SpellForce 3 is an isometric RTS and RPG hybrid, the proportions of which vary between campaign and skirmish. I hadn’t played any of the prior SpellForce games, so I had no idea what to expect, […]

If you’d asked me where I thought Before the Storm would go after my first impressions, my prediction would hardly resemble what transpires in the final three hours. Before the Storm is the prequel Life […]

So, some of you might remember the rosy-cheeked, bright eyes First Impressions of PLAYERUNKNOWN’S BATTLEGROUNDS (or PUBG because no one wants to say that mouthful every time) that I wrote back in August. I waxed […]

Despite being critically acclaimed upon release, Ōkami is a game which initially sold very poorly and even contributed to the closure of the now defunct Clover Studios. What’s impressive in all of this, however, is […]

When E3 rolled around this year, I was genuinely surprised at the approach EA was taking with Star Wars Battlefront II. It was already well-known that DICE would once again be heading development, but I […]

Divinity: Original Sin 2 (DOS2) is a tactical turn-based RPG, where players control up to four characters in a party. The concept is similar to old-school tactical RPGs like Baldur’s Gate, but with a unique […]

I’m going to be a bit bold here, so hold onto your respective hats: Assassin’s Creed: Syndicate is the best game in the series prior to Origins. Okay, that might not be too bold, but […]

The Need for Speed series has gone in different directions over the last decade or so. The Underground series from the early 2000s embraced street racing and import culture. The Shift series took the series […]

One of the first things I did in Super Lucky’s Tale was swipe a group of frogs off a cliff. I came across them after having just learned in quick tutorial style what Lucky the […]

I’ll say it here and now, I thought Advanced Warfare was pretty neat. It showed that fledgeling studio Sledgehammer Games not only had the gumption, but the skill to breathe some life into a stagnating […]