Latest articles by Joe Donnelly
My favorite Spelunky character is a masterclass in roguelike risk versus reward: "Stealing in games is fun in the same way running across the top of the screen is in Super Mario"
Interview Interview | The game's creator Derek Yu explores the workings of Spelunky's grumpy, and deadly, shopkeepers
GTA players are still discussing how to 100% this top-down classic – proving it was years ahead of its time at the turn of the millennium
Opinion Opinion | Is Grand Theft Auto 2 the most underrated of all GTA games?
The Rogue Prince of Persia is an unlikely roguelike slant on the 35-year-old series from one of the best genre developers in the business
Preview Preview | The Rogue Prince of Persia is a strange but welcomed roguelike take on the newly revitalized series
As we stare down the Elden Ring DLC, I can't decide which of my all-time favorite builds to take into the RPG's Shadow of the Erdtree expansion
Opinion Opinion | I'm juggling save files in the Lands Between and I'm terrified I'll make the wrong call
With Senua's Saga: Hellblade 2, Ninja Theory is learning from player feedback and past experience in its sustained push to challenge mental health stigma
Interview Interview | How Hellblade 2 is building on the foundations laid by 2017's Senua's Sacrifice
Sometimes unashamedly riffing on the biggest genre hits works – just ask Nightghast, a creepy budget horror game in the vein of P.T., Resident Evil and Silent Hill
Feature Indie Spotlight | Nightghast is short but sweet and proper unsettling
Rediscovering the 25-year-old console JRPG whose jaw-dropping CGI cutscenes I once considered the indisputable pinnacle of video game graphics
OPINION Opinion | And the biggest question is: How could I possibly forget this bygone PS1 classic?
Elden Ring's DLC can only be reached from a very specific late game location – 13 years later, is this signature FromSoftware access method still practical?
Opinion Opinion | Accessing added content has never been straightforward in FromSoftware's esteemed action RPGs, but is this a good or a bad thing?
Lego Fortnite is my new obsession, but I remain unconvinced it (or anything else) can ever match Minecraft's sense of wonder
Opinion Opinion | I'm singing the same tune 13 years later, but this time it's through a new, more profound lens
I'm so obsessed with Elden Ring's twisted sickness cult that my family has banned me from talking about it at home
Opinion Opinion | And it's only going to get worse when the action RPG's long-awaited Shadow of the Erdtree DLC lands later this year
20 years later, Half-Life 2 Deathmatch still my favorite online multiplayer FPS of all time
Opinion Opinion | You can rip toilets from the wall and kill enemies with them. Enough said?
Holstin, the action horror game that lets you seamlessly flip between first and third person, showcases its latest terrifying trailer
News Holstin looks positively ghastly in all of the right ways
Rise of the Ronin review: "A decent PS5 exclusive action RPG that's driven and hamstrung by its ambition"
Review
I've fallen in love with Elden Ring's absolute worst area – just like I did with Dark Souls and Bloodborne
Opinion Opinion | Areas I once hated in some of my favorite action RPGs are now places I relish
Rise of the Ronin sits somewhere between Assassin's Creed and Nioh, but the action RPG's rhythm combat took me back to a 27-year-old PS1 classic
Hands-on Preview | Team Ninja's latest PS5 exclusive is the studio's most ambitious yet – can it pull off everything it hopes to achieve?
Trust me, you should totally play the latest GTA Online update like it's Metal Gear Solid
Opinion Opinion | The Cluckin' Bell Farm Raid is best approached with a serious dash of Solid Snake
From Skyrim to Elden Ring and even Final Fantasy 7 – my favorite RPG magic spell has never once let me down
Opinion Opinion | I get by with a little help from my (overpowered) friends
I never once thought of Dark Souls or Diablo when playing Moon Studios' previous games, but the dev's new action RPG feels like the perfect evolution of ideas and talent
Preview Preview | Hands-on with No Rest for the Wicked, a game that wants to reinvent the ARPG genre
Final Fantasy 16's Clive and Cid actors discuss the importance of in-person chemistry when working on massive story-driven RPGs
Interview Interview | Ben Starr and Ralph Ineson have a great rapport on and off-screen, but that may not have been the case in different circumstances
We're no closer to an exact GTA 6 release date, but is the incoming crime sim likely to follow its forerunners' end-of-year drops?
GRAND THEFT AUTOSPY Grand Theft Autopsy | Every mainline GTA bar one has landed between September and November, is GTA 6 gunning for the same?
