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Toy Story Retro Roundup Review

REVIEW // Toy Story Retro Roundup!

The toys are back in town Digital Eclipse has long established itself as a studio that can be trusted to curate, collate and communicate the legacy of some of the most important and influential video games of all time. Between

REVIEW // Castlevania: Belmont’s Curse

Drac’s back I was exactly 17 days old when Castlevania III: Dracula’s Curse first launched for the Nintendo Entertainment System in Japan, so playing a brand-new sequel more than three decades later is doing more than just making me feel

REVIEW // Dragon’s Dogma II: Dark Arisen

It’s so ice to be back It’s not uncommon to return to a dense RPG after a break of months or years and be immediately humbled, but jumping into Dragon’s Dogma II: Dark Arisen after two years away from the

REVIEW // Forever Ago

A beautifully made, emotional love story I’m not a young person. I’ve had many adventures, and discovered many loves in life, including my soon-to-be wife – my favourite person on the planet, whom I met almost 20 years ago. Our

REVIEW // Silent Hill: Townfall

Do not adjust your set Although I still mourn the loss of P.T., it’s been heartening to see the Silent Hill series make such a triumphant comeback in recent years. Between Bloober’s excellent Silent Hill 2 remake, the fresh and

Star Wars Galactic Racer review

REVIEW // Star Wars: Galactic Racer

Biddy Kong Racing I am 38 years old, which means that I was precisely positioned for The Phantom Menace and Episode 1: Racer to land as fairly monumental capstones of a sort to my childhood before I transitioned into my

REVIEW // Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve

An intoxicating thrill ride at odds with itself You know how you sometimes get politely yelled at for years to check out a game/book/film/whatever and just never do? That was me with Ace Combat; and so I came at this