Category: Reviews

High Room Studio’s Saborus, published by QUByte Interactive, opens on an audacious conceit: the player inhabits a single, terrified chicken attempting to flee a functioning slaughterhouse. That premise – equal parts satire and bleak parable – gives the project a clear moral edge and a distinctive identity that few contemporary indies dare to wear so openly. The decision to limit the avatar’s capabilities to what a real bird might plausibly manage (running, hiding, pecking at small objects) is central to the game’s intended tension: vulnerability becomes the mechanic, and dread is meant to follow. Continue reading “Saborus review (PS5)”

The Last Case of John Morley opens as a small, bitter glass of noir: John Morley, recently discharged from hospital, is hired by the grieving Lady Margaret Fordside to re-examine the murder of her daughter, a case closed two decades prior. The setup leans on classic ingredients – a creaking manor, an abandoned asylum and a detective with past wounds – and the game uses those ingredients to build a compact, melancholic mystery that generally favours mood over mechanics. Continue reading “The Last Case of John Morley review (PS5)”

From the moment you strap on the headset, Marvel’s Deadpool VR announces itself as a full-on plunge into chaos, comedy and mayhem. The premise – your favourite Merc, Wade Wilson, signed up with the interdimensional producer Mojo for “lots of money,” only to discover he’s now trapped in a reality-show-style villain hunt – gives the game license to be outrageously silly, self-aware, and gleefully violent. The narrative isn’t high art, and the story beats are often predictable (Deadpool sometimes even mocks that fact) – but that’s part of the point. The game’s tone remains faithful to what fans expect: over-the-top humour, fourth-wall-breaking jabs, and enough pop-culture references to keep you chuckling (or cringing) through most levels. Continue reading “Marvel’s Deadpool VR review (Quest)”