I’m equally excited and terrified about Final Fantasy 7 Remake 2. The ending of its predecessor fundamentally alters many of the original game’s narrative touchstones, reversing the fates of major characters while introducing the likes of Crisis Core and Dirge of Cerberus into a single cohesive universe. If it puts a single foot wrong, the […]
We Should Have Spent Longer In The Krogan Ruins In Mass Effect 3
The Mass Effect trilogy sends you to a lot of different places. Another writer here recently wrote that the first game focuses on open natural terrain, the second on more intimate urban settings, and how the third lacks identity so much that it doesn’t really do either. I understand what he means, but he also […]
The Best Thing About Elden Ring Is The Magnificent Jumping Horse
Yesterday, after two years of waiting, we finally got some Elden Ring gameplay footage. And by ‘we’, I mean ‘you’. I’ve never understood the mega hype swirling around a game that nobody had seen anything of bar a CG trailer and a logo – a few months back I even wrote as much, imploring you […]
Warhammer Age of Sigmar: Tempestfall Closed Beta Sign Up Extended
As part of a slew of virtual reality (VR) videogame announcements last week Carbon Studio unveiled the first gameplay trailer for its upcoming title Warhammer Age of Sigmar: Tempestfall. As part of the announcement, the studio opened sign-ups for a closed beta with the final day to apply to be today. However, there was so […]
Stop Hiding EVs And Make Pokemon: Legends Arceus More Like A Traditional RPG
EVs – or Effort Values – are a mechanic in Pokemon that affect each of a Pokemon’s six stats: Health, Attack, Defense, Special Attack, Special Defense, and Speed. They’re a super useful feature that can give your Pokemon an edge over the competition. Pokemon gain EVs by beating other Pokemon, taking vitamins, or super training. The […]
Final Fantasy 7 Remake Intergrade – Episode Intermission Review: Yuffie Steals The Show
Final Fantasy 7 Remake has arrived on PS5 in the form of Intergrade – an enhanced upgrade of the JRPG with visual and performance improvements that you won’t find on last generation platforms. It’s now the definitive way to enjoy the first chapter of an increasingly convoluted reimagining and I absolutely love it, even if […]
Rick Sanchez and Superman Aren’t Enough To Carry Fortnite’s New Season
Superman is shit. Okay – perhaps that’s a bit hyperbolic – but he’s a comic book hero that I’ve never resonated with. Clark Kent is essentially an all-powerful being who is scared of magical space rocks and evil bald Tories. When I think of truly compelling characters in his universe my mind jumps to the […]
Steam Next Fest to Feature VR Demos You Won’t Want to Miss
Steam’s winter game festival back in February was a great way to get a look at some of the exciting virtual reality (VR) titles developers are working on and next week you get to do it all again. Wednesday will see the launch of the Steam Next Fest with hundreds of free playable demos across […]
Necromunda: Hired Gun is just OK, but the setting still rules
I’m a sucker for the setting of Necromunda: Hired Gun. In the Warhammer 40,000 hive-world of Necromunda, gangs struggle for power, the rich wage war, and bounty hunters make names for themselves. Warhammer 40,000 has been a constant in my life since I was roughly fourteen years old. I first fell in love with Necromunda […]
Interview: Voicemod CEO Jaime Bosch On Vtubing And Communication
If you’d have told me 20 years ago that people would construct virtual avatars and voice modulation to play video games for strangers online, I’d have had you locked up. Well, I was five, so I doubt I had that power – but the point is technology has come a long way in a short time. […]