Game Reviews7.8/10
Company of Heroes 2: The Eastern Front as Tragedy, Not Power Fantasy
Company of Heroes 2 puts you in command of the Soviet Red Army on the Eastern Front, framed by a 1952 interrogation. A review of Relic's strategy game.
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Game Reviews7.7/10
Dawn of War III tried to be three games at once and finished as none
Dawn of War III brought Relic's RTS series back in 2017 with three factions, arena-style combat and a campaign that never matched its opening promise.
Game Reviews8.4/10
Valkyria Chronicles 4 sends Squad E into a war the Federation is losing
Valkyria Chronicles 4 review: Squad E, the Grenadier class, and a brutal early winter that turns a power fantasy into a fight to survive.
Game Reviews8.5/10
Sonic Mania Nails the Mega Drive Feel by Rebuilding It, Not Reusing It
Sonic Mania review: Sega handed a fan programmer the keys for the 25th anniversary, and he built the best Sonic game in a generation. Score: 8.5/10.
Game Reviews8.3/10
Yakuza: Like a Dragon Review: Ichiban Kasuga’s Turn-Based Reinvention
Yakuza: Like a Dragon review — Ichiban Kasuga's 18-year fall, turn-based combat, Dragon Kart and Isezaki Ijincho, scored 8.3 of 10.
Game Reviews8.6/10
Yakuza 0’s 2015 Japan launch got a slow overseas rollout
Yakuza 0 review: the 1988 prequel that made Sega's series a hit in the West, from the Empty Lot plot to cabaret clubs and arcade games. Score: 8.6/10.
Game Reviews9.2/10
Rez Made You Shoot the Music
A retrospective on Rez, Sega's 2001 rail shooter about a hacker virus waking the AI Eden, and why its synesthesia-driven design still lands 25 years on.
Game Reviews8.4/10
Valkyria Chronicles’s watercolour battlefields and permadeath still have no real successor
Valkyria Chronicles brought painted battlefields and the BLiTZ tactical system to PS3 in 2008. A look at Squad 7, the CANVAS engine and why it still holds.
Game Reviews9.1/10
Bayonetta Review: A Witch Who Fights With Her Hair
Bayonetta review: PlatinumGames' witch with four guns and hair that summons demons still nails the dodge-timing loop, 17 years later. Score: 9.1/10.
Sega’s President Is Chasing Disney-Style Fandom That Doesn’t Require Picking Up a Controller
Sega's president says non-players count as fans too, pushing merchandise, concerts and stage shows inspired by Disney's licensing playbook.
Game Reviews7.9/10
Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii Review: A Confident, Uneven Pirate Detour
Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii review: Majima sails the Goromaru, fights with dual cutlasses, and finds a fun detour that never quite lands.