Author: John Linneman

Senua’s Saga: Hellblade 2 is a carefully paced cinematic game – almost like the logical conclusion of those early 90s FMV experiments. I mean that in the best way and I’m fascinated by its existence – in an era where it feels as if publishers are pushing to fill their games with arguably too many…

Nightdive’s 2023 System Shock remake was a revelation on PC last year, and now you can play it on console too – and you should! This re-envisioning of the original 1994 System Shock stands as one of the most engaging immersive sims I’ve ever played and took a spot on my personal GOTY collection. This…

Let’s great straight to it – Penny’s Big Breakaway is one of the best platform games I have ever played. I thoroughly enjoyed my experience with this game to the point that even months on from its original release date, I still think about and play it regularly. It’s the kind of game where…

First shown nearly three years ago under the name Project Eve, the Korean developed Stellar Blade has finally arrived and for me delivers an experience that feels like a proper, complete, polished console game. You see, in this age of incomplete games, buggy launches, and countless promises buried in patch notes, Stellar Blade launches…

No Rest for the Wicked is out now on early access, giving us our first glimpse at Moon Studios’ latest project. The developer’s prior offering – Ori and the Blind Forest and Ori and The Will of the Wisps – turned the Metroidvania style of game on its head, offering a powerful, fresh experience…

Recently revealed game Kingmakers seems to perfectly capture the childhood thrill of smashing together characters from different worlds, with its debut trailer featuring a huge medieval army being demolished by a modern soldier with automatic weapons, a beat-up pick-up truck and command of a helicopter. Beyond that now-infamous plot twist at the 23 second mark,…

The release of Doom in 1993 changed the industry forever – and in its wake, developers scrambled to bring their own visions to life in first-person. Star Wars: Dark Forces is one such game, created in a genre completely different to nearly every other product developer LucasArts would release, but it nonetheless became one of…

There was a time when Tomb Raider stood as one of the most recognisable game series in the world, but decades later the original entries are largely unknown to those that didn’t grow up with them. That’s where Tomb Raider 1-3 Remastered comes into play, a collection of brand-new versions of the first three titles…

With an extended development cycle, plenty of controversy, multiple delays, and a rocky preview period, it’s fair to say that Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League isn’t making the smoothest landing. However, in my case, this simply increased my desire to see what this game was about and after spending a decent chunk of time…

Tekken 8 is the latest installment in the long running Tekken franchise and – arguably – right up there with the very best. After finding success in its last series entry, the development team pushed harder than ever before, packing this new game full of every mode and option you could imagine. It’s an…