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Hades II (Switch): An Argument for Iteration

Hades II (Switch): An Argument for Iteration

Beginning on Xbox Live Arcade with Bastion (2011), Supergiant Games have delivered a slew of original games united by an indelible style. To an extent, though, it felt like their design sensibilities were building up to 2020’s Hades, a roguelite that separated itself from its genre contemporaries by turning

Hollow Knight: Silksong (Switch): Mastery Required and Rewarded

Hollow Knight: Silksong (Switch): Mastery Required and Rewarded

It was in one of the harder boss fights where Silksong finally clicked. Before this point, it was evident the game was great but – at this moment – everything fell into place in masterful fashion. It was a boss I really struggled with, hit my head against many many times but

Mafia: The Old Country (Series X): A Beautiful Façade

Mafia: The Old Country (Series X): A Beautiful Façade

The Mafia series is nothing if not interesting. The first game released in 2002, a year after the release of the medium defining Grand Theft Auto 3, and presented a new model for what the open world crime game could be. Where GTA gave you a world as a playground,

Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 + 4 (Series X): It Looks Just Like Tony Hawk

Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 + 4 (Series X): It Looks Just Like Tony Hawk

The Tony Hawk's Pro Skater series is nothing short of a sensation. Not only were these four original games critically acclaimed at their time, and hugely popular, they were deeply impactful on wider culture. The soundtracks shaped the musical taste of so many (myself included) and skateboarding itself

The Alters (Series X): An Existential Survival Game that's as Cerebral as it is Strategic

The Alters (Series X): An Existential Survival Game that's as Cerebral as it is Strategic

Ever wondered how things could have been? What if you had made a different decision, could you have ended up elsewhere? Would your life be better, worse? In The Alters, one of the first things you can do is view the main character's life set out as a

to a T (Series X): An Admirable Failure from the Katamari Creator

to a T (Series X): An Admirable Failure from the Katamari Creator

Over the last couple of decades, game director Keita Takahashi has become one of the most interesting creatives in the medium. He's most famous for the superlative Katamari Damacy, though also cult delights such as Noby Noby Boy and Wattam, all whimsical and quirky experiences united by a

Doom: The Dark Ages (Series X): Rip-oste and Teareth

Doom: The Dark Ages (Series X): Rip-oste and Teareth

The two previous Doom games (Doom (2016) and Doom Eternal) from id Software are brilliant examples of cohesive design. The 2016 reboot took what was, at that point, an oversaturated and homogenised genre (the first person shooter) and made it into something fresh. Why the genre works was maintained but