Review: Monster Hunter Stories (Switch) – It’s showing its age but still worth the hunt

Captured on Nintendo Switch (Docked) When Capcom released Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin on Nintendo Switch in 2021, some may have said, “Wait, there was a first game?” It’s worth remembering that Monster Hunter Stories’ original outing came towards the end of the 3DS era; in fact it was released after the Switch … Read more

Review: Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance (PS5) – Combat-Heavy RPG Gets a Major Overhaul

Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance is an enhanced re-release of Atlus’ 2021 dungeon-crawling RPG, originally exclusive to Nintendo Switch, and makes its long-awaited debut on PS5 and PS4. It takes a great game and it gets even better with a slew of essential quality of life improvements, a shiny graphics upgrade and a new storyline, … Read more

Review: Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance (Switch) – even better than the Stellar Original

Subscribe to Nintendo Life at YouTube768k It’s now been almost three years since the launch of the original Shin Megami Tensei V and as is Atlus tradition, the obligatory enhanced re-release (complete with a new storyline surrounding a new girl) has now arrived. all modern platforms in the form of Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance. … Read more

Review: Destiny 2: The Final Shape (PS5) – Bungie’s promise fulfilled

10 years ago we started the beta of Destiny on PS4. It was an exciting time, as the capabilities of console multiplayer were quickly expanding into the realm of live service, a term that didn’t quite have the same implications as it does today. There were bold claims of half a billion dollar budgets and … Read more

Tennent’s boss falls to the sword after ‘mistakes and errors of judgement’

The event was a further blow to the company’s reputation after a costly botched IT upgrade at the wine wholesaler led to the departure of former CEO David Forde last year. It means that C&C will be looking for a new CEO for the second time in about a year. READ MORE: What does the … Read more

Review: Overmorrow (Switch) – Intriguing, but assumes too much with the save and erase settings

Captured on Nintendo Switch (Docked) Overmorrow, the debut release from solo developer PixelManta, manages to be philosophically interesting, evocatively written, visually distinctive, and lovingly crafted. Still, the idea of ​​replaying it – which you’ll actually have to do by design – is a tall order, and therein lies the unfortunate problem with this otherwise commendable … Read more

Review: XDefiant (PS5) – Solid shooter that doesn’t stand out much, but still has potential

The multiplayer shooter genre has gone through a strange movement in recent years. Call of Duty just isn’t what it used to be, Battlefield 2042 missed the mark somewhat, and even Apex Legends has become less interesting as it enters its 21st season of content. This is where a whole bunch of new kids have … Read more

Review: Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Switch) – Still the king of Mario RPGs

Subscribe to Nintendo Life at YouTube767k Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door was held as the standard for Mario RPGs for 20 years. It, along with its predecessor N64, captured what fans wanted from their turn-based adventures starring plumbers: silly humor, epic adventures, fantastic combat and charm. Purists often see the GameCube original as the end … Read more

Review: System Shock (PS5) – A faithful remake that shows its age

They just don’t make ’em like they used to, do they? 30 years after its launch on PC, the holy grail of immersive sims, System Shock, has made its way to PS4 and PS5 with this slick remake. This is the first chance we PlayStation players have had to try out the game that inspired … Read more

Review: System Shock Remake (Xbox) – Nightdive does it again with another excellently studied remake

Subscribe to Pure Xbox at YouTube23k System shock is just one of those games. It’s one of them “classic” computer games that the old people tell you about. You know those old people, the old gamers (not me of course), who are constantly whining at bus stops about System Shock and “oh, you should have … Read more