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The folks at Obsidion are no stranger to role playing games. Previously working on the Knights of the Old Republic, Pillars of Eternity and evening developing what many would argue is the best Fallout game of the past couple of generations in Fallout: New Vegas. And their experience gained from being handed the Fallout series shines through here in their … Read More

When I previewed Concrete Genie a couple of months ago, I said that it was a great blend of what Sony do really well, third person action-adventure games and artsy experimental titles. After playing through the full game, my opinion hasn’t changed. Concrete Genie delivers a short but fulfilling experience with a focus on journey and redemption and it certainly … Read More

There’s no denying that JRPG’s are one of my favourite video game genres. They’ve earned that spot thanks to their ability to tell long yet gripping stories, because they’re normally packed with deep and interesting characters and because many of them have an anime inspired art direction, which is one key aspect that draws me in, due to my love … Read More

7 years on from the release of Borderlands 2, and after a lot of cries from the fans asking when it was coming, Gearbox and 2K have finally unleashed Borderlands 3 so that everyone can jump back in and get their dose of mayhem fueled looter-shooter action. While it doesn’t attempt to change up the gameplay formula the series is … Read More

Choose your own adventure games are all the rage right now. Many different developers are using the framework across many different story genres to give players a deeper level of immersion and interactivity with the stories they’re being told. One that does things a little differently though is the debut game from Flavourworks that was stealth dropped during this years’ … Read More

Eight years on from the original release of Catherine on the PS3 and Xbox 360, it seems ATLUS knows that people still love the world and characters that were created and it appears they’re happy to give us more of it all these years later. Earlier this year, the original game made it’s way to the PC for the first … Read More

Just like their movie counterparts, horror video games of recent years have been hit or miss affairs. Many either trying to capitilise on the release of a related film, being a VR title packed with cheap jump-scares or telling a story within a world that isn’t developed, leading to a shallow experience. There are of course some great horror experiences … Read More

Remedy Entertainment are back with another mind bending, supernatural adventure that cleverly blends together high fidelity visuals and live action components. It takes the story-telling techniques, technology and lessons learned so far, refined and combined them to create their latest offering, Control. In Control you play as Jesse Faden as she infiltrates the Federal Bureau of Control (FBC), a secret … Read More

There are a number of video franchises that due to being around for decades or due to proving their quality or story telling abilities, generate instant excitement. The Wolfenstein series fits this bill on both accounts. It’s a very cross generational series, with it starting it’s run in the early 80’s and rising in popularity with 1992’s Wolfenstein 3D. The … Read More

Earlier this week I got the opportunity to head to PlayStation Australia and go hands on with the upcoming game from PixelOpus, Concrete Genie. Concrete Genie has had my interest since it was first shown at Paris Games Week back in 2017. The game is PixelOpus’ follow up to Entwined and after playing it, it definitely carries that signature PlayStation … Read More