The Legends of Heroes series continues to see near-constant releases and when there aren’t new games there are remakes. Herny Stockdale has taken some time to revisit Trails of Cold Steel III and IV now playable on PS5.
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Review | Like A Dragon: Infinite Wealth - Fun And Fear In Paradise
2024 is already full of great video games so we think its time to take a break and go on holidays for a little.
Ichiban, Kiryu, and Co. hit the beach with some boogie boards and hit some yakuza with baseball bats as Scott Nowbaveh reviews Like A Dragon: Infinite Wealth.
Review | SteamWorld Build - Simulated Livin'
The Steamworld series is over 13 years old at this point, but thankfully these robots are still full of new ideas.
Kate Robinson reviews the series first crack at city building simulation, SteamWorld Build.
Review | A Highland Song - She's A Belter
A Highland Song tells the tale of a young woman adventuring through the Scottish highlands.
Does it represent the region authentically? Does it convey its natural beauty? Is the quality of Crunchie bars articulated fairly?
Scott Nowbaveh fills us in.
Early Access Review | Wizordum - Fire, Brimstone And Guns
It’s been another great year for retro “boomer shooter”, many of which have been published by the once-forgotten name of Apogee. Can Wizordum’s magical twist on Doom carve out space in the growing genre?
Brandon Frost reviews.
Review | Persona 5 Tactica - The Kids Are Alright
The Phantom Thieves have returned! Having stolen hearts for the last 5 years, they have moved on to the next logical crime… Overthrowing governments.
Lexi Luddy reviews this spinoff with a lot to say.
Review | Lake: Season's Greetings - Home For The Holidays
Tis the season, tis the season.
The season for holiday-themed DLC of course!
Cee takes a look at the Winter expansion for last year’s most chill postal service simulator, in their review of Lake: Season’s Greetings.
Review | Robocop: Rogue City - How Much Would You Buy That For?
Robocop returns 36 years on from the original.
Does Teyon's loving recreation of the satirical classic live up to the original or does this late sequel feel like pale imitation?
Matthew John McCormick reviews Robocop: Rogue City.
Review | Wargroove 2 - Missing A Beat
The first Wargroove came out after years of Advance Wars being trapped on the GBA, now in the same the first Advance Wars have been remade, Chucklefish is back with a sequel.
Does this sequel move the genre forward, or is it happy to linger in the past?
Scott Nowbaveh reviews.
Review | Zipp's Cafe - Like A Cup Of Hot Chocolate On A Cold Night
Zipp’s Cafe is the latest game in the Chicken Police series and seeks to strike a much more chill tone.
Amy Eastland looks into whether this game goes down like a good drink.
Review | Survival Hero - Weakest Link
There are countless Vampire Survivors-inspired games out there right now, and Hero Survival… certainly is one of them…
Branford Hubbard reviews this often-broken, always-frustrating game.
Review | Life Of Delta - Living The Point And Click Life
Life of Delta is a mysterious post-apocalyptic point-and-click adventure with a great art stlye and intriguing set up, but is it any good?
Will Clark reviews.
Review | Alan Wake 2 - A Writer's Nightmare. An Editor’s Dream.
After 13 long years, Alan Wake has finally escaped The Dark Place. Was the wait worth it? And is Saga Anderson’s case to solve the many mysteries of Bright Falls a worthwhile one?
Lex Luddy reviews Alan Wake 2.
Review | Jackbox Party Pack 10 - Familiar Laughs
Jackbox returns for its tenth iteration in as many years. Everyone knows the set-up at this point, the question is; is the punchline still funny?
Henry Stockdale reviews.
Review | The Isle Tide Hotel - I Think We'd Like To Change Rooms
Wales Interactive’s latest FMV adventure offers wild bite-size adventure. With the latest game placing you in the weirdest hotel in England (except the one we stayed at during EGX and smelled of wet carpet).
Scot Nowbaveh checks-in to The Isle Tide Hotel, but how long will he want to stay?
Review | The Legend of Heroes: Trails into Reverie PC - We've Come A Lone Way
Over a decade of storytelling comes to a head in The Legend of Heroes: Trails Into Reverie.
Ruddy Celestial takes a look at the latest NIS RPG.
Review | Dredge - Just Keep Fishing Six Months Later
Six months on from its initial release Dredge is about to get its first paid DLC, but in that time it’s seen plenty of updates.
Cee takes to the seas to see what Cee can see see see.
Review | Daymare: 1994 Operation Sandcastle - We Live In A Society
A game somewhat inspired by a different video game series, inspired by a vibe of a forgotten era of filmmaking from a bunch of weirdos.
Yep, Daymare: 1994 Sandcastle is definitely a game for Skeleton to review.
Review In Progress | Payday 3 - The Job Has Gone Sideways
After seven years in development and a lot of chaos in the planning phase has Payday 3 become the heist of the century, or are we looking at a prison sentence without parole?
Tal reviews.
Review | Lunacid - In The Shadow Of Alucard
Lunacid might have been released several months ago but that doesn’t mean we aren’t allowed to review this King’s Field-like, Metroidvania, Michelangelo-esque thing.
Skeleton reviews