Vampire: The Masquerade — Bloodlines is a cult classic for many reasons. Its deep lore, evocative setting, character customisation and openness to player choice make it a classic of the first-person RPG genre alongside more well-known games suchas Deus Ex and System Shock 2. Even its famously buggy, unstable state…

I usually dislike the writing in Rockstar’s games. The combination of shrill, clownish caricatures and childish ‘everything sucks’ nihilism makes connecting with the story or characters impossible for me. And based on Red Dead Redemption 2’s first story trailer, which played up the idea of Arthur being a harsh and…

Magic in the mundane Most action, adventure and RPG games put us in control of a character during what we assume to be an especially dramatic or action-filled part of their life. Obviously, the main purpose of this is to provide a context that that excuses the absurd amount of…

As a fan of both Titanfall 2 and the Battle Royale genre, the rumours hat Respawn would be releasing a free-to-play Titanfall Battle Royale certainly piqued my interest. The revelation that the game wouldn’t feature Titanfall’s titular mechs was disappointing, but by no means a dealbreaker, as the wall-running and…

A long-time Resident Evil fan’s perspective on Capcom’s new remake. Resident Evil 2 means a lot to me. The original Resident Evil was the first game I played on my Playstation and so will forever be the game I associate with the transition between 2D and 3D graphics, as well…

Capcom’s remake of Resident Evil 2 was released yesterday, and while I haven’t yet had time to finish the whole of the campaign, what I have played has certainly delivered on the promise of a modernised take on the 1998 classic. If you’ve been following the previews then you’ll know…