The revitalised “Doom” games from Id Software are one of those real touchstones of “how to revisit” an old I.P right.
Id proved in 2016 that they knew how bring gruesome life to a long past I.P, and make it a smash hit again. Doom (2016) and Doom: Eternal are some of the best shooters of the last 10 years and now we have got Doom: The Dark Ages to dig into!
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There’s a moment in Indiana Jones & the Great Circle when I suddenly realised that exploring tombs filled with mummified remains on your own with only a lighter for company must be a pretty terrifying thing to do.
I was already feeling uneasy as I inched my way through darkened corridors, brushing cobwebs away, and hearing a slightly unnerving unintelligible voice on the strange wind that seemed to rush through.
I carried on regardless, eager to see what lay at the end.
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We thought we would give the Oblivion Remaster review to Nina. To see what a Gen-Zer, makes of this 20 year old game with a new lick of paint.
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Assassin’s Creed is a game franchise older than many gamers who are playing the games these days.
It has had many tweaks and changes over the years, much to the dismay of many. After Assassin’s Creed Mirage it seemed Ubisoft was returning to the good old days of the Creed with a larger focus on stealth.
So how does Assassin’s Creed Shadows, set in Feudal Japan, fare?
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I am narrative focused gamer 90% of the time. Monster Hunter: Wilds has a 9-10hr Campaign with a raft of characters all voiced and animated with extensive cut scenes…and when viewed solely as a narrative experience, it is exceptionally poor.
After the first 2hrs I even turned into KCs own Richards modus-operandi, of hammering the skip button on every cutscene!
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The last 10 years has generally seen a predictable or very “safe” approach to game design by the big studios. Ubisoft and EA are the prime examples of the “safe” design philosophy. Essentially just spitting out the same game in a new wrapper every year.
Eternal Strands is challenging that norm.
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Lego Horizon, I suspect it is bit of a coup for Sony, getting Lego so on-board with their Horizon franchise.
Up until now Lego games have been reserved for the biggest of IPs, like Marvel, Lord of the Rings and Star Wars. And with a couple of caveats, I can say Lego: Horizon Adventures is a worthy entrant into this storied sub-genre of games, especially with how next-level gooooorgeous it is.
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Call of Duty season rolls around again, its almost Christmas and that means its time for new Black Ops.
After a couple of years with Infinity Ward helming the charge through Modern Warfare territory, and let’s be fair the 2023 instalment should have been DLC and a multiplayer update.
It is refreshing to be back in the hands of Treyarch, which as a die hard Infinity Ward fan caught me by surprise.
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“Torn” is the word that comes to mind as I muse about Dragon Age: The Veilguard.
It is without question a fantastic game, and certainly a return to form for Bioware after many years of not being at their best.
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If you remember the good old days of 2002, and were a fan of real-time strategy games, chances are you played Age of Mythology, a classic RTS from Ensemble Studios.
Fast forward 22 years, and it’s back with Age of Mythology Retold, a remaster that slaps on a fresh coat of paint – using the graphics engine from Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition – and it does an excellent job for anyone feeling nostalgic for those RTS days of old.
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Studio Santa Monica’s God of War from 2018 is one of my favourite games in recent memory (despite what the dear editor of this esteemed site thinks of it), which they deftly followed up with God of War Ragnarok.
I sank numerous hours into the original game, featuring grizzled and rough-edged god Kratos (although he’s trying to find his softer side) and his son Atreus, and then did the same with the sequel in 2022.
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