character action

Perhaps it was inevitable to see Legacy of Kain: Defiance Remastered. After last year’s reworking of the two Soul Reaver games, it’s only right to give the follow-up the same treatment. As a game that doesn’t quite hold the same cache as the older titles, this Playstation 2-era effort retains […]

Legacy of Kain: Defiance Remastered – PS5 Review

March 9, 2026 in PS5 / Reviews tagged character action / crystal dynamics / eldritch gods / fate / free will / humans / kain / legacy of kain defiance remastered / nosgoth / raziel / third-person / vampires by Mike

The title Soulstice probably has you thinking this is a Souls-like game but this is not the case. It is a third person hack and slash game but in the character action genre, more specifically influenced by Devil May Cry. How that information colours your interest in the game is […]

Soulstice – PS5 Review

September 20, 2022 in PS5 / Reviews tagged challenges / character action / combos / Devil May Cry / ghost / soulstice by Gareth

I recently reviewed the Mass Effect Legendary Edition and pointed out that minus a couple of features it was a collection done right. Now it’s the turn of the Ninja Gaiden Master Collection, also three games from the previous generation packed together. Things aren’t as straightforward here, which I’ll get […]

Ninja Gaiden Master Collection – PS4 Review

July 3, 2021 in PS4 / Reviews tagged 2 / 3 / action / character action / difficult / hack and slash / master collection / metroidvania / ninja gaiden / razor's edge / sigma by Gareth