In a world of weapon-wielding, ever-mutating, parkouring undead, the reanimated corpses in Zombi lurching after you for a big, grisly hug will bring a nostalgic tear to your eye, even as they sweep you up into their arms and take a big chunk out of your face.
"Dontnod has developed a cameraman’s eye, with artful shots of stretching, just-woken feet in bed, depth of field experiments - put it this way, I took multiple screenshots of the reflection given off by a vending machine."
"Dontnod has developed a cameraman’s eye, with artful shots of stretching, just-woken feet in bed, depth of field experiments - put it this way, I took multiple screenshots of the reflection given off by a vending machine."
"You attack by stringing together light and strong slaps with your sword, and can use an array of magical signs to protect yourself or pulverise others."
"The Old Blood revisits some of the supernatural elements from the Wolfenstein series. “Not more Nazi zombies”, I hear you cry, but show some respect - these are THE Nazi zombies."
"While you're gingerly feeding in the throttle, it's quite normal to get punted into the air and even onto your roof because the AI is unable to avoid a slower car in plain sight."
"The emphasis in Broken Age is much more about letting the story, the
spellbinding visuals, the movie-trumping voice acting, and the sense of
place do their thing. With hypnotic results."
While Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China discards great parts of the Assassin's Creed experience, and controls can be frustratingly finicky, it's still well worth a try for stealth aficionados looking for a clear-cut challenge.
Unfocused, rather bloated, and often misfiring with its new ideas, Hotline 2 isn't a disaster, but it certainly lacks the raw, vital fire of its predecessor.
If you can steel yourself for a challenge and come to grips with an unwieldy checkpoint system, Ori and the Blind Forest will mesmerize you with its lush world and incredible artistry.
