Weekplay 202225
It's been a while since I plunged into the depths of Knytt Underground. Last time I've played it was on my PlayStation Vita, earplugs and all, wallowing in its …
Reiwa Type 4
Here's an unexpected pleasure: Kohta Takahashi of Ridge Racer composer fame, has basically created a "new Ridge Racer soundtrack" for a non-existent new …
Weekplay 202226
And suddenly, without warning, Eiyuden Chronicle Rising (PS5) ends. That was shorter than anticipated, but considering the questing was not doing anything new …
Weekplay 202227
I'm still continuing my play-through of The Secret of Monkey Island Special Edition (SD) in short bursts. However, the more I play, the more Special Edition’s …
Tom Clancy's Skull and Bones
I absolute adore branding in video games. It’s one of the main reasons why I rate the WipEout series as high as I do. I think I felt something close to love …
Weekplay 202228
Again with the Cyberpunk 2077 (PS5). A pleasant and welcome surprise is Takemura’s quest line. After spending a lot of time of the filler-quests, I poured some …
The Pyramid of Austerlitz
I've wanted to visit the Pyramid of Austerlitz for quite some time now. It's only 10 kilometres from where I live, but I wanted to go there in the form of a …
Weekplay 202229
The Eye in Citizen Sleeper (SD) has more or less become my second home. No really, at one point I got the opportunity to build a little place for myself in the …
Weekplay 202230
An impromptu Friday-evening barbecue session was topped off with a bout of multiplayer Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge (PS5) on Gnarly …
Weekplay 202231
Last week there was EVO in the air, so I gravitated towards an old friend: The King of Fighters '98 Ultimate Match Final Edition (PS4, SD). Apparently, my old …
Weekplay 202232
It's good to be back. When Axiom Verge 2 (PS5, SD) released last year, I felt it got unfairly ignored because it had less of a Contra-vibe compared to the …
Weekplay 202233
I went and completed Axiom Verge 2 (PS5, SD) within 5 hours and apparently that's an accomplishment of sorts. Didn't expect a second set of trophies as well, …
Weekplay 202234
The grind is strong in Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition (NSW). I’m kind of zoning out of the story; just hovering up loot and quest logs is pretty much …
Weekplay 202235
The summer vibes are strong in Shin chan: Me and the Professor on Summer Vacation -The Endless Seven-Day Journey- (NSW). Just the opening itself and the …
Weekplay 202238
“Sunsoft is back, baby!” The announcement trailer was rather enthusiastic, but to be honest, I am pretty giddy about it. Not only is the new Sunsoft bringing …
Weekplay 202239
Brando made a little video about Zone of the Enders: The 2nd Runner - MARS (PS4) and that was basically the parting shot to dive into the game myself. Having …
Weekplay 202240
To celebrate the multiplatform release of No More Heroes III, I booted up the original No More Heroes (NSW) remaster. This one hits differently these days. …
Weekplay 202243
It suffered a break of a few months, but I completed my playthrough of Citizen Sleeper (SD) over the weekend. This is still one amazing game and looking back …
Weekplay 202244
More than 10 years ago, a colleague of mine notified me of a metroidvania being in development. It was a solo project and people were getting pretty excited …
Weekplay 202245
At Local Heroes we worked on the localisation of Tactics Ogre: Reborn (PS5) quite some time ago, to the point that we thought the game had been cancelled. But …
Every Mega Man game's lore explained in obsessive detail
What it says on the tin. It's not foolproof, but then again, there is so much stupid stuff going on in this franchise, that it doesn't really matter.
Factorio as a tool for interviewing
In a strange twist of reverse gamification (applying games to real-world problems), here's obsessive optimisation game Factorio being used as a replacement for …
Springblades
Dutch indie game collective Sokpop has a new game out: Springblades. Which is best described as an absurdist Paper Mario-like. It's also rather good; if you …
Loot box bill filed in Australia
"By tempting young players with the potential-to-win game-changing items, encouraging risk-taking behaviour for a possible reward, delivering random prizes on …