Overall TGG Rating

Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty sets itself apart from Nioh, Team Ninja’s other soulslike series, with plenty of inventive mechanics that thrust you into the midst of a war. But by spreading the action out over various disparate battlefields in second century China, with plenty of chatty characters to meet along the way, Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty loses a little bit of its magic in the process.

8/10

Audio

8/10

A nice diverse range of music for each level, and well-crafted sound design allows you to deflect attacks, even if you can’t see them.

Visuals

7/10

Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty looks nice enough, with a good variety of environments to explore, but it won’t blow you away.

Playability

8/10

The moment-to-moment combat and exploration of Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty is well executed, with cleverly designed levels, and an impressively unique approach to checkpoints.

Delivery

7/10

Wo Long offers a wide variety of combat options, but it’s not well explained and can feel overwhelming. The story isn’t very well presented either, making each level feel disparate and lacking in cohesion.

[Version tested: Xbox Series X]

Reviewed by: Brandon Sawyer

Back again with a new installment is Pokemon with the introduction of Scarlet and Violet with the brand new region of Paldea which is the first open-world installment (excluding Legends Arceus). Pokemon Scarlet and Violet have added an additional 104 Pokemon to the Pokedex as well as Titan Pokemon to defeat as part of 1 of the 3 storylines. Your choice of the game also depends if your Pokemon are from the past (Scarlet) or from the future (Violet).

I chose to play Pokemon Scarlet solely because of the box legendary and the version exclusives and I want to share with you guys my experience of my playthrough.

I have to say I really did enjoy the playthrough and was a bit worried after seeing the reviews it was getting but wanted to give it a play as I have done each and every other game.

I did find it weird getting the legendary at the start of the game however you find that Koriadon has many uses being your mount!

The gameplay felt like a regular Pokemon just with the best aspects from Legends Arceus with a kind of Breath of the Wild feel but I did find it a bit grindy with the experience for leveling your Pokemon so did feel I had to work more in the wild to get my Pokemon to the correct levels for the gyms and other challenges.

I welcomed the vast amount of new Pokemon with open arms as I’m always a sucker for some new type mixes and new designs being a designer myself but was pleasantly surprised with the design of the Legendaries, guaranteed they’re supposed to look like bikes but I think it’s executed well.