In recent years Bluepoint Games have become widely known as the masters of game remasters and remakes within the industry. After their fantastic ground up remake of Shadow Of The Colossus in 2018 the team have further honed what they’re best at to deliver a brand new, next generation remake of FromSoftware’s genre defining action RPG, Demon’s Souls. And whether … Read More
After a six year break since we last saw him in Little Big Planet 3, Sackboy is back and ready to be the star of his own new adventure. Sackboy: A New Adventure takes the much loved PlayStation mascot and the vibrant, quirky style of the Little Big Planet games to deliver a really fun 3D platformer that can be … Read More
There’s always something special about starting up a new Kingdom Hearts game for the first time and seeing the title screen fade in, usually accompanied by a rendition of the series’ title theme song Dearly Beloved plays. And Melody of Memory gave me the exact same feeling. Kingdom Hearts is a series that is most certainly not for everyone. But … Read More
Although it’s far from a new franchise, over recent years the Yakuza series has been getting more and more popular with fans in the west. And for good reason. You only have to spend a small amount of time with any of the games to see where the appeal lies. They contain great depictions of Japan and it’s culture, zany … Read More
Little Hope is the second part of Supermassive Games’ Dark Pictures Anthology that kicked off last year with Man of Medan. And much like Man of Medan, Little Hope is a choice driven horror game that twists and turns based on your decisions and character relationships, leading you to one of the game’s multiple endings. This game has implemented a … Read More
Growing up, Crash Bandicoot was one of my favourite video game franchises. It was the first game I ever played on my original PlayStation and I enjoyed picking up and playing every release that came in the years that followed. Yes, even the less than great entries that came about during the PS2 era. They were admittedly not great, and … Read More
When it comes to entertainment properties, there are few more well known the Marvel, and more specifically within that, The Avengers. So years ago, when the initial teaser came out for an upcoming Avengers project that was being published by Square Enix, I was pretty damn excited. But to be completely honest, when it was further revealed to be a … Read More
As someone with a love for Japan, Japanese culture and along with that, Samurais. When I saw Ghost of Tsushima first announced, and even more so once Sucker Punch started to show off what the game really was, I couldn’t help but think they’ve designed this game just for me. Sucker Punch have shown off once again how they’re one … Read More
I love video games of all shapes and sizes, and one of the things that I love most about the medium is it’s ability to tell engaging and interactive stories that continue to surprise you and provide a platform where various different themes, genres and histories can come together to create experiences richer than those individual parts that created them. … Read More
Anime games typically lend themselves well to video game adaptations. There’s no secret around that. Especially if the source material it’s based on is fairly action packed or has hundreds of episodes of story to pull from. Just look at the plethora of Dragon Ball and Naruto games that continue to be incredibly popular even though their core series’ ended … Read More