With its blend of intimate character drama and high-concept science fiction, Aphelion positions itself as a cinematic survival adventure that leans as heavily on emotional tension as it does on environmental peril. Published by DON’T NOD and previewed here on Xbox, the game strands two astronauts on the edge of the solar system and asks whether fractured relationships can endure where humanity itself nearly could not. Continue reading “Aphelion preview (Xbox)”
Port roundup: Death Howl, Vampire Therapist, Baladins & No Sleep For Kaname Date
Our latest batch of ports landing on PlayStation 5 ranges from the grief-soaked tactical deckbuilding of Death Howl to the gothic, therapy-infused visual novel stylings of Vampire Therapist, from the tabletop-inspired communal adventuring of Baladins to the absurdist sci-fi escapades of No Sleep for Kaname Date – From AI: The Somnium Files. Each arrives with its own tonal ambitions and mechanical priorities intact. What unites them is not genre or scale, but the question every port must answer: how well does this experience translate – not just technically, but contextually – when given new life on Sony’s current-gen hardware? Continue reading “Port roundup: Death Howl, Vampire Therapist, Baladins & No Sleep For Kaname Date”
ChromaGun 2 – Dye Hard review (PS5)
When you leap into ChromaGun 2: Dye Hard, the promise of something brighter and more inventive than the original is undeniable – and much of that promise is delivered. Developed by Pixel Maniacs and published by PM Studios, this PlayStation 5 sequel expands on the spot-of-paint, physics-driven puzzle formula introduced in the first game, sending us back into the cold, gleaming laboratories of the ChromaTec testing facility with a gun that doesn’t just fire color, but invites us to think in it. From the outset, we’re once again a test subject caught between corporate spiel and cold, calculated logic puzzles, and while this setup wears familiar clothes – often reminiscent of the genre’s giants – what unfolds is consistently clever and thoughtfully constructed. Continue reading “ChromaGun 2 – Dye Hard review (PS5)”
LOVE ETERNAL review (PS5)
From the moment Love Eternal drops you into its world on PlayStation 5, it’s clear this isn’t a conventional platformer. Developed by brlka and published by Ysbryd Games, the game trades spectacle for an intimate, often disquieting tension that’s stitched together through atmosphere more than exposition. You play Maya, a girl ripped from her ordinary life by a strange, lonely deity, forced to traverse a labyrinthine castle built from fragmented memories – a premise that unfolds in fragments rather than clear narrative beats, leaving players to stitch the story together from clues rather than cutscenes. This deliberate ambiguity is part of the allure for some, though others may find themselves craving a more direct emotional hook. Continue reading “LOVE ETERNAL review (PS5)”
Relooted review (Xbox)
From its opening moments, Relooted doesn’t just ask you to play a heist game – it asks you to feel purpose. In place of high-tech mercenaries or slick cinematic cutscenes, Nyamakop’s Africanfuturist 2.5D puzzle platformer centers on Nomali and her eclectic crew of everyday Africans – a hacker, an acrobat, a thoughtful grandmother and others – united by a mission that feels bigger than any single score. Their goal isn’t cash or fame, but to reclaim more than seventy real-world artifacts taken from their homelands and locked away in Western institutions, turning the act of thievery into a kind of resistance and cultural restitution. Continue reading “Relooted review (Xbox)”
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