Arriving with a swoosh of glitter and delivering a world built from those foil wrappers leftover in a Quality Street tin, Counterplay Games’ first release is an extravagant, camp, but shallow brawler. It’s commendable that every box-tick feature you want from a PS5 debut is in here, but you can only smash so many sparkly space knights in the face before you start wistfully wishing for something more.
The mad god Macros is on the verge of ascending, which threatens the fabric of the universe. He’s gathered a rag-tag group of allies to defend his tower as he takes the Rites Of Ascension to become, well, something the game never makes clear. It’s bad, though. You and two friends are the last of the Valorian knights, all that remains of the order, hulking armor-clad, massive-weapon-wielding warriors dedicated to protecting the world of Aperion. It’s your typical loopy game lore.
The setup is clear: work your way up through the central tower and explore three core realms to reach Macros’ throne room and wrap a dirty great big sword over his head. Between you and a safe Aperion are hordes of Macros-minions and a roster of bosses that could have been brushed off the design docs of Monster Hunter: World. It’s a steamlined premise that permits the combat to breathe but lacks any emotional footprint to keep you motivated. And therein lies the rub.
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NOT SO SILENT
With a Silent Hill renaissance on the horizon, the Western developers who worked on the most recent four entries - Silent Hill: Origins, Silent Hill: Homecoming, Silent Hill: Shattered Memories, and Silent Hill: Downpour - talk to James Winspear about keeping a light aflame while the fog rolls in
Late night with the devil
My, my, what manner of BAFTA is this?\" said Andrew Wincott, slipping into Raphael's dulcet tones with ease as he accepted the BAFTA for Performer In A Supporting Role earlier this year.
NCE BITTEN, THRICE SNEAKY
We base-jump towards our first taste of Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater, talking with series producer Noriaki Okamura about our hands-on with the remade Virtuous Mission section of the classic stealther.
Crimson Desert
Devils may cry, and so might you after this
Spine
Looking to equal gun-fu classics
Lost Records: Bloom & RageTape 1
Hitting play on Don't Nod's coming-of-age tale
PS5 Pro to launch
PS5 architect Mark Cerny finally revealed' one of the worstkept secrets in gaming history - stick 7 Nov in your calendar
Batman: Arkham Asylum
15 years!? Holy depressing passing of time, Batman!
The Elder Scrolls Online: Gold Road
Keeping us engaged with the carat-and-stick approach
Alan Wake 2: Night Springs
Keepin' it weird