Tag: Platformer

Surprise! 9-year-old Hollow Knight’s brutal final boss fight may be just that little bit easier after this patch

Surprise! 9-year-old Hollow Knight’s…

Surprise! Team Cherry has just rolled out a patch not for Hollow Knight: Silksong, but its nine-year-old predecessor, Hollow…
Yuji Naka erases former co-worker from NiGHTS photo, following Balan Wonderworld controversy

Yuji Naka erases former…

Yuji Naka has erased former co-worker and Sonic creator Naoto Ohshima from a team photo celebrating the anniversary of…
Portal’s tricksy world plucks at some fascinating video game threads

Portal’s tricksy world plucks…

If you ask me, Portal’s signature moment involves putting a portal in the ceiling and another portal in the…
Are the PS Plus July Essential games any good?

Are the PS Plus…

Either way, now that we’ve had official confirmation from Sony about what to expect from July (which is typically…
Sonic Adventure is still the gold standard for 3D Sonic games

Sonic Adventure is still…

Sonic’s transition to 3D has always been tricky. That 2D to 3D lane change has continued to dog the…
Sonic Origins is a masterclass in messing up a classic

Sonic Origins is a…

As game development tasks go, it doesn’t feel unreasonable to say that one of the simplest tasks a major…
Cuphead’s Delicious Last Course is short but tastes so sweet

Cuphead’s Delicious Last Course…

Good things come to those who slow-cook their meals, or something like that. I’ve been hungry for more Cuphead…
Pac-Man World remake replaces Ms Pac-Man with Pac-Mom

Pac-Man World remake replaces…

Pac-Man World Re-Pac, the newly-announced remake of Pac-Man World, will feature Bandai Namco’s Pac-Mom character instead of the original…
Sonic Frontiers shows off “traditional, fast-paced” Cyber Space levels in new trailer

Sonic Frontiers shows off…

First impressions of Sonic Frontiers have, it’s fair to say, been mixed – but Sega is forging ahead regardless,…
“Suck my toes, my darling” – Inkle’s book of essays by game writers reveals the secrets behind the worlds we play in

“Suck my toes, my…

Have you ever wondered what game writers think about games, or about how game writers think about games? When…