Oscar Taylor-Kent
Games Editor Oscar Taylor-Kent brings his Official PlayStation Magazine and PLAY knowledge to continue to revel in all things capital 'G' games. A noted PS Vita apologist, he's always got his fingers on many buttons, having also written for Edge, PC Gamer, SFX, Official Xbox Magazine, Kotaku, Waypoint, GamesMaster, PCGamesN, and Xbox, to name a few.
When not knee deep in character action games, he loves to get lost in an epic story across RPGs and visual novels. Recent favourites? Elden Ring: Shadow Of The Erdtree, 1000xResist, and Metaphor: ReFantazio! Rarely focused entirely on the new, the call to return to retro is constant, whether that's a quick evening speed through Sonic 3 & Knuckles or yet another Jakathon through Naughty Dog's PS2 masterpieces.
Latest articles by Oscar Taylor-Kent
Bloodroots is like Hotline Miami with brutal lumberjacks - where axes, house plants and carrots are your weapons
By Oscar Taylor-Kent published
Preview Developer Paper Cult's stylish brawler breaks die-retry-repeat design loops by offering hundreds of improvised weapons
Final Fantasy 7 Remake is a modern take on an RPG classic: "We're not just trying to make a one-for-one copy"
By Oscar Taylor-Kent published
Features Hands-on with Square Enix's stunning reinvention of Final Fantasy 7
In Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order "you really have to think when you go into fights", says developer Respawn
By Oscar Taylor-Kent, Josh West published
Features In Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order "you really have to think when you go into fights", says developer Respawn
How Beenox is building "a love letter to the original Crash Team Racing" in Nitro-Fueled
By Oscar Taylor-Kent published
Interview We speak with developer Beenox about updating a beloved kart racing classic
Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled is a chaotic and lovingly crafted remaster of a kart racing classic
By Oscar Taylor-Kent published
Features CTR: Nitro-Fueled is a cruel reminder of just how unforgiving 90s kart racing could be
SteamWorld Quest is another great solo card game like Slay the Spire, but with way more robots
By Oscar Taylor-Kent published
Features The team behind SteamWorld Dig delivers once again, this time with a wonderful card-battling RPG that's full of character
"We wanted to add our own spin to it" – How Avalanche is building a better open world wasteland in Rage 2
By Oscar Taylor-Kent published
Features Avalanche Studios' narrative team gives us the inside scoop on creating a new breed of open-world wasteland
The Sinking City: we tackle the first two cases of the detective RPG that rewards keen minds and lateral thought
By Oscar Taylor-Kent published
Features Official PlayStation Magazine goes hands-on to uncover an open-world detective game sleuths need to keep an eye on
A Plague Tale: Innocence preview: "Playing a child being pursued by brutal adults is frightening."
By Oscar Taylor-Kent published
Preview Official PlayStation Magazine goes hands-on with the story-driven puzzle adventure which promises to be one of 2019's breakout hits
Devil May Cry 5 secret weapon: how to get the dual Kalina Ann rocket launchers
By Oscar Taylor-Kent published
Guide Dual wield RPG death with two Kalina Ann rocket launchers in DMC 5
Devil May Cry 5 review: “A wild, exhilarating ride from start to finish”
By Oscar Taylor-Kent published
Review
"My all-time favorite console" - Developers pay tribute to PS Vita
By Rachel Weber, Oscar Taylor-Kent published
news Ys Series, Disgaea and Guacamelee! creators share their memories
Why Final Fantasy 14: Shadowbringers is the online adventure that offline FF fans need
By Oscar Taylor-Kent published
Preview After the surprise cancellation of FF15's DLC updates, FF14 is the key Final Fantasy release of 2019, with good reason
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