Latest articles by Joe Donnelly
Rise of the Ronin sits somewhere between Assassin's Creed and Nioh, but the action RPG's rhythm combat took me back to a 27-year-old PS1 classic
Hands-on Preview | Team Ninja's latest PS5 exclusive is the studio's most ambitious yet – can it pull off everything it hopes to achieve?
Trust me, you should totally play the latest GTA Online update like it's Metal Gear Solid
Opinion Opinion | The Cluckin' Bell Farm Raid is best approached with a serious dash of Solid Snake
From Skyrim to Elden Ring and even Final Fantasy 7 – my favorite RPG magic spell has never once let me down
Opinion Opinion | I get by with a little help from my (overpowered) friends
I never once thought of Dark Souls or Diablo when playing Moon Studios' previous games, but the dev's new action RPG feels like the perfect evolution of ideas and talent
Preview Preview | Hands-on with No Rest for the Wicked, a game that wants to reinvent the ARPG genre
Final Fantasy 16's Clive and Cid actors discuss the importance of in-person chemistry when working on massive story-driven RPGs
Interview Interview | Ben Starr and Ralph Ineson have a great rapport on and off-screen, but that may not have been the case in different circumstances
We're no closer to an exact GTA 6 release date, but is the incoming crime sim likely to follow its forerunners' end-of-year drops?
GRAND THEFT AUTOSPY Grand Theft Autopsy | Every mainline GTA bar one has landed between September and November, is GTA 6 gunning for the same?
Starting a new GTA Online profile from scratch in public servers is more thrilling than chasing any open-world platinum trophy
Opinion Opinion | Who knows what the future holds for GTA Online, but I'm taking the city by storm one griefer war at a time
As much as I'd love more, Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree DLC should be the action RPG's curtain call
Opinion Opinion | As FromSoftware seeks perfection, I reckon Miquella's story is the only one we need to see
After almost 400 hours with Elden Ring, I've found the action RPG's hardest enemy – an innocuous, random teleporting knight who you might have missed entirely
Opinion Opinion | Just when I thought I was out, this random banished knight has pulled me back in
I've spent over 10 years trying (and failing) to beat this dungeon-crawling roguelike RPG that was made using cellphone internet data in a treehouse in the woods
Now Playing Now Playing | Legend of Dungeon is the game I love to hate, hate to love, and couldn't imagine my life without
13 developers share the video games that helped them fall in love with gaming
Feature We asked the devs who are helping to shape the future of gaming what made them fall in love with playing them in the first place
Two of my all-time favorite Metroidvania games launched in the last year – and I've hardly understood a word of their stories
Opinion Opinion | Narrative hand-holding is fine, but light-touch storytelling suits me just fine in the Metroidvania space
Ultros review: "A drop-dead gorgeous head trip of a Metroidvania game set in a cosmic uterus sarcophagus"
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Griselda GTA 6 rumors have persisted for 8 years – in the wake of the Netflix show, I really hope there's some truth to them
Opinion Opinion | I've just finished the six-part miniseries and am more on board than ever
Rise of the Ronin's martial arts and ranged weapons are going a long way to realizing my Sekiro meets Bloodborne fantasy
Opinion Opinion | Rise of the Ronin looks like it could take choice-driven combat to a whole other level
The Metroidvania genre is on fire right now, and Tales of Kenzera Zau just jumped to the top of my most-anticipated list
Opinion Opinion | The debut venture from Surgent Studios enters a genre in great health
PlayStation State of Play predictions: What we want to see at the 40-minute showcase that promises 15+ games
PREDICTIONS Opinion | With "extended looks at Stellar Blade and Rise of the Ronin" already confirmed, what else might we see?
"The Thing on an oil rig" is one hell of a pitch, but Still Wakes the Deep's unshakable terror is driven by its unheroic characters
Big In 2024 Big In 2024 | Protagonist Caz is an unfit ex-boxer "in the middle of a situation beyond imagining"
Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League – Everything we know so far
Feature We're counting down the days until Kill the Justice League launches
Hollow Knight Silksong's agonizingly long road to release might actually be an accidental stroke of genius
Big In 2024 Big In 2024 | There are few games capable of stirring this level of hype right now, but Silksong is definitely one of them
The GTA 6 trailer landed 8 weeks ago – what has the Grand Theft Auto community been speculating about since?
GRAND THEFT AUTOPSY Grand Theft Autopsy | From Lucia's actor to the unnamed co-protagonist's role, we dissect the biggest GTA 6 rumors
Avowed's commitment to ubiquitous player choice could make it 2024's standout RPG: "At Obsidian, it's your world, your way, right?"
Interview Interview | In combat, in questing, and in everything between, Avowed puts you at the heart of everything it does
10 best survival games to test your will to live
Feature Our picks of the best survival games are a challenging yet rewarding bunch
