Tag: fun games
Nour: Play with Your Food (PS5) – Gaming Review
Play with Your Food offers a taste of experimental, oddball games from the early days of PlayStation…
The Isle Tide Hotel (PS5) Review
One of the biggest crimes of the Isle Tide Hotel is that it isn’t even so bad…
The Many Pieces of Mr. Coo (PS4) Review
With its hand-animated presentation, the Many Pieces of Mr. Coo is a strange point-and-click adventure game that…
Ad Infinitum (PS5) – An Interesting Horror Premise, But Poor Execution
A survival horror game set in No Man’s Land. Sometimes. The game is split between the horrors…
Under The Waves (PS5) Review
Getting into the sea is not recommended. Even just dipping your toes exposes you to crabs and…
Monochrome Mobius: Rights and Wrongs Forgotten (PS5) Review
Monochrome Mobius: Rights and Wrongs Forgotten is a fairly typical Japanese RPG prequel to Utawarerumono: Mask of…
PS4 – Chants of Sennaar – Terrific Translator Puzzler
In Chants of Sennaar, Toulouse-based developer Rundisc focuses on translation. By translating their dialects and breaking down…
Gameplay and Character Depth in Anonymous Code (PS4)
In Anonymous;Code, a young hacker named Pollon Takaoka is a member of a group called Nakano Symphonies….
The Supernatural World of Tenebris Pictura (PS5)
Starting Tenebris Pictura will have you scratching your head early on. Upon entering the painting world, you…
Karateka (PS5): A Wonderful Interactive Documentary for Gaming Historians
An old game collection, a documentary, and a remastering combine to create The Making of Karateka. It…
The City of Somerville (PS5) – An Atmospheric Adventure
A 2.5D narrative adventure game from indie developer Jumpship, Somerville draws inspiration from Limbo, Inside, and Little…
Trine: The Clockwork Conspiracy (PS5) Review
Frozenbyte’s Trinium 5 is a puzzle platforming adventure game for one to four players. The three heroes,…
‘Lost Eidolons’ (PS5) – Fire Emblem-Like Strategy but Rough Edges
RPGs nowadays rarely feature lost Eidolons. Despite taking clear inspiration from Fire Emblem, it uses realistic-looking characters…
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre’ (PS5) – Asymmetrical Multiplayer
In Texas Chain Saw Massacre, Gun Interactive and Sumo Digital Nottingham collaborate to create an asymmetrical multiplayer…
Rhapsody: Marl Kingdom Chronicles (PS5) – Musical JRPG Hits a Bum Note
Rhapsody: Marl Kingdom Chronicles is the combination release of Rhapsody II: Ballad of the Little Princess and…
Shotgun King: The Final Checkmate (PS5) – Roguelike Chess Is a Neat Novelty
Chess with a shotgun works better than you think. While it sounds absurd on paper, Shotgun King:…
A Shivering Pirate Strategy in Shadow Gambit: The Cursed Crew (PS5)
The complete abandonment of reality in Mimimi’s Shadow Gambit: The Cursed Crew sets it apart from its…
PS5 Norco: A Prosaic Paradigm
Norco may appear to be a fairly traditional point-and-click adventure game, but this would be a gross…
A Short But Sweet Airborne Adventure – Wayward Strand (PS5)
A floating hospital with a mystic grandma as a patient? Narrative adventure Wayward Strand offers this and…
Quake II (PS5) – A Remastered Classic with Real Value
A rousing success, Quake II dropped at QuakeCon 2023 with an updated version. And much like the…