Jess' review is also fantastic - really capturing the extraordinary texture of the game. Have loved seeing such a range of opinions!

Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds' portals are the complete opposite of Mario Kart World's connective road trips, and I love the non-stop laps!

Was also a pleasure to meet the legend himself, Ryukishi07, earlier in the year at a Silent Hill f event, and to chat however briefly about some Higurashi 🙏

"Silent Hill f is thick with a terrifying yet beautiful foggy atmosphere and truly gnarly monster designs, combined with incredibly well-judged, smart, and gut-wrenching writing." My review: www.gamesradar.com/games/silent...

Also a great review from James for Techradar! Really drills down into some of the combat's fiddlier aspects, which bugged me at times as well. www.techradar.com/gaming/silen...

Always love to hear Vikki on Silent Hill, and this is a great review! Feels validating we agree on so much, but also very interesting to see where we differ as well.

"Silent Hill f is thick with a terrifying yet beautiful foggy atmosphere and truly gnarly monster designs, combined with incredibly well-judged, smart, and gut-wrenching writing." My review: www.gamesradar.com/games/silent...

I spent a delightful couple of hours with Henry Halfhead this week and can heartily recommend you do similar. And if you figure out how to make toilet spaghetti, let me know.

I was pumped for the Trails remake, but it's simply stunning in execution. A gorgeous adventure that's all blue skies and green grass, it's like Dreamcast RPGs kept coming.

Oops, almost forgot to share this here too! My time with Dying Light: The Beast surpassed my already high expectations as a huge fan of @techland.bsky.social’s series, and a lot of it has to do with the beautifully written and presented story. 4.5/5 ⭐️ www.gamesradar.com/games/surviv...

served fries in a dog bowl... some mutuals would go feral for this

Oh hey, just so you know, I'm available to review Hades II if you'd like words from someone who's written 500+ unbylined reviews for Edge magazine. I've put 60 hours into the various Early Access versions, if that helps sweeten the deal at all...

Briefly thought I was looking at modded Batman Arkham footage instead of Lego Batman.

Just a reminder. "Sonic can't fly or swim. Do you want Sonic The Hedgehog to die?"

Yellow Taxi Goes Vroom is currently a massive 60% off on Steam. I had enough credit from selling cards to cover most of the cost, and I remembered @mroscartk.bsky.social is very fond of it, so into the cart it went. I've only played a little, but it's so good!! store.steampowered.com/app/2011780/...

"Silksong as a cultural phenomenon will likely entice many to jump in who wouldn't even think to play a tough-as-shells platformer."

What an expertly called shot

Lots I loved in my Silksong review, but there's some annoyances when it comes to balancing well-pitched boss difficulty with more gruelling design decisions. Love me some poison traps, though. www.gamesradar.com/games/action...

Huh, the new Daemon X Machina is a bit of an Anthem-like.

The boss run backs in Silksong are just getting a little much. Multiple diagonal pogos over hazards with keepaway flying projectile enemies just to retry a fight?

this is already killer - give it a read!

I'm here with a Hollow Knight: Silksong review in progress! Really managed to get into some mechanical thoughts on how it plays.

A little on the fence about the diagonal air attack for these kinds of pogo jumps. Maybe something to get used to.

Every digital storefront crashing. Any reason why Silksong didn't have pre-orders to try to mitigate this? Feels like a weird oversight given you could see this coming a mile off.

finally time to check this out

Always a pleasure to edit @ashleybardhan.bsky.social, who gives a very in-depth look at not just how Cronos plays, but how it feels!

Happy Labor Day everyone!

My Lost Soul Aside review is here! There's fun combat hidden away here, but it's a slog to find it and often can't come up with interesting situations to make the most of its dragon-powered weaponry. I still came away thinking it doesn't deserve to be a punching bag.

"Aren't you tired of being nice?"

Great to be able to unleash Luke into this mysterious world for the review!

Shuten Order is deeply uneven but fascinating if it's your thing. Somehow made me feel like it was a forgotten DS game. Here's my review!

"Keeper is quintessential Double Fine..." www.gamesradar.com/games/advent...

is Dark Souls a soulslike? ...is Elden Ring?

"Not so in Gears of War, which embraces the pleasure of heftiness with all the satisfaction of slapping a thick cut of steak directly onto a hot pan."

This ad made me crave horror Pokémon lmao

Always loved getting to read @luke-k.bsky.social revisit games back on PLAY, one of which has now been webified for your weekend pleasure.

back in Bristol, so got to have a bit of cider as a treat

i know i'm always like "women!!!" but i really mean it this time 🐲 while everyone else has been preoccupied with silksong and gta 6, millions of women have been playing love and deepspace, the only otome game to win best mobile game at gamescom... ever 🐉 www.gamesradar.com/platforms/mo...

Some quick Yotei-shaped thoughts as I ponder what I want from yet another Japan-set open world. Mainly: less loot.

"If you think you're too good for Bubsy 4D you're a coward" - knowing @fabraz.bsky.social is behind this revival platformer is all I need to know for this to shoot up my wishlist!

Metal Gear Solid Delta is an extraordinarily faithful remake, to the point where its high definition approach can clash with the old school design. But Snake Eater is still great.

damn who knew producers and editors can be important for getting projects to actually come together

Great to have @rachelwatts.bsky.social's thoughts on this one - now I'm desperate to play it!

How does Pokemon Legends Z-A stack up? Here's what @orangeflavored.bsky.social thought of his hands-on demo for GamesRadar+:

My OFF review! Still every bit the cult classic, with a revised combat system that really impressed me.

Here's my Drag x Drive review! The mouse steering actually works really well, but it's a shame everything else is pretty overly simplistic.

Riiiiiiiiiidge Raaaaaaaacer!

One of the best to do it! Commissioning Luke is one of the best ways as an editor to make sure you don't have to worry about whatever that thing is anymore.

Really excellent article from Jess. A must read for RPG nerds: www.gamespot.com/articles/cla...