GameOn Magazine
Astrea: Six Sided Oracles
Astrea: Six Sided Oracles is a deck-building roguelike with noticeable inspiration from Slay The Spire. Despite this inspiration, however, it manages to hold its own incredibly well, even going so far as potentially being one of my favourite deck-builders of all time.
4 min |
Issue 169 - November 2023
GameOn Magazine
Fae Farm
Fae Farm is a new cosy farming simulator title by Phoenix Labs set in the enchanted lands of Azoria — a world full of magical issues that begs for your help!
8 min |
Issue 169 - November 2023
GameOn Magazine
Where Did Atlas Fallen's Narrative Go Wrong?
Atlas Fallen was recently released, and anyone who has read my review will know that I was not thrilled by one specific part of the game: its narrative. While I genuinely enjoyed the gameplay, world, and co-op elements, the story, characters, and overall writing felt so wrong and off that I just couldn't like it; as a person who really loves lore, this is a pretty big deal for me.
6 min |
Issue 169 - November 2023
GameOn Magazine
Game Over: Spider-Man: Web of Shadows
So, I’m a big Spider-Man fan, and once I started earning money, I began hunting down every Spider-Man game I missed out on when I was a kid; the first one I was eager to find was Spider-Man: Web of Shadows. Developed by the now-defunct Shaba Games, it was released on the 21st of October 2008 to mixed reception, but I wanted to see it for myself. And to summarise my thoughts after playing through both the Red Suit and Black Suit campaigns: I consider it to be the best Spider-Man game in combat and traversal, but not great at everything else.
3 min |
Issue 169 - November 2023
GameOn Magazine
How Disney Dreamlight Valley Ruined Animal Crossing For Me
Spoiler warning: My article contains images of Disney Dreamlight Valley that show the end of the game. Please read with caution!
3 min |
Issue 169 - November 2023
GameOn Magazine
So I Tried... Persona 5 Royal
Each edition of So I Tried… I will try a game that I have never tried before. Will I find something new to love? Will I make my “did not finish” list one entry longer? I’ll take a full half hour, no matter how bad it gets or how badly I do, to see if this is the game for me. This time I went for a spooky visual novel that is said to be one of the best narrative games you can play: Persona 5 Royal.
2 min |
Issue 169 - November 2023
Retro Gamer
THE MAKING OF STAR WARS STARFIGHTER & JEDI STARFIGHTER
CREATED TO TIE-IN WITH THE STAR WARS PREQUEL TRILOGY, STARFIGHTER AND JEDI STARFIGHTER BROUGHT THE SPIRIT OF EPISODE I AND II TO THE PLAYSTATION 2. DESIGNER TIM LONGO EXPLAINS HOW LUCASARTS CHANNELLED THE MOVIES WITH ITS MISSION-BASED COMBAT FLIGHT SIMS
8 min |
Issue 251
Retro Gamer
KATAKIS
THE COMMODORE 64 WAS HOST TO MANY A GREAT SHMUP, SCROLLING IN ALL DIRECTIONS. ONE OF THE MORE NOTABLE EXAMPLES WAS RAINBOW ARTS' KATAKIS AND IT WAS NOT ONLY FAMOUS FOR ITS HIGH QUALITY BUT ALSO FOR ITS HIGHLY EXTRAORDINARY DEVELOPMENT STORY
10+ min |
Issue 251
Retro Gamer
Konnichiwa
I’m writing this a week after my return from Japan. I’m feeling flat and can’t believe it’s already so far behind me.
