Something for the Bank Holiday Weekend – 02/05/26

The historically damp financial institution vacation climate is coming for the UK, however that gained’t cease many from ill-advised barbecues… or not less than it gained’t cease advertisers from convincing us that everybody within the UK tries to barbecue beneath a brolly within the pouring rain. No matter your dinner plans, it’s possible a greater weekend for catching up on video games as soon as the clouds roll in. I plan on extra runs of Saros.

Within the Information This Week

Video games in Evaluation & Featured Articles

We had a bunch of fascinating titles in for evaluation this week. A superb new Survivors-like and a retro-styled horror recreation prime the desk this time.

TerraTech Legion – PS5, XSX|S, PC – 9/10
Ground Zero – PS5, XSX|S, PC – 9/10
Moomintroll: Winter’s Warmth – NSW, PC – 8/10
Adorable Adventures – PS5, XSX|S, PC – 7/10
The Spell Brigade – PS5, PC – 7/10
Tides of Tomorrow – PS5, XSX|S, PC – 6/10
Aphelion – PS5, XSX|S, PC – 6/10

However this week additionally had a bunch of main previews. I received to go fingers on with 007: First Light, and I used to be pleasantly stunned at how IO Interactive has remixed their traditional Hitman gameplay for the completely different fashion of stealth motion. The same fashion of reinvention is coming to Supermassive’s horror collection with Directive 8020. I additionally checked out Final Fantasy VII Rebirth on Switch 2, which is a pleasing shock.

Jason, in the meantime, previewed Far Far West, which brings lashings of Helldivers 2-style co-op motion to the robotic Western setting, and Dom loved his time with The Player Who Can’t Level Up, which does really embody a whole lot of levelling up.

Ending up for the week, What We Played featured Tides of Tomorrow, TerraTech Legion & Lovely Adventures.