Category: Reviews

We stepped into Painkiller’s reimagining with an expectation of pure, unrepentant chaos, and for large stretches the game delivers exactly that: a visceral, arena-driven shooter that prizes momentum and mayhem above all else. The framing – condemned souls in Purgatory enlisted to stop the fallen Azazel and his monstrous children – is serviceable rather than revelatory, a scaffolding built to carry extended sessions of slaughter rather than to invite attachment to characters or plot. That choice sits at the heart of the experience: narrative exists, but not as a driving force, and the result is a campaign that feels both brisk and thin. Continue reading “Painkiller review”

Dispatch opens with an irresistible twist on the superhero formula. After a career-ending defeat, former mech-suited hero Robert Robertson finds himself behind a desk rather than on the front lines – working at a dispatch center for the very heroes he once fought alongside. What unfolds is a sharp blend of satire and sincerity, exploring what it means to stay heroic when stripped of power and status. The writing captures this tension with wit and empathy, turning mundane office chatter into moments of surprising humanity while poking fun at the bureaucracy of heroism itself. Continue reading “Dispatch review (PS5)”

They step out from the claymation shadows with all the slapstick charm you’d expect: Chicken Run: Eggstraction places the film-series’ familiar personalities into a family-friendly stealth romp that leans hard on Aardman’s comic timing and character work. The plot is straightforward – a rescue-and-escape setup that picks up the tone of the recent film – and it mostly serves as a thin stage for short, self-contained infiltration missions rather than a twisting narrative. The writing’s warmth and the recognizable voices do the heavy lifting in terms of personality, which means players who know the franchise will get more from the story beats than newcomers might. Continue reading “Chicken Run: Eggstraction review (PS5)”

Lessaria arrives as an earnest attempt to update Majesty’s old indirect-control formula for a modern audience, and that sense of purpose is the clearest thing the game carries into each mission. Rather than trading in twitch reflexes, its design keeps the player one step removed – shaping incentives, building economies and issuing costly orders while watching funded heroes go about their lives. That choice gives Lessaria a distinct identity: the fun comes from coaxing emergent moments out of a living world rather than micromanaging unit paths. Continue reading “Lessaria: Fantasy Kingdom Sim review (PC)”