Category: Reviews

Resident Evil Requiem review: Requiem’s concoction of oppressive first-person horror and gory third-person action makes for a rip-roaring first half, even if its second can’t quite match that energy. Developer: Capcom Publisher: Capcom Release: Feb 27th, 2026 On: Windows From: Steam, Epic Games Price: £60/$70/€80 Reviewed on: Intel Core i5-12600, 32GB RAM, Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060, Windows 11 Resident Evil: Requiem is filled with winking reminders of previous games, so I was surprised the touchstone I kept coming back to was the one Capcom surely want me to forget: Resident Evil 6. The latter set out with bold aspirations. It…

The release of Turnip Boy Commits Tax Evasion turned quite a few heads back in 2021. While its adorable graphics and witty humor won over all but the most cynical souls, its clunky controls and lackluster rogue-lite gameplay loop left many players (and even more critics) wanting more. Less than two years later, the titular radish-adjacent ruffian is back to raise some bell pepper (oof, okay, the pun diet starts now). Turnip Boy Robs a Bank mixes its predecessor’s side-splitting humor with breakneck run-and-gun gameplay, and the final result is a delicious full-course meal that my stomach couldn’t get enough…

Image: Meta Der Artikel kann nur mit aktiviertem JavaScript dargestellt werden. Bitte aktiviere JavaScript in deinem Browser und lade die Seite neu. The new Quest 3S VR headset from Meta is in the starting blocks, and the first reviews should show if it’s worth buying. However, there will be no detailed review on MIXED for now. The Meta Quest 3S was unveiled at this year’s Meta Connect and is supposed to give a boost to Meta’s XR efforts with an absolutely competitive price and only a few technical compromises compared to the Quest 3. At $299 for the 128 GB…

There are some games where, after I play them, I find I remember more about the ambiance and aesthetic than the actual gameplay. This isn’t to say the there’s no challenge to it or it isn’t fun. Just that everything else about the experience is what made it more memorable. That’s how I feel about Bubblegum Galaxy, a puzzle game about rebuilding planets that celebrates the same sort of mindset as Keita Takahashi games like Katamari Damacy. Sure, I had fun matching tiles, it was even better talking with coworkers and appreciating the PS2 and 90s design choices. Haco is…

If a monster-catching survival sounds like a fun game to you, Palworld might be what you’re looking for. This highly anticipated game allows you to fight side by side with your Pals, use guns, design your base, and more. Drawing inspiration from Pokémon and incorporating all the clichés you’d expect in the open-world survival genre, Palworld aims to offer the best of both worlds. But does it succeed? What is Palworld? Image: Attack of the Fanboy Palworld is an open-world, creature-collecting, survival, crafting, action RPG. It has so many different elements taken from different genres, and it is decently cohesive…

Image via imissmyfriends.studio Fishbowl is an unusual experience that, on the surface, looks like a life sim, but is more of a brief visual novel where your day-to-day choices for Alo determines what happens next for her. And boy, does she need it. She’s not just dealing with one major life change and type of potential trauma, but three. It’s an examination of a life and how someone moves forward when dealing with different types of stress, as well as an examination of how small actions and interactions can change your life. Aside from a little tedium, it can feel…

Image: Meta Der Artikel kann nur mit aktiviertem JavaScript dargestellt werden. Bitte aktiviere JavaScript in deinem Browser und lade die Seite neu. The Meta Quest 3S will be officially released on October 15, 2024, and the first reviews show how good the VR headset really is. We summarize. In this article, we summarize the reviews from tech magazines that have already tested Meta’s new Quest 3S VR headset. You can find the corresponding links in the references below the article. UploadVR: Better head and hand tracking than Quest 3 UploadVR was only able to test the Meta Quest 3S for…

Retrocade on Apple Vision Pro is the nostalgic virtual 1980s arcade experience VR gamers have been waiting for, and arguably the best visionOS title yet, but multiplayer is sorely missing.One of the first ideas anyone with any interest in retro gaming has when they first try VR is a faithful recreation of a 1980s video game arcade. Earlier this month, Resolution Games released the best version of this idea we’ve seen yet, exclusively on Apple Vision Pro’s $7/month aptly-named Apple Arcade game subscription service.The FactsWhat is it?: A virtual 1980s arcade with 10 iconic gamesPlatforms: Apple Vision ProDeveloper: Resolution GamesPrice:…

One month and a major update later, Orcs Must Die! By the Blade has gone from a shaky VR debut to a fun and frantic melee brawler.When Orcs Must Die! By the Blade launched in mid-February, combat felt unsatisfying, the user interface could be annoying, and limited movement options disrupted the game’s flow. With a recent patch that addresses most (if not all) of those early issues, the game deserves a second look.Developed by Teravision Games, the VR-exclusive entry in the long-running Orcs Must Die! franchise attempts to translate the series’ chaotic trap-based strategizing into a more tactile, immersive experience.It…

I’ve loved puzzle games for decades. Myst showed me the immersive storytelling potential of video games. Intelligent Qube on the original PlayStation taught me new ways to think under pressure. Lumines opened my mind to the emotional impact of music, and Echochrome proved the healing power of games when it helped me process unmanageable grief. But those are stories for another time. The point is, that at this stage of my life it’s almost impossible for a puzzle game to really surprise me. But Interlocked has been just this: a pleasant surprise.The object of Interlocked: Puzzle Islands is ostensibly simple:…