Latest articles by Oscar Taylor-Kent
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
Upcoming PC games for 2024 and beyond
Upcoming PC Games There's loads of upcoming PC games set to launch this year, from Slitterhead to Indiana Jones and the Great Circle
The 10 best Call of Duty games of all-time
Best Black Ops 6 has reinvigorated the legendary series – but how high does it rank?
The best games of 2024, so far
Best List From Dragon Age: The Veilguard to Helldivers 2, here’s the 18 best games of 2024 to play right now
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
Upcoming Xbox Series X games for 2024 and beyond
Feature All the new and upcoming Xbox Series X games confirmed to launch this year and further afield
"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 12DOVE team discuss how romance is only one way to build a strong relationship with your party members in an RPG
Alan Wake 2 "overdid it a little bit" with its jump scares, admits game director Kyle Rowley
Interview Interview | Game director Kyle Rowley reflects on the base game's jump scares, and how Alan Wake 2: The Lake House uses them in "a slightly more reduced manner"
Lego Horizon Adventures hands-on: Post-apocalyptic robo-whacking is a better fit for blockification than you'd think
Preview Preview | Doing what it says on the tin and a bit more, playing the opening leaves us grinning
Stalker 2: Heart of Chornobyl – The Big Preview
Big Preview With exclusive access to the long-awaited return to the Zone, we spend hours going hands-on and talking with the dev team about the Xbox must-play
Unknown 9: Awakening review: The Anya Chalotra-led story charms, but combat lacks serious polish
Review
I love Silent Hill 2, but remakes would be better off as second lives for games that truly need it
Opinion Opinion | Too much emphasis is placed on spotlighting nostalgic hits rather than solidifying near-greatness
Assassin's Creed Shadows sneaks onto PLAY's cover
News Plus: Monster Hunter Wilds, Ace Attorney, Dying Light: The Beast, our Concord review (really), and more!
Out of the fog, Silent Hill 2 emerges onto the new PLAY cover!
News Plus: Concord, Assassin's Creed Shadows, Marvel Rivals, Sonic X Shadow Generations, and more!
Astro Bot leads PLAY’s Hot 50 games
News Plus: Star Wars Outlaws, Assassin’s Creed Shadows, Dragon Age: The Veilguard, and more!
Star Wars Outlaws hyperspace jumps onto PLAY’s cover
News Plus: Star Wars’ gaming legacy, Astro Bot’s PS5 return, the power of cosplay, Immortality behind-the-scenes, and more!
Shin Megami Tensei V summons PLAY’s RPG Special issue
News Plus: Visions Of Mana’s long-awaited return, how to design an FF14 job class, reporting from EVO Japan, and more!
