When I dived into Mahokenshi, it really took me by surprise! Having played a fair few deck builders in the past, I was expecting this to be a relatively straightforward affair. And whilst I wouldn’t say that it is a completely new direction for the deck builder genre, there have definitely been some interesting inclusions that may just help it to stand out among the many other card based video games.
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The combat in Wavetale feels like a bit of an afterthought. It is not bad by any means, the mechanics are quite simple and work well enough.
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Pentiment is the story about a traveling artist, who finds himself in the midst of murders, conspiracies and scandals in the Bavarian Alps. With Europe in turmoil as religion and politics clash at every turn, it is up to you to investigate these mysteries and seek out justice for the people.
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God of War: Ragnarok picks up from where its predecessor left off. Kratos and Atreus are on the run from Freya, who is out to take Kratos’ life for killing her son Baldur. Odin is tightening his grip on the nine realms, and Fimbulwinter has set in.
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The narrative in Gotham Knights is really intriguing and one of this title’s biggest highlights. Interactions between characters are well written, especially surrounding the tensions between our four heroes as they come to terms with the passing of their mentor.
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! The main gimmick in LEGO Bricktales is the brick-by-brick puzzle solving mechanic that is plastered all over the locations that you explore. Whether you need to cross a big gap in a level, or climb to a higher area in a stage, building is the answer to getting there. Now in theory, this feature should be really awesome. As it gives you the opportunity to build LEGO structures without having to shell out the astronomical prices to own the physical models.
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The narrative in Foretales is fantastic! Each scenario sees Volepain and his party encounter some fascinating new creatures and challenges that they must overcome, and it is told quite cleverly. The most intriguing part about the narrative is that each decision that you make has an impact on how it turns out.
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Destroy All Humans! 2: Reprobed is absolutely hilarious! The story remains unaltered, delivering every joke in the same way as originally intended. This does mean that, as the game itself will tell you, “the story, words and images contained within may be shocking to the modern human brain!”
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It has been nearly 10 years since Saints Row had a new entry into the series. So it comes as no surprise that Saints Row was highly anticipated by many fans. After the lackluster game that was Saints Row IV, it seemed that the series was going in a downward spiral that was very similar to Duke Nukem.
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Cult of the Lamb is a unique mix of the roguelike and base building genres. Featuring some simple combat mechanics, this title is really slick to play! The variety of weapons and special attacks, known as curses, help to make each dungeon attempt a little different.
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