Tag: Now Playing

I wasn’t expecting much from Code Vein 2, but as a long-time Souls fan, its spin on the formula is a very pleasant surprise

I wasn’t expecting much…

I do love a Soulslike, but I’m a bit of a purist at heart – if you don’t give…
Hyper Light Breaker offers loot, lore, and..

Hyper Light Breaker offers…

Hyper Light Breaker is odd. This is probably to be expected – the Hyper Light series up until now…
Big Hops uses the greats of platforming history – including Tomb Raider and a dash of Galleon – to create something distinct and wonderful

Big Hops uses the…

Big Hops is a 3D platform game about a frog, but it’s also a 3D platform game about 3D…
Earth Must Die’s stellar comedy cast and novel ‘no touching’ point-and-click twist make for a bawdy sci-fi treat, despite some fumbles

Earth Must Die’s stellar…

Imagine sitting down with EA Sports FC and discovering your diddy little soccer-man doesn’t want to kick the ball,…
Animal Crossing New Horizon’s new update is a reminder that the game is at its best when you’re doing nothing at all

Animal Crossing New Horizon’s…

My Animal Crossing island isn’t a spot in the ocean so much as it’s a gap in the day.…
If you like chess and robots, you need to play Mechabellum

If you like chess…

I look at my robots, and I mull. I’ve got tanky Steel Balls serving as a mobile frontline, buffered…
Towers of Aghasba offers mindless pleasures and tiny hippos to pelt with fruit

Towers of Aghasba offers…

I spent a lot of this morning throwing fruit at a tiny hippo. Sometimes the hippo ate the fruit,…
This Vampire Survivors-like is a knock-out blend of Jackie Chan martial arts and the prop flinging of Yakuza

This Vampire Survivors-like is…

I used to hate it when I’d see Vampire Survivors clones. I unashamedly loved that game and its lo-fi,…
Hytale’s early access launch isn’t quite ready to step out of Minecraft’s shadow, but as a block-loving survival fan I’m still having a blast

Hytale’s early access launch…

I did not anticipate it’d take me an hour to start my first game of Hytale after loading it…
Speedball is back from the dead, but don’t get too excited

Speedball is back from…

Perhaps some games are better left in the past. After all, many are born from the technological limitations and…