Sackboy: A Big Adventure
Sackboy’s colourful adventure brought plenty of charm to my PS5, with inventive levels, a playful soundtrack and demanding challenges making Craftworld somewhere I kept wanting to revisit.
28 Nov 2021
10 min read
Kena: Bridge of Spirits
Kena’s beautiful world caught my attention, but its focused adventure, charming companions and demanding encounters gave me more to enjoy than the animation alone.
27 Sep 2021
7 min read
The Last of Us: Part II
Naughty Dog’s return to Ellie’s world left me with plenty to unpack, from its atmosphere and visual detail to a brutal story whose emotional impact lasted well beyond the credits.
11 Jul 2021
17 min read
Biomutant
A curious world, makeshift weapons and a wonderfully odd vocabulary kept drawing me through Biomutant, with its relaxed exploration giving me plenty of reasons to wander.
8 Jun 2021
6 min read
Astro's Playroom
Astro’s playful levels, inventive controller feedback and familiar PlayStation references made its platforming adventure a lovely introduction to the PS5 and its new features.
23 Dec 2020
4 min read
Why I like playing with myself
Chasing a Platinum trophy took me into multiplayer matches I wouldn’t otherwise choose, and raised some questions about what single-player games should ask of their players.
22 Jul 2020
6 min read
The Last of Us: Remastered
Returning to Joel and Ellie’s journey years after giving up, I finally found the patience for its survival mechanics and understood why this story means so much.
22 Jun 2020
4 min read
Death Stranding
An unusual delivery adventure gradually drew me into a story about connection, and left me thinking about the positive contributions we make to each other’s lives.
10 Jan 2020
10 min read
Days Gone
A love story drew me into Days Gone, but its landscapes, soundtrack and tense encounters kept me exploring Oregon and clearing hordes long after the main story finished.
8 Jun 2019
6 min read
Just Cause 3 (PS4)
It took three attempts to find my feet in Medici, but getting comfortable with the wingsuit and its challenges finally turned Just Cause 3’s destruction into enjoyable chaos.
3 Dec 2018
4 min read
