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.