While Iron Galaxy has excellently modernized the gameplay and graphics of these classics to feel right in 2025, I wish it had done a better job of highlighting the influence these games once had in their heyday.
How swirling vats of mystery meat and dog food, unpredictable AI systems, and channeling Nosferatu led Creative Assembly to create their renowned survival horror game.
While Iron Galaxy has excellently modernized the gameplay and graphics of these classics to feel right in 2025, I wish it had done a better job of highlighting the influence these games once had in their heyday.
Death Stranding 2 is a game with faults and annoyances, but it also makes big, expensive swings and is trying to establish its own unique genre, often successfully.
The Uncharted movie does a solid job portraying the nascent relationships between Nathan, Sully, and Chloe, but it largely shines in translating the big action set pieces the games are known for to the silver screen.
Zero Dawn was a great proof of concept, but Forbidden West shows Guerrilla Games still has plenty of thought-provoking and compelling places to take Aloy’s adventures.
