The best modern platformer I’ve played is getting a huge 10-year anniversary update, and the devs reckon there’s ‘no way anyone 100%s it’

N++ released as a PS4 exclusive in 2015 before hitting PC a year later. It’s a platformer focused on fluid, momentum-based motion through stylish one-screen levels, and I can’t recommend it enough: nothing else feels like this game. In my 92/100 review I practiced no restraint at all. “In some ways N++ feels like the…

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Former God of War boss says the blockbuster games industry needs to steer away from spectacle and focus on what matters: ‘if it’s not fun, it’s not worth the investment’

It’s no secret that Western games development is in the doldrums: the industry has laid off over 45,000 jobs since the COVID bubble burst in 2022, and publishers and studios are scrambling for ways to adapt to rising costs and shifting player priorities. Meanwhile, viral hits from smaller teams—ranging from Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 through…

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