James Davie

1 week ago | psu.com | James Davie

Rusty Rabbit PS5 Review. From developer Nitroplus and publishers SoFun and NetEase, Rusty Rabbit is a new 2.5D Metroidvania-style ballistic platformer where collecting junk and tinkering with tools are the central activities at play here. Can Rusty Rabbit drill out its own little niche in a highly respected genre, or is it destined for the scrap heap? Can we admit something for a second?

3 weeks ago | xboxtavern.com | James Davie

A southern speaking fish! Are you having a laugh or what? Introducing South of Midnight, the long-awaited adventure title from Contrast and We Happy Few developers Compulsion Games. In South of Midnight you play as a spritely young woman called Hazel, who is pulled into a strange and fascinating world of southern American folklore fantasy. Does South of Midnight indeed go south with its ambitions, or does this stop-motion animated curio have some engrossing intrigue to keep you wanting more?

3 weeks ago | impulsegamer.com | James Davie

Get ready to pack your backpacks, we’re off on another nostalgia trip! The time is 1997 and the game is Croc: Legend of the Gobbos, a platformer this reviewer has never previously played or even heard of. Like its contemporaries at the time, a cute protagonist, colourful levels, collectible gathering and straightforward short levels are all packed into this little curio, which has now been remastered and delivered to remind us of how easygoing and pleasant videogames used to be.

1 month ago | psu.com | James Davie

Atomfall PS5 Review. No time for cake, tea and Cornish pasties, we got a jolly ole English first-person survival game to hunker down with courtesy of the Sniper Elite crew, Rebellion. Atomfall is easily Rebellion’s largest and most-ambitious game to date, stuffed with choices, dangerous outlaws and crazy groups of neanderthals, as well as vast opportunities to explore its resplendent and idyllic English setting.

1 month ago | xboxtavern.com | James Davie

A third dose of Two Point goodness has arrived! After stints in hospitals and universities, the Two Point series has arrived to spread its brand of light-hearted management and mischief to the hallowed exhibition halls of museums. Does this third outing put on an impressive display, or shouldn’t this fossil have been excavated? If you’re looking for a complex management sim with many finnicky intricacies, the Two Point games aren’t for you.