Herein are our Video Games Reviews this week across various video gaming consoles. You get to see our five picks for reviews for this week, with ratings by Gamespot. See previous Video Games Reviews HERE. However, all reviews are based on its unique availability in the game console mentioned. They are;
Ruined King: A League Of Legends Story has set the bar for future forays into League of Legends lore. The story Airship Syndicate tells here delivers in a big way, turning these six champions into the new faces of the franchise. The JRPG Airship crafted around its story is also wonderful, creating a feeling of playing League of Legends while actually playing a turn-based RPG battle. A few technical issues pop up here and there, but outside of the rare crash, none of them break the experience for every game. If this is the level of detail that future Riot Forge projects reach, we will all hail the Ruined King for ushering in this new era. Rated 8 on PS4.
PROS – Fantastic battle system that incorporates the LoL experience into a JRPG
Incredible story putting all six heroes at the forefront
Beautifully designed worlds brimming with activity and danger
Building characters for battle is a ton of fun
CONS – Limited fast travel system slows the game down
Occasional glitches and bugs make for annoying restarts and reloads
Years ago, Yacht Club introduced Shovel Knight to the world with a retro game that just feels right, thanks to pixel-perfect platforming that recalls the best of the NES days. With Shovel Knight: Pocket Dungeon, it applies that same level of polish to an entirely new genre and mechanics, and then uses the twist of rogue-lite elements to give it a completely new spin. It’s inviting enough to feel immediately familiar, while mechanically complex enough to keep you coming back for one more run, and then another, and maybe just one more. Rated 8 on Nintendo Switch.
PROS – Inventive blend of puzzle and rogue-lite elements
Smooth on-ramping teaches complex mechanics without feeling overwhelming
Tons of unlockable characters add replay value
Lots of options to cater difficulty to your liking
CONS – Adventure mode story can be completed relatively quickly.
There’s a reason this space is so dreamily built–Solar Ash takes place inside a massive black hole, after all–but the game is at its best when it isn’t treating those reasons as if they matter all that much. The late game leans a little too heavily into the story, including swapping out the strong boss battles in favor of a binary choice in the game’s climactic moments. But, most of the time, that story is where it belongs: in the background. And, thankfully, Solar Ash has some gorgeous backgrounds. Rated 8 on Pc, PS5.
PROS – Movement feels effortless and exciting
Boss battles are exhilarating and capture some of the same thrills as kaiju cinema
Puzzles, which demand awareness of timing and space, are satisfying to solve
Levels have a beautiful, dream-like quality
CONS – The story frontloads lore and never really does the necessary work to set up the stakes.
Halo Infinite strives to transform what it means to be a Halo game, making Chief into a reluctant father figure for a young and naive AI and putting him into an open-world setting. It turns out that was a risk worth taking for the franchise, as Infinite is an incredible game. Certain story elements are on the weaker side and the amazing Grappleshot makes the rest of Chief’s equipment feel a bit lacking in comparison, but these are small shortcomings in what otherwise feels like the best Halo campaign in years and an excellent evolution of what Halo can be. Rated 9 on Xbox X.
PROS – Making Master Chief into a father figure opens up new and intriguing characterization for a two-decade-old character
An open world brings the experimentative aspect typically solely associated with Halo’s online multiplayer into the campaign
The Grappleshot transforms combat for the better, adding a fulfilling sense of speed to movement and new opportunities to tackle old foes
Exploration is encouraged by a rewarding progression system, where completing side missions help unlock helpful weapons, vehicles, and equipment upgrades.
CONS – The incredible story occasionally falters with a forgettable antagonist and some rushed character development.
Big Brain Academy, and the entire brain-training sub-genre of puzzle games, were never as medically precise as they purported to be. But they were always about the fulfillment of self-improvement, not bragging rights. Big Brain Academy: Brain vs. Brain, thanks to its new competition hooks, feels just a little bit coarser. It’s still plenty of fun in small doses, and the exercises are well-made and for the most part ramp up nicely. Just don’t take it too seriously, and whatever the leaderboards say, remember to run your own race. Rated 7 on Nintendo Switch.
PROS – Brain teaser exercises are still engaging
Satisfying to watch yourself improve on various exercises
Multiplayer has good handicap options for players of different skill levels
CONS – Competition feels contrary to self-improvement focus
Touch controls have major competitive advantage over controller
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