Saints Row Review: A Tentatively Touching Throwback
Unambitious to a fault, Saints Row doesn’t want to do anything but return to the era of 2010s Open World Games and seemingly set the stage for a brand new group of Saints. And I’m on board.
Unambitious to a fault, Saints Row doesn’t want to do anything but return to the era of 2010s Open World Games and seemingly set the stage for a brand new group of Saints. And I’m on board.
For all it’s been reduced to being “The Cat Game”, Stray ends up being a visually stunning classical indie puzzle platforming adventure.
Sifu is every Martial Arts film you’ve ever watched, but now in playable form. Unfortunately actually playing Sifu isn’t quite as pleasant as that might sound.
I’ve got more than a little trepidation about writing a list of 22 Indie Games to Watch in 2022. Because, hands up, I was ambitious about 2021. Too ambitious. Of the 21 games I listed last year, only 13 actually came out. So let’s take those as DEFINITELY coming out in 2022 and that we’re all excited for them. So if you’re here for anything listed here, then go back, all my comments still stand. For everything else, let’s go through 22 Indie Games to Watch in 2022. (And please let’s all pretend they won’t slip to 2023)
I’ve got more than a little trepidation about writing a list of 22 AAA Games to Watch in 2022. Because, hands up, I was ambitious about 2021. Too ambitious. Of the 21 games I listed last year, only 13 actually came out. So let’s take those remaining as definitely coming out in 2022 and that we’re all excited for them. So go back, all my comments still stand. For everything else, let’s go through 22 AAA Games to Watch in 2022. (And please let’s all pretend they won’t slip to 2023)
Kena: The Bridge of Spirits is a beautiful debut indie title unfortunately frustrated by flat design decisions and storytelling.
Battlefield 2042 takes all the series components to date and slots them back together in new, bigger, different ways that won’t quite work for every fan of the series.
Deathloop is a classic timeloop game, expertly refined through the lense of Arkane Lyon’s effortlessly cool writing and game design. A must play.
Life is Strange is one of my Favourite series. I was a little worried that True Colors would drop beneath a very high bar. I’m so very happy to be wrong.
Last Stop is almost everything I want from narrative games. An anthology of well presented short stories, each with a solid thematic throughline. It falters slightly with the wrapper story that the whole game comes in, but the experience is a delight for the most part.