons and all. But over the past twenty-two years, a number of challengers for the title […]

It’s well known that RTS suffer from being less accessible than other genres, but I think the reasoning for why is oversimplified and under-analysed. Most people attribute the accessibility woes of RTS to their steep […]

2013 was an interesting year for gaming, and looking back it’s easy to see why the industry is in the state it’s in today. AAA titles were being rushed out the door to meet annual […]

Visual novels are not the irredeemable pit of weeb and anime that many people (i.e., I) think they are. There are plenty of games that poke fun at the [...]