Latest articles by Oscar Taylor-Kent
Constant inner monologue, a wordy inventory, and sparse chatter – Phoenix Springs is a strikingly minimalist adventure game
Indie Spotlight Indie Spotlight | Playing with established genre mechanics, Phoenix Springs is a wonderful ode to adventure games in part because of how different it feels to play
Big Preview: Monster Hunter Wilds – Exclusive access and hands-on impressions of Capcom's most ambitious entry yet
Big Preview We flew to Osaka, Japan to visit Capcom and spend hours with a new build of Monster Hunter Wilds, and to meet the devs pushing the series' boundaries once again
Two Point Museum hands-on: Ghost breakouts, diarrhea curses, and acres of gifts shops breathe new life into the quirky business sim
Preview Hands-on preview | Enticing visitors to spend money and capturing their interest adds a whole new dimension to Two Point Museum that justifies it as a sequel
Cyber Monday GPU deals 2024: graphics card offers still ongoing
Deals Cyber Monday GPU deals are on the horizon, and the event should help the latest graphics cards dip below MSRP.
Big Preview: Avowed – Exclusive access and hands-on impressions of Xbox's first must-play RPG of 2025
With access to Obsidian's studio and hours spent playing Avowed, we dive-deep into one of the biggest video games of next year
The joyous momentum of 16-bit Sonic is finally recaptured in 3D thanks to Penny's Big Breakaway, once you learn its fantastic and unique controls
Indie Spotlight Indie Spotlight | Penny's Big Breakaway comes from a studio made up of former Sonic Mania devs, and it shows
Avowed's Kai, who shares a voice actor with Mass Effect's Garrus, has me hooked on the RPG after only 3 hours
Opinion Opinion | Kai, voiced by Brandon "Garrus Vakarian" Keener, offers an excellent introduction to The Living Lands in Avowed, and I can't wait to continue questing together
3 hours in, here's the 10 things I love most about Avowed so far
Feature Feature | Setting out to adventure in The Living Lands, Avowed has impressed me with its incredible sense of space and tactile action that allows for plenty of experimentation
Sorry We're Closed review: "Resident Evil 4 and Silent Hill can't match this neon-soaked survival horror for its sheer inventiveness"
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PC Gaming Show: Most Wanted details trailers for its December showcase, and new entries to "the Council"
News "More than 75 games, with new trailers, announcements, and behind the scenes visits to studios around the world"
Dragon Quest 3 HD-2D Remake is a pixel-perfect overhaul of a 36-year-old JRPG classic that's tough to recommend to newcomers
Now Playing Now Playing | HD-2D is the loving treatment this classic deserves, but this remake will struggle to win new fans even as it delights retro-heads like me
Shadow Generations features some of the best levels in Sonic's 3D history, and now I'm unsure if I can ever return to the blue blur's arms
Opinion Opinion | "You're comparing your levels to mine? They're not even good enough to be my game."
The Rise of the Golden Idol review: "Finding new ways to stretch your little gray cells"
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Great God Grove review: Sucking up (and blasting out) speech bubbles is a wildly creative twist for this story-first adventure
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I've never played Balatro mobile during a meeting – but if I had, I would love it almost as much as I love my job
Now playing Now Playing | If anything, I deserve a raise for being Jimbo the Joker's strongest soldier
The best Persona games, ranked
Feature With Persona 3 Reload and Persona 5 Royal released, we rank the 12 best Persona games to see how the classics stack up
Metaphor ReFantazio's Count Louis finally gives Atlus a Sephiroth-level villain
Opinion Opinion | Part Griffith, part Sephiroth, all man – Louis is a constant intimidating presence you must chase throughout Metaphor ReFantazio
1000xResist is one of gaming's best-written, and best-paced narratives
Indie spotlight Indie Spotlight | 1000xResist's narrative isn't just devastating, its excellent cinematography and bite-size pacing makes it approachable
Clock Tower: Rewind's Scissorman is the original survival horror stalker, and it still makes me want to cry
Now playing Now Playing | This 16-bit horror is obtuse, but soaked in Dario Argento-style vibes its pitch-perfect scares are well worth revisiting
Shadow the Hedgehog is peak Sonic, he's always been peak Sonic, and after 23 years I can't bury the truth any longer
Opinion Opinion | The misunderstood black-and-red ’hog has been king of the ring every since his first appearance
"How do those spaces feel when they're slightly more intimate?" Alan Wake 2: The Lake House's game director on bringing a bit of Control to Bright Falls
Interview Interview | Game director Kyle Rowley talks bringing a bit of the Control flavor to the world of Alan Wake 2 in its The Lake House DLC
In a post-Baldur's Gate 3 world, was Metaphor: ReFantazio right to ditch romance?
Opinion Opinion | The GamesRadar+ team discuss how romance is only one way to build a strong relationship with your party members in an RPG
