PS4 Reviews

Imagine waking up in a hotel room. Its Art Deco-inspired aesthetic reinforces conformity as you answer the door. The manager informs you of the delectable breakfast waiting downstairs. You rush to the dining room. Before...

The first incarnation of Red Faction: Guerrilla was released almost a decade ago on the Xbox 360 and PS3. The game met with some critical and even financial success. Unfortunately, THQ was on a collision...

Rainbow Skies is a good role-playing game whose accomplishments are held back by its indie origins along with a few head-scratching design decisions. As a $30 PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, and PlayStation Vita title, there's...

We’ve seen plenty of dungeon crawlers that randomize their environments, increase the difficulty the farther you go and give you an absolute thrashing when it comes to punishment. Everyone has done this type of adventure...

Shape of the World is a first-person exploration driven experience. It's more like Journey and Abzu than What Remains of Edith Finch. With abstracted visuals and serene sound design, Hollow Tree Games advertises it as "a...

For every triumph, Sega Genesis Classics makes a blunder. It features the Streets of Rage trilogy and Phantasy Star 2-4, but not Rocket Knight Adventures. It's missing Sonic 3 & Knuckles, yet Columns and Columns 3 are...

A PS4 review copy of Guns of Icarus Alliance was provided by Muse Games for the purpose of this review. Guns of Icarus is a first-person air-based combat game including PVP and with the latest...

Detroit: Become Human shows Quantic Dream's remarkable growth over the past eight years. Heavy Rain succeeded at crafting an interactive experience that took player decisions into account, but its writing and acting was all over...

Disclaimer: Review code provided by the publisher AO Tennis released this January in Australia and New Zealand to an abysmal critical response. AO International Tennis was the game's re-branding effort for its May 8th worldwide release. With...

WARNING: Episode 1 spoilers inbound. Do not read without finishing episode 1.  The Council: Hide and Seek marks a shift in priorities. Whereas The Mad Ones centered mostly around conversations, Hide and Seek's 2-3 hour playtime...

The opening level opens amid a war. Particles from fire collide with snow drops in a relentless flurry. The Empire's Pygarians mistake you for rebels and attack. You make your way across the battlefield and...

The Council: The Mad Ones is a magnificent train-wreck. It's an inconsistent and compelling experience. Acting is among the worst we've seen this generation and it has some of the driest delivery this side of...

  Dragon’s Crown Pro is a 2D, 4-player action-RPG. It is a remaster of Dragon’s Crown, released in 2013 by Vanillaware. This is the same developer behind cult hits such as Odin Sphere and Muramasa....

City of Brass is a first-person rogue-lite action game from Uppercut Games. Founded in 2011, the independent development studio consists of industry veterans. With titles like Fallout Tactics: Brotherhood of Steel and the first two Bioshock...

Tacoma launched to a favorable 79 Metascore August last year on Xbox One and PC. This PlayStation 4 review isn't a port report. Written from a first-time player's perspective, how does Tacoma stack up to other...

It’s never easy starting a new school, finding new friends, impressing the teachers, and dealing with time warps and/or rips in the space/time continuum. Look I said it isn’t easy and even more so for...

To say that my opinion of The Witch and the Hundred Knight 2 is conflicting would be a huge understatement. For everything I like, there is something else I dislike. This makes it very difficult...

Code: Realize ~Bouquet of Rainbows~ compiles the original Code: Realize ~Guardians of Rebirth~ along with its pseudo-sequel, Code: Realize ~Future Blessings~ for the PlayStation 4. While both games can be bought separately on the PlayStation...

God of War is a triumphant return to form for the Ghost of Sparta. After six similar games with a one-note protagonist whose rage bordered on self-parody by God of War 3, this "soft reboot" is...

Sometimes it's okay for a game to be a clone of another game. A new coat of paint isn't always enough, but it definitely helps. While The Surge looks like Dark Souls and other From Software titles,...

Ni no Kuni 2: Revenant Kingdom is a charming and addictive JRPG. Its combat is fine enough and with the developers filling the world with optional activities and gameplay mechanics such as the Pikmin-like skirmishes or...

This is a tough one to review. The Adventure Pals has excellent polish, a pretty art style, and genuinely good game design. But all these elements of what would make a great game mix together...

Rogue Aces is an air-combat rogue-like, but don't let the "rogue" in that title fool you. The inherent limitations of a purely aircraft based 2D game severely lacerates the aforementioned rogue-like experience. It won't hook most...

Namco Bandai has always been great at adapting anime into worthwhile video games, with games like the Naruto Ultimate Ninja series, One Piece Burning Blood, and all of the various Dragon Ball series over the...

Octahedron is an epileptic orgy of sights, sounds, and tightly designed platforming. Within seconds, its visual style and effects work make a strong impression. The core gameplay requires no time to understand. You can jump with...

With Hazelight we aim to take our craft further, and push the boundaries for interactive storytelling and engaging emotional experiences. So far we've only just scratched the surface.  Thus reads a preface underneath the "Games"...