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PlayStation’s ‘Wheel World’ Is A Gorgeous Bike Racer That Could Use A Tune-Up

Messerhoff Riding a bike is both a great and terrible way to get around. The thrill of tearing down streets and trails with the wind whipping around you just about makes up for sweating through all your clothes as bugs dive-bomb your face. There aren’t many games that try to capture the feeling of biking, […]

‘Final Fantasy Tactics’ Remaster Fixes Its Biggest Narrative Flaw

Square Enix Tactical RPGs are games all about characters, more often than not weaving grandiose tales of political intrigue. Because of the nature of tactical battles, however, you tend to have a much larger cast than your typical party-based RPG. But when you have over a dozen playable characters, it leads to an inherent problem: […]

5 Years Ago, PlayStation Gave Us Assassin’s Creed In Japan, Long Before Ubisoft Actually Got There

Sucker Punch In 2020, at the height of everyone staying inside and away from others, one PlayStation exclusive promised a journey to a foreign land and ancient time, where you could play as a noble samurai with a sacred mission. It was a perfect release for the time. Playing as Jin Sakai, a man devoted […]

Looks Like ‘Cyberpunk 2077’ Is Getting One Final, Surprisingly Big Update

CD Projekt Red If you thought now in active development, we shouldn’t expect the next Cyberpunk game until likely 2029 at the earliest. Cyberpunk 2 associate game director, Pawel Sasko, also wouldn’t fully commit to 2.3 being the last update for Cyberpunk 2077, at the end of CD Projekt’s official stream. Considering the studio reversed […]

PlayStation Plus Just Added The Most Chaotic Multiplayer Action Game Ever

Hopoo Games The roguelike genre is all about controlled chaos. Each time you start a run, you have no idea what’s about to be thrown at you. The key is to get the randomly generated items and perks you acquire to fuse in a way that lets you beat the challenges ahead. At least, that’s […]

‘Tony Hawk Pro Skater 3+4’ Isn’t The Definitive Version Of Our Dreams

Iron Galaxy Right as the extreme sport of skateboarding reached a zenith in popularity in the late ‘90s and early 2000s, Tony Hawk Pro Skater paralleled its real-life counterpart by becoming one of the most influential video game series ever. Even 18 years removed from its somber conclusion, we regularly see popular games like Mario […]

Nintendo Switch Just Quietly Added A Cozy Puzzle Game With A Surprising Challenge

Coatsink There’s always something a little worrying about starting a sequel to a game you loved. There’s a chance that part two will either ruin the original’s greatness with unsuccessful new additions, or hew so closely to what came before that it hardly feels like a sequel at all. Sometimes, the best option is to […]

10 Years Ago, Capcom Solidified ‘Ace Attorney’ As The Greatest Visual Novel Series Ever

Capcom Ace Attorney is one of those absurd ideas that could only be created as a video game — a cartoonish courtroom drama where you pick out discrepancies in testimony and present crucial evidence to turn the tide. Despite its text-heavy presentation, Ace Attorney has found ingenious ways to make its events feel like thrilling […]

PS Plus Just Quietly Added The Definitive Hack-And-Slash RPG

Blizzard There’s something so satisfying about finding that single piece of loot you need to perfect your character, that weapon or breastplate that suddenly turns you into an unstoppable juggernaut. No franchise manages to hit that sweet spot quite like Diablo, and after two years of extensive reworking and updates, it’s clear that Diablo 4 […]

Final Fantasy 9’s Most Hated Boss Is Actually Its Best

Final Fantasy 9’s final boss is notorious for pulling the series’ biggest switcheroo. After beating Kuja, the game’s main villain, you’re suddenly facing down a godlike being that’s never even been mentioned before. It comes completely out of left field, although the series does have precedent for last-minute boss changes, dating back to Final Fantasy […]