I went back and forth on whether or not I was going to play the original before the remake. Time and tech issues became a problem before I eventually settled on just diving into the remake, and I’m glad I did. Silent Hill 2 is a tense, dread inducing masterclass of horror design and emotional story telling.

A safe home is a happy home, and if you notice any peculiar smells, items gone amiss or creatures that shouldn’t be there – you’ll need to get in touch with the Home Safety Hotline. That’s the premise behind this fun but ultimately simple horror adjacent experience.

It’s always pleasant when a game or series you have an interest in playing has a sudden resurgence of some sorts. A trailer dropped at the end of Summer Games Fest season and a release date shortly afterwards, Dead Rising Deluxe Remaster is my first experience playing the series and just so happens to be the one I know the least about. Coming out of the mall, I had an excellent time.

It’s a nice feeling when you play a game and get to sit there and think “Yeah, this is Game of the Year”. The feeling is especially sweet when you’ve been waiting on a game since it was rumoured, you’ve played the previous titles and 3D Platformers are your favourite genre. Long story short, Astro Bot is a Phenomenal game.

There’s quite a trite observation that goes around in the gaming sphere regarding the lack of money but plenty of time you have as a child for games but the inverse being true as an adult. If I had the money to back up the time, I might have come across Beyond Good and Evil. I think if I had played it at the time, it would have had a huge impact on my opinions on games.

With the growth and more accurately, bloat of the games industry, titles are taking longer to make. Series that were once plentiful may see a single entry per console generation. Take Ratchet and Clank for example – 6 on PS2, 6 on PS3 but only 1 on PS4 and PS5 respectively. Despite the success of 2021’s Rift Apart, the Insomniac leak has the next game at roughly 2029 – 8 years after the first. It’s no wonder that indie studios are taking the ideas they love and making them in new skins. Akimot then, is a Ratchet and Clank game, with a dash of Jak and Daxter. Despite it being a wee bit of a bumpy ride, my final thoughts were positive.

It’s one of those reviewer cliche’s at this point to mention FromSoftware’s pedigree with DLC and how that their best content is in the DLC. It wouldn’t be a cliche if it wasn’t true however, Shadow of the Erdtree continues the tradition and offers the best content FromSoftware have ever produced.

Releasing three years after the incredibly fun and stupid movie of the same name, here we have Willy’s Wonderland - The Game - a 2.5D brawler set during the events of the movie. I can’t mince words here, this game is pretty damn awful.

When it released 11 years ago, Gone Home changed the way that games could be presented. The industry took the idea and ran with it, leaving Fullbright behind somewhat. Tacoma in 2017 was a welcome evolution of the design principle. 7 years on, delays and studio controversy have led to the release of Open Roads. I'm not sure how I feel about it, too little too late perhaps? Both destination and journey, despite some glimmering moments, just don't hit their mark.

The PSVR2 launched in February 2023, it became more publicly available on May 12th 2023. I bought mine in July 2023 but it took me until April 2024 to actually play anything. Just the way it goes. To christen my VR2 journey, I didn’t go with Sony’sown Horizon: Call of the Mountain but instead with a new game from the developers of Superhot – Toy Trains. As far as good VR introductions go, you’d be hard pressed to beat this one.

Knowing what I do now, I wish I had played the game many moons ago, back when it first released and the likes of Stephanie Sterling and Total Biscuit were ranting and raving about it.

Since it looks like the playtime for the newest Final Fantasy is going to be in the 150-200 hours range, I thought it would be good to get an impressions piece out now, saving the full review for when I eventually get the Platinum trophy.

Much maligned, much delayed and not very anticipated, Suicide Squad; Kill the Justice League has finally arrived. It’s been 9 years since the incredible Arkham Knight and people were eager to see what Rocksteady had lined up next.