Content from Last 48hrs

Ghost Recon Wildlands: Last Rites I guess Breakpoint didn't do too well? Otherwise it's kind of odd that Wildlands gets the anniversary update along with a new mission that seems to set up the next entry in the series. It was a fun mission, somewhat short but pretty cool, during the day it felt like good old Wildlands, at night though, with the music and the whole cultist atmosphere, it felt almost like a horror game. Didn't know how to feel about the new CIA lady but the end improved my opinion. The rest of the story was interesting, if a bit short, the documents you find mostly set up the next game (or at least that's what it feels like) talking about a new criminal organization, the CIA investigating them, and requests to deploy the Ghosts there. Really like the Ghost Lead outfit you get for completing this mission, hoping that's the style they're going for. The biggest thing though, is that this came with an update that added improved graphics on current consoles, and a ton of difficulty settings, you can now change a bunch of stuff like enemy health, damage, alertness, and even stuff like Unidad max alert level. Best part though, is that now you can disable SAM sites! Grade: A

Beast Of Reincarnation The first chapter sucks. Everything you'd heard about the game is true. All of it. The second chapter soften things up a little, you get into a nice grove with the combat and you realise that whilst everything you'd previously heard about the game is true, there are caveats. The combat system whilst a little repetitive is actually really kind of fun. There's a constant feed of new moves and powers you can utilise to beat back the enemy. The once-jarringly emotionally empty cutscenes start to make more of a sense from a narrative point of view. I've just beaten chapter 3. And whilst the game is far from being the best game released this year, I can't help but feel it's being somewhat unfairly (or fairly, I guess, given the studio) judge for the fact that it isn't the best thing to come out since Elden Ring. It's limited in its scope. It's world feels empty and at times it feels like it's there for the sake of being there. The cut-scenes are overly long and at times utterly tedious to watch.....And yet, I can't stop ploughing 2+ hours a night into it. I'll finish this, and I'll probably look excitedly towards it's no doubt bigger and better sequel.