Ever since I was a kid, I've always loved sandbox games that allowed you to manage large areas or populations. Whether it was Theme Hospital or SimCity 2000, a lot of time was spent playing those games. As someone who loves going to museums, big or small, I knew immediately that I had to play this game, and I'm so glad I did. Truly, you can't go wrong with any of the Two Point games, but Two Point Museum excels in areas that other sandbox titles do not. Between their first game and this new title, they have learned what […]
While Capcom was crowned as the best publisher in 2023 thanks to its high-ranking game releases, another Japanese publisher usurped them in 2024. Metacritic has now revealed that Sega was the highest-rated publisher of 2024.
Sega released several projects in 2024. It kicked off the year strong with the release of Persona 3 Reload and Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth, a fantastic sequel to Yakuza 7 that further reinvented the franchise by taking our core group of characters to new parts of the world. Sega had another hit on its hands over the summer with the multiplatform release of Shin Megami Tensei V, which had previously only been available on Nintendo Switch. Sega's best game of 2024 was a brand new IP from Atlus – Metaphor: ReFantazio, which won a number of awards for its story and gameplay.
Metacritic takes the average metascore for each publisher's games, then factors in the percentage of good reviews versus bad reviews to calculate which publisher fared best each year. Sega ended up scoring 325.5 points based on this system, catipulting it from 9th place in 2023 to 1st place in 2024.
Capcom almost repeated as Metacritic's best publisher. After winning the award in 2023, the publisher went on to score 323 points in 2024, putting it just shy of Sega's total. This year also saw Microsoft rising through the ranks, achieving 9th place with 301 points.
KitGuru Says: Sega certainly released some great games last year, but for me, Square Enix was the best of 2024, in large part thanks to Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth, as well as the excellent PC version of Final Fantasy 16, which is a personal favourite of mine.
Demon Slayer: The Hinokami Chronicles 2 is set to arrive in North America and Europe on August 5th, 2025, and Sega has unveiled a brand-new story trailer to whet fans' appetites. Pre-orders are now open, with those opting for the Digital Deluxe Edition gaining access to the game five days early.
Sega has also detailed the various editions of the game and their respective bonuses. The Digital Deluxe Edition includes the base game, two Kimetsu Academy character unlock keys (Kyojuro Rengoku and Tengen Uzui), four additional character unlock keys (Tengen Uzui, Obanai Iguro, Sanemi Shinazugawa, and Gyomei Himejima), a VS mode system voice set featuring Upper-Rank Demons (Akaza, Daki, Gyutaro, Gyokko, and Zohakuten), and three battle attire costumes for Tanjiro Kamado, Inosuke Hashibira, and Tengen Uzui. Pre-ordering the Digital Deluxe Edition also grants two additional character unlock keys for Muichiro Tokito and Mitsuri Kanroji.
The Digital Standard Edition includes the base game, two Kimetsu Academy character unlock keys, and the pre-order bonus of two character unlock keys (Muichiro Tokito and Mitsuri Kanroji). The physical edition includes the base game and character unlock keys for Muichiro Tokito and Mitsuri Kanroji, even if you don't pre-order it.
Digital pre-orders for PlayStation, Xbox, and Steam platforms will go live on March 3rd, with the Nintendo Switch version to follow later. Players who have saved data from Demon Slayer: The Hinokami Chronicles or the mobile game Demon Slayer: Sweep the Board! will receive additional bonuses when starting The Hinokami Chronicles 2. These bonuses include character unlock keys and costumes, allowing players to carry over their progress and unlock additional content.
Demon Slayer: The Hinokami Chronicles 2 will be available on Nintendo Switch, PC via Steam, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, and last-generation consoles. Like its predecessor, the game will feature arena-based combat and a story mode that picks up where the first game left off, covering the “Entertainment District”, “Swordsmith Village”, and “Hashira Training” story arcs.
KitGuru says: Are you a fan of Demon Slayer? Have you played the first Hinokami Chronicles game? Will you pre-order the sequel?
Since its release in 2008, Sonic Unleashed has remained exclusive to console platforms. Originally released for the Xbox 360, PS3, PS2 and Nintendo Wii, PC gamers have had to rely on emulators in order to experience this legendary title in the 3D Sonic line-up. Fortunately, a group of fans have now changed that with their own PC port.
