Indiana Jones and The Great Circle (2024) Review
The Great Circle is crafted with a true reverence for Indiana Jones; folding the very essence of the original trilogy of movies into every facet of its production while endeavouring to deepen the source material rather than shamelessly replicate it. The writing doesn’t always stick the landing, nor is it the most mechanically creative title…
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Starfield (2023) Review
Vast, yet painfully shallow, Starfield doesn’t lack for great characters, fun missions, and enjoyable storylines, but they’re few and far between in a galaxy swamped with dull and meaningless filler. Add in a noticeable lack of innovation and identity, and it’s clearly left trailing behind Bethesda Game Studios’ other flagship titles – however, it also…
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Star Wars Jedi: Survivor (2023) Review
Jedi: Survivor takes everything great about its predecessor and raises it to new heights; boasting deeper combat, richer exploration, and a plethora of new gameplay features and mechanics that make it one of the best Star Wars experiences ever brought to bear. However, it also amplifies Fallen Order’s worst characteristics, as it offers another disappointing…
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Papa’s Freezeria Deluxe (2023) Review
A classic franchise from the heyday of Flash games is given new life in Papa’s Freezeria Deluxe – a fantastic remake that maintains all the charm of the original whilst deeply enhancing it with a countless array of new features; easily making it one of the best restaurant management games on the market.
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Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales PC (2022) Review
Although smaller in scale and severely lacking on the narrative front, Miles Morales builds effectively enough on the template of the first Insomniac Spider-Man game to prevent it from feeling like an overblown DLC; providing a succinct and enjoyable experience wrapped up neatly in a satisfactory PC port.
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Pentiment (2022) Review
A love letter to all things artistic, this Renaissance based murder mystery is equal parts delightful and unique thanks to a masterful level of talent in its writing and design. Although its simplistic dialogue-based gameplay might not be for everyone, Pentiment continually elevates itself beyond other games in the interactive fiction genre, making it one…
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Gotham Knights (2022) Review
As much as the idea of a Batman game without Batman was probably a terrible idea from the outset, any potential Gotham Knights did have for greatness on the back of a half-decent premise for its plot and a select few mechanical elements is wholly squandered by boring and uninspired beat-em-up gameplay and an equally…
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Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered PC (2022) Review
After a long enough wait, Spider-Man’s PC port does not disappoint, thanks to its near-flawless gameplay, lively open world and fundamental grasp on Peter Parker as a character. While it has quickly cemented itself as one of my favourites in the superhero genre, it still fails to live up to others in that same vein…
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Stray (2022) Review
Although welcome in its distinctive choice to feature a cat as its protagonist, Stray’s novelty soon wears off as you work your way through an unimaginative story accompanied by shallow gameplay, only shielded from the clutches of mediocrity thanks to the solid attention to detail in its design, atmosphere and art style.
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LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga (2022) Review
The Skywalker Saga is undoubtedly a fun rollercoaster ride through the highs and lows of the Star Wars movies, with a great free play mode to boot, but the rushed story, bountiful bugs and poor level design leave a stench of cheapness hanging off the final product, despite its continuous delays over the past couple…
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A.J. Slater 