Hell is Us isn’t perfect, but it’s a bold and respectable debut that largely delivers on its puzzle-solving promise, despite middling combat and uneven storytelling.
If you’re in the mood for something that recalls games like Resident Evil 4 and Dead Space, Cronos might hit the spot. But it’s not without its pain points.
Shinobi: Art of Vengeance should serve as a blueprint for delivering a retro-facing experience of an absentee franchise while still leveraging modern technology and game design conventions.
Last week's State of Play had a lot to unpack. Thankfully, we got to interview game director Mathijs de Jonge and narrative director Benjamin McCaw for more information.
What will be revealed? What will have fans alight with excitement? We'll be learning more soon enough, as well as celebrating the best of the best on the final day of E3 2021.
We talked to various members of the Psychonauts 2 development team about the studio's labor expectations, both in terms of what it does right and where it can improve.