2 min |
Issue 251
Retro Gamer
The Official Frogger
IT'S FROGGER, BUT SUPERCHARGED
1 min |
Issue 251
Retro Gamer
DARK FORCES
WITH GEORGE LUCAS BUSY PLANNING THE NEXT STAGE OF HIS SCI-FI OPUS AND THE ALL-CONQUERING DOOM FRAGGING GAMERS EVERYWHERE, THE TIME WAS RIGHT FOR A FIRST-PERSON SHOOTER SET WITHIN THE STAR WARS UNIVERSE. WITH A NEW REMASTER RECENTLY ANNOUNCED BY NIGHTDIVE STUDIOS, THE TIME IS ALSO RIGHT TO RETURN TO LUCASARTS' ICONIC GAME
10+ min |
Issue 251
Retro Gamer
Callahan's CROSSTIME SALOON
YOU'LL ENTER IT AS A STRANGER, AND YOU'LL LEAVE AS A FRIEND. JOIN ADVENTURE GAMING LEGEND JOSH MANDEL FOR A BEER OR TWO IN CALLAHAN'S CROSSTIME SALOON: A HILARIOUS, UNSUNG CLASSIC FROM THE LATER YEARS OF THE POINT-AND-CLICK ERA'S GOLDEN AGE...
6 min |
Issue 251
Retro Gamer
HOGS OF WAR
TREMENDOUS TURN-BASED TACTICS AND VERY BRITISH HUMOUR BUILT HOGS OF WAR A CULT FOLLOWING IN THE YEARS AFTER IT FIRST BROUGHT BACON TO THE BATTLEFIELD. JOIN US ON A RECONNAISSANCE MISSION THAT YIELDS DEVELOPER INSIGHTS AND NEWS OF A REMASTER
8 min |
Issue 251
Retro Gamer
LED STORM
CAPCOM'S ARCADE ARCHIVE IS SO STUFFED THAT FOR EVERY MEGA-HIT THERE ARE SEVERAL RELEASES THAT ARE REGULARLY OVERLOOKED. LED STORM IS ONE SUCH TITLE, AND THAT'S A SHAME BECAUSE IT'S A GREAT GAME - OR SHOULD WE SAY GAMES?
7 min |
Issue 251
Retro Gamer
CALL OF DUTY
THE STORY OF CALL OF DUTY BEGINS NOT AT ACTIVISION, BUT IN THE BOSOM OF ITS CHIEF RIVAL, EA. THE LATTER PUBLISHER HAD TASKED A DEVELOPER NAMED 2015 INC WITH EXPANDING ITS TERRITORY ONTO PC WITH MEDAL OF HONOR: ALLIED ASSAULT
10+ min |
Issue 251
Retro Gamer
Street Fighter II: Champion Edition
How NEC's tiny console successfully pulled off the task of hosting the world's biggest fighting game
1 min |
Issue 251
Retro Gamer
The Making Of Karateka
Game preservation has just gone up a level
4 min |
Issue 251
Retro Gamer
Streets Of Rage
FIGHT TOGETHER, FIGHT FOREVER
1 min |
Issue 251
Retro Gamer
Space Giraffe
MORE THAN JUST A TEMPEST CLONE
1 min |
Issue 251
PC Gamer
The Spy
BUT WHO WATCHES THE SPY?
2 min |
November 2023
PC Gamer
WARHAMMER 40K: SPACE MARINE 2
Chaos is winning right now, I fear
2 min |
November 2023
PC Gamer
LORDS OF THE FALLEN
World-hopping glow-up
6 min |
November 2023
PC Gamer
FOILED AGAIN
EN GARDE! is a brief yet riotous piece of swashbuckling nostalgia
3 min |
November 2023
PC Gamer
WARHAMMER AOS: REALMS OF RUIN
Understanding the spirit of Frontier's new RTS
5 min |
November 2023
PC Gamer
WIZARDRY'S LEGACY
Over 40 years old, the WIZARDRY series is still kicking
4 min |
November 2023
PC Gamer
THE BEST MECH GAMES ON PC
From anime mecha to rusty 100-ton war machines, the best mech games for giant robot lovers
8 min |
November 2023
PC Gamer
JET SET RADIO
A vibrant Tokyo-like city with an anti-establishment attitude.
6 min |
November 2023
PC Gamer
BLUE DAWN
INTEL graphics cards have become a genuine contender. How, and why?
4 min |
November 2023
PC Gamer
MECH MY DAY
MECHWARRIOR 5: CLANS is bringing a narrative focus and intricate, handcrafted missions back to the storied series.
3 min |
November 2023
PC Gamer
PURE MAGIC
BALDUR'S GATE III is a dream RPG that was worth the 23-year wait
10 min |