Whenever I take a break from the battlefield in For Honor, I will compare, upgrade or dismantle the unlocked apparels and items so that my characters’ (Samurai clan btw) armour and weapons are upgraded. Switching them around will also cause a change in their outlook. With a combination of ...
Nioh and I first met during the Alpha in May 2016, my eyes seduced by the idea of an Onimusha spiritual successor. That fleeting encounter left me with the impression that this was, instead, the “Samurai counterpart to Ninja Gaiden.” It turns out that neither of those comparisons is ...
You would probably have heard of Guerilla Games, best known for their shooter Killzone franchise. After five consecutive Killzone games, the studio decided to get out of their comfort zone to create a third-person open world RPG. The end result is a PlayStation 4 exclusive called Horizon: Zero Dawn. ...
Judging by the game’s visuals, you would be inclined to categorise For Honor as a branch of the fighting genre, but the Creative Director had envisioned this to be a form of “shooter with swords”. Being a publisher that is famous for many hybrid shooter games such as Rainbow Six: ...
If you find the title a mouthful and perhaps confusing, you’re not alone. Why is there a combination of Roman numerals and numbers in “II.8”? What does “Final Chapter Prologue” means? In the past, there were curiously named titles such “358/2 Days”, “Re:Chain of Memories” and “Birth by Sleep”. ...
Darksiders was a memorable game to me. I attended its preview event in Hong Kong, and thoroughly enjoyed playing the game in 2010 on last-generation consoles. While the sequel had received its remastered treatment for quite a while, the prequel only made its appearance last December. Warmastered edition is ...
You’ve played open-world games before but not quite like this. Just as Spider-Man 2 invoked web-slinging joy between the towering skyscrapers of Manhattan, Gravity Rush 2 elicits the same starry-eyed wonder as Kat hovers and falls through various floating cities. It’s an experience that burns itself in one’s memory, ...
Whenever I play a horror game, I usually prefer to do so in the company of my Horror Game Buddies. I have this irrational notion that a horror game is somehow less scary when played with friends, whether that’s because I think the horrors won’t affect me in the ...
The first time you launch The Onion Knights, it will definitely catch your attention. Watching the opening cutscene made me feel even more intrigued, especially this line: With this impression, I expected an interesting perspective of a food fight environment involving a selection of vegetables. Unfortunately, as I spent more ...
After showcasing what the new generation of consoles can do with Dead Rising 3, Capcom Vancouver takes this zombie-culling series on a journey of rediscovery. We have a familiar protagonist, familiar settings, and the ever-impressive hordes, yet all of it is framed in a whole new light. Dead Rising ...