First impressions of Sony’s latest opus — There’s a lot to like about the latest instalment in Sony’s flagship franchise. I’m currently up to the game’s halfway point, and so far God of War Ragnarok (2022) is both exhilarating and dizzying. It flings around so many ideas that, at a certain point, things start to fall apart. …

Still one of the best games ever made? — God of War Ragnarök released last month, so I thought it would be a great time to finally play the original God of War from 2018 to see how it stacks up in 2022. I also have a full review for God of War Ragnarök coming soon, so stay tuned…

Deep dive with Santa Monica’s Rob Davis at GDC — One of the most important elements that made 2018’s God of War such a successful video game is the carefully balanced level design, which uses the game’s core pillars to deliver a compelling experience for players. …

Celebrating an indie RPG gem — After finishing the final dungeon and sinking around twenty hours into the campaign, here’s my in-depth review and strategy guide for the brilliant bullet-hell hybrid, Archvale. If you’d like to know more about Archvale’s development process and my initial thoughts, feel free to check out my first impressions article here. Combat & Game Feel …

The struggle goes on, at the frontiers of space. — So I recently finished playing Citizen Sleeper and found myself sitting in a kind of stunned silence as the credits rolled in front of me. This really is one of those games that gets under your skin and starts to make you think some deep questions. …

Review & development deep dive — Gibbon: Beyond the Trees is a moving, hand-drawn adventure game about gibbons in the rainforest and the impact that humanity is having on them. It features a fluid and satisfying movement system with physics-based animation, hand-drawn environments and a killer soundtrack. Currently it’s released exclusively on Apple Arcade, but will…

Eight years of development — was it worth the wait? — Tunic is an isometric indie action-RPG currently released on PC, Mac and Xbox as a timed exclusive. Developed solo by Andrew Shouldice with support from Michigan-based publisher Finji (Chicory: A Colorful Tale; Overland), development began way back in 2014. …

Bullet-hell meets open-world RPG — A prime example of a developer deftly melding together diverse influences, Archvale is a masterpiece of bullet-hell combat, RPG progression and deep crafting mechanics. Quietly announced on YouTube in December 2018, Archvale started life as an early proof-of-concept closely resembling the classic twin-stick Nuclear Throne. Over the course of several…

Here, kitty kitty. — Gato Roboto is an indie Metroidvania released on Switch, Xbox and PC in 2019 and is an absolute blast, successfully boiling down the Metroidvania formula into its most basic components: the exploration, the power-ups and of course, the bosses. Combined with its no frills Game Boy style 8-bit graphics, Gato…