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I’ve known about Ace Combat for years. It’s one of those game series I’d regularly see mentioned whenever people talked about PlayStation, arcade flight games or some of the best aerial combat ever put into a video game. Despite that, I’d somehow never actually played one. So when I started Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve on PS5, I went … Read More

There are few video game series that have had quite the impact on me that Metal Gear has. I’ve been a fan of Hideo Kojima’s work for years, and I still consider him one of the most creative game creators to ever work in the medium. His games have always been willing to take risks, whether that meant turning stealth … Read More

Before getting my hands on Captain Tsubasa 2: World Fighters, I wasn’t particularly familiar with the Captain Tsubasa franchise. I hadn’t played the previous game, Captain Tsubasa: Rise of New Champions, and I haven’t watched the anime either. I’m not exactly the biggest soccer fan in the world, so this probably isn’t the most obvious series for me to gravitate … Read More

I’ve played my fair share of fighting games over the years, from traditional one on one fighters to the more chaotic tag-based games that ask you to keep track of an entire team. I’ve also spent a ridiculous amount of time with Arc System Works’ previous work, particularly Dragon Ball FighterZ, so when the studio announced MARVEL Tōkon: Fighting Souls, … Read More

There’s something refreshing about seeing Game Freak step outside the shadow of Pokémon. For decades, the studio has been almost synonymous with Nintendo’s monster-catching series, but Beast of Reincarnation gives the developer an opportunity to show what it can do when it isn’t constrained by Poké Balls, gyms and turn-based battles. Developed by Game Freak as a major new action … Read More

There’s something particularly fitting about The Sinking City 2 arriving as a game shaped by adversity. Developer Frogwares has always had a strong relationship with Lovecraftian horror, but this sequel takes that foundation in a noticeably different direction. While the original The Sinking City leaned heavily into open-world investigation and detective work, The Sinking City 2 shifts the series towards … Read More

There’s something immediately familiar about Duskfade. From the moment I stepped into its colourful clockwork world, I felt like I’d been transported back to the mid-2000s, when 3D platformers were everywhere and every new adventure seemed to have a lovable mascot, a collection of strange worlds to explore and a combination of platforming, combat and light RPG mechanics. Developed by … Read More

When I first sat down to play Denshattack on PS5, I honestly didn’t know what to expect. It looked stylish enough from the trailers, but it wasn’t a game that had dominated headlines or generated the kind of hype that usually surrounds major releases. After spending a considerable amount of time with it, though, I came away convinced that this is going … Read More

From the time it released in 2013, Black Flag has always been my favourite Assassin’s Creed game, and that’s saying something considering how much I love the ancient Egypt setting of Origins and feudal Japan in Shadows. Those games have some of my favourite worlds in the entire franchise, but there has always been something special about Black Flag. It … Read More

I’ve been a fan of Sword Art Online for years, particularly the earlier seasons. There’s something about the original Aincrad arc that has always stood out to me. The idea of thousands of players becoming trapped inside a virtual world where death in the game meant death in real life remains one of the most compelling premises in anime, and … Read More