Sonic Unleashed was the first game in the franchise to offer a perfect blend of classic side scrolling gameplay with the modern 3D style. In many ways, the game can be viewed as a prototype for Sonic Generations, but that would be doing a disservice to the quality of some of the levels in Sonic Unleashed. Now for the first time, PC gamers can experience the game via Unleashed Recompiled.
Sonic Unleashed Recompiled is a port of the Xbox 360 version of the game for PC. The fan team behind the port has even included modern resolution support, including support for Ultrawide displays, built-in achievements, controller icons for multiple styles of gamepad and more. You can even run the game with an uncapped frame rate if you want to push the engine to its limits.
The project is available on GitHub, so it can be freely downloaded and the source code can all be seen if you fancy taking a look at how it all runs under the hood.
KitGuru Says: Did you play Sonic Unleashed on console back in the day? Will you be grabbing the PC port while its available? We'd recommend doing so, as you never know when a project like this might get taken down. Typically, Sega is a little kinder to its fan creators than the likes of Nintendo, so it may end up being spared but time will tell.
If there’s one thing series veterans of the Like a Dragon and Yakuza series have been begging for, it’s more Majima. This Chaotic Good ex-Tojo Lieutenant has been constantly at Kiryu’s heels and only really got his time in the limelight as the deuteragonist in Yakuza 0 and one of the four playable heroes in Yakuza: Dead Souls. For more than twenty years, the Mad Dog of Shimano has yet to take center stage in his own game and all of that is about to change in Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii. It’s important to note that this […]
Pour les plus jeunes Virtua Fighter n’est pas le jeu de combat 1V1 le plus connu mais dans les années 90 c’était le « BANGER ». Depuis, des licences comme Soul Calibur, Street Fighter ou Tekken sont passées par là. VF5 R.E.V.O. veut proposer une version retravaillée… est-ce que cela vaut le coup ?
Virtua Fighter est un jeu qui se veut ultra précis et dédié à une niche en terme de combat. Cette version 2025 propose des affrontements dans un premier temps plus fluides et surtout équilibrés donc plus accessibles que les opus précédents. Les fans de la première heure retrouveront certains des personnages cultes de la licence et l’avantage de ce titre, c’est que chaque personnage à son propre style et qu’il faut s’adapter dans les combats et ça rajoute une certaine stratégie. Cependant il faut un certain temps d’adaptation quand vous n’êtes pas adepte du style de jeux.
Contrairement aux autres jeux, ici, même si c’est un euphémisme, il paraît plus réaliste que les jeux concurrents, pas d’attaques surréalistes ni d’effets spéciaux qui décollent la rétine, ici ce sont des attaques, des blocages, des contre-attaques mais c’est ce qui fait partie de l’univers de Virtua Fighter.
ET EN LIGNE ?
Ici, vous jouez contre les joueurs du monde entier sans aucune latence (en tout cas sur nos sessions de gameplay). Plus vous gagnerez des combats plus vous monterez en niveau et cela permettra de vous évaluer par rapport a vos concurrents et savoir si vous allez prendre cher ou pas.
ET LES GRAPHISMES ?
Honnêtement c’est plutôt joli mais ne vous attendez pas à des graphismes de fou. Les textures ont été retravaillées pour ne pas faire trop vieillottes et ça fait le job, on regrette juste des décors un peu trop vides mais c’est un détail.
Le titre est malgré tout un peu en retard par rapport aux dernières productions de jeux de combats, mais il s’agit de SEGA, d’une mouture remaniée qui coûte aussi moins cher (environ 20 euros sans les DLC) contrairement aux super productions comme Street Fighter qui peuvent se permettre plus de folies.
LA DUREE DE VIE ?
Alors, c’est assez compliqué d’établir une durée de vie car si vous êtes compétiteur dans l’âme, c’est illimité, et les différents modes en ligne sont assez addictifs et vous feront passer un bon moment. Même si ce n’est pas dans l’ADN de la saga, on aurai aimé un petit mode solo qui aurait été une valeur ajoutée.
Cette monture 2025 de Virtua Fighter est un très bon cru pour les fans en puissance de jeux de combats en ligne et en recherche de challenges techniques. Les modifications permettent d’ouvrir un peu plus les frontières avec un gameplay plus simple et plus ouvert pour le grand public, les néophythes risquent de s’ennuyer assez rapidement par contre. Mais pour 20 euros sans les DLC ça fait largement le boulot.
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