At the end of the month, NU.nl discusses the most important games that have appeared. With this time God of War Ragnarök , Pokémon Scarlet in Pokemon Purple , Repentance in Tactics Ogre: Reborn .
God of War Ragnarök
Platformen: PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5
Score: 5 out of 5 stars
The sequel to the 2018 game God of War does it all just that little bit bigger and more spectacular. You once again play the retired war god Kratos, who tries to survive in Norse Midgard with his son Atreus. That proves difficult when the gods Thor and Odin come to harass them.
Ragnarök is a grand action game with frenzied combat, but also turns out to be an intimate, personal game at its core. The bond between Kratos and Atreus continues to deepen, centering on parenting and aging – a game about puberty.
Our full review of God of War Ragnarök read below:
Zie ook Review: God of War Ragnarök is een game over de puberteit
Pokemon Scarlet to Pokemon Purple
Platform: Nintendo Switch
Score: 3.5 out of 5 stars
Pokémon Scarlet in Violet are two-faced games. On the one hand, they shook the old one Pokémon formula well, by trading everything old-fashioned for a grand sandbox that you can explore on your own. Never felt like playing one before Pokémon game like exploring a world.
On the other hand, the game is plagued with problems. It was never unplayable in our testing, but the jerky visuals are simply annoying to watch.
Read our full review of Pokémon Scarlet in Violet Below:
Zie ook Review: Pokémon Scarlet en Violet zijn totaal anders en wat gammel
Repentance
Platformen: pc, Xbox One, Xbox Series
Score: 4 out of 5 stars
Repentance is a passion project from Microsoft studio Obsidian, which combines elements of role-playing games and point-and-click adventures into something special. It is the sixteenth century and the Renaissance is also beginning to creep into the remote Bavarian mountain village of Tassing. The local abbey tries to keep the arrival of Protestantism and the printing press at bay, but when a revolutionary-minded baron is murdered in the abbey, the village is under tension.
You play Andreas Maler, a traveling artist who works in the abbey. Because a friend of his is blamed, he decides to act as a detective. Every part of the day you can do research as Andreas, but the number of days is limited. So you have to think carefully about what and who you want to research. There are no really good answers.
The drawing style is reminiscent of the way old books were illustrated and gives this game a lot of atmosphere. Even the fonts in each character’s speech bubbles give you an idea of who you’re talking to, although these fonts can also be turned off for those who don’t mind.
Repentance is a special game that relies on its story, which ultimately extends over several decades, the atmosphere and the setting. The pace is slow and can therefore get boring. But for those who can surrender to the slow, rural world of Tassing, there is much to find fascinating
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Tactics Ogre: Reborn
Platformen: pc, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Switch
Score: 4 out of 5 stars
Tactics Ogre: Reborn is a revised version of a game that appeared for the Super Nintendo in the 1990s and shook up the role-playing genre at the time. You play as young Denim, who, along with his rebel group, becomes embroiled in an ever-growing war in the torn kingdom of Valeria.
It’s a story that sometimes feels like Game of Thrones , with many different characters who all have their own interests. That was unique for a game in the nineties and ensures that this new, more beautiful version has aged well.
The game revolves around the many battles. You fight entire battles on a grid, taking turns telling all your soldiers where to go and who to attack. It feels like a variant of chess, where all kinds of side rules make it even more complex. For example, one soldier can only attack at close range and the other cannot climb high ledges.
Tactics Ogre defined what this kind of “strategic role-playing game” would look like in the years to come, but this original is still one of the best of its kind after all these years. An excellent game for those who want to spend tens of hours pondering difficult war dilemmas.
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