The Game Expo 2023: WE DIDN’T KNOW WHAT TO EXPECT!

It’s 8 am, and I am sitting down with an energy drink in hand, waiting for the doors to open. Behind me I can hear the murmur from a crowd of people in animated conversation, as if they had known each other for years. But truthfully, they had just met… that is, face-to-face at least. Comments such as “I can’t believe it’s you!” and “I didn’t think you would be that tall” were met with excited laughter and cheer, as long standing friends embraced for the first time ‘IRL’.

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Scars Above Review – DESTINED TO BE FORGOTTEN?

Occasionally a video game will come along that exemplifies the word fine. It does everything quite decently, but fails to stand out amongst the plethora of other similar titles. In this case, Scars Above is that game. Focusing on Dr Kate Ward, a scientist and astronaut, who along with her team, go to investigate a foreign alien structure that appears in the Earth’s orbit.

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Wanted: Dead Review – GUNS AND KATANAS VS DULL NARRATIVE!

Wanted: Dead seems to promise players an experience akin to the Ninja Gaiden series. With some notable developers from that series at the helm, one can only assume that this new IP would be exactly what fans of Ninja Gaiden have been waiting for.

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Mahokenshi Review – DEALT A SURPRISINGLY GOOD HAND!

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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Wavetale Review – A QUICK SURF THROUGH A COZY ADVENTURE!

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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