Oscar Taylor-Kent
Games Editor Oscar Taylor-Kent brings his Official PlayStation Magazine and PLAY knowledge to continue to revel in all things capital 'G' games. A noted PS Vita apologist, he's always got his fingers on many buttons, having also written for Edge, PC Gamer, SFX, Official Xbox Magazine, Kotaku, Waypoint, GamesMaster, PCGamesN, and Xbox, to name a few.
When not knee deep in character action games, he loves to get lost in an epic story across RPGs and visual novels. Recent favourites? Elden Ring: Shadow Of The Erdtree, 1000xResist, and Metaphor: ReFantazio! Rarely focused entirely on the new, the call to return to retro is constant, whether that's a quick evening speed through Sonic 3 & Knuckles or yet another Jakathon through Naughty Dog's PS2 masterpieces.
Latest articles by Oscar Taylor-Kent
Sorry We're Closed review: "Resident Evil 4 and Silent Hill can't match this neon-soaked survival horror for its sheer inventiveness"
By Oscar Taylor-Kent published
Review
The best strategy games you can play right now
By Heather Wald last updated
Best List Plan your attack in the best strategy games, from Age of Wonders 4 to Warcraft 3
PC Gaming Show: Most Wanted details trailers for its December showcase, and new entries to "the Council"
By Oscar Taylor-Kent published
News "More than 75 games, with new trailers, announcements, and behind the scenes visits to studios around the world"
Dragon Quest 3 HD-2D Remake is a pixel-perfect overhaul of a 36-year-old JRPG classic that's tough to recommend to newcomers
By Oscar Taylor-Kent published
Now Playing Now Playing | HD-2D is the loving treatment this classic deserves, but this remake will struggle to win new fans even as it delights retro-heads like me
Shadow Generations features some of the best levels in Sonic's 3D history, and now I'm unsure if I can ever return to the blue blur's arms
By Oscar Taylor-Kent published
Opinion Opinion | "You're comparing your levels to mine? They're not even good enough to be my game."
Upcoming Xbox Series X games for 2024 and beyond
By Sam Loveridge last updated
Feature All the new and upcoming Xbox Series X games confirmed to launch before the year is out (and then some)
The Rise of the Golden Idol review: "Finding new ways to stretch your little gray cells"
By Oscar Taylor-Kent published
Review
Great God Grove review: Sucking up (and blasting out) speech bubbles is a wildly creative twist for this story-first adventure
By Oscar Taylor-Kent published
Review
10 best Far Cry games of all-time, ranked
By Dave Meikleham last updated
Best List With Far Cry 6 and its expansions released, we explore the best Far Cry games you can play right now
I've never played Balatro mobile during a meeting – but if I had, I would love it almost as much as I love my job
By Oscar Taylor-Kent published
Now playing Now Playing | If anything, I deserve a raise for being Jimbo the Joker's strongest soldier
The best Persona games, ranked
By Malindy Hetfeld last updated
Feature With Persona 3 Reload and Persona 5 Royal released, we rank the 12 best Persona games to see how the classics stack up
Upcoming PC games for 2024 and beyond
By Josh West last updated
Upcoming PC Games There's loads of upcoming PC games set to launch this year, from Slitterhead to Indiana Jones and the Great Circle
The 10 best Call of Duty games of all-time
By Sam Loveridge last updated
Best Black Ops 6 has reinvigorated the legendary series – but how high does it rank?
The best games of 2024, so far
By Josh West last updated
Best List From Dragon Age: The Veilguard to Helldivers 2, here’s the 18 best games of 2024 to play right now
Metaphor ReFantazio's Count Louis finally gives Atlus a Sephiroth-level villain
By Oscar Taylor-Kent published
Opinion Opinion | Part Griffith, part Sephiroth, all man – Louis is a constant intimidating presence you must chase throughout Metaphor ReFantazio
1000xResist is one of gaming's best-written, and best-paced narratives
By Oscar Taylor-Kent published
Indie spotlight Indie Spotlight | 1000xResist's narrative isn't just devastating, its excellent cinematography and bite-size pacing makes it approachable
Clock Tower: Rewind's Scissorman is the original survival horror stalker, and it still makes me want to cry
By Oscar Taylor-Kent published
Now playing Now Playing | This 16-bit horror is obtuse, but soaked in Dario Argento-style vibes its pitch-perfect scares are well worth revisiting
Shadow the Hedgehog is peak Sonic, he's always been peak Sonic, and after 23 years I can't bury the truth any longer
By Oscar Taylor-Kent published
Opinion Opinion | The misunderstood black-and-red ’hog has been king of the ring every since his first appearance
"How do those spaces feel when they're slightly more intimate?" Alan Wake 2: The Lake House's game director on bringing a bit of Control to Bright Falls
By Oscar Taylor-Kent published
Interview Interview | Game director Kyle Rowley talks bringing a bit of the Control flavor to the world of Alan Wake 2 in its The Lake House DLC
In a post-Baldur's Gate 3 world, was Metaphor: ReFantazio right to ditch romance?
By Catherine Lewis published
Opinion Opinion | The GamesRadar+ team discuss how romance is only one way to build a strong relationship with your party members in an RPG
Alan Wake 2 "overdid it a little bit" with its jump scares, admits game director Kyle Rowley
By Oscar Taylor-Kent published
Interview Interview | Game director Kyle Rowley reflects on the base game's jump scares, and how Alan Wake 2: The Lake House uses them in "a slightly more reduced manner"
Fear The Spotlight review: "A love letter to PS1 survival horror"
By Oscar Taylor-Kent published
Review
Lego Horizon Adventures hands-on: Post-apocalyptic robo-whacking is a better fit for blockification than you'd think
By Oscar Taylor-Kent published
Preview Preview | Doing what it says on the tin and a bit more, playing the opening leaves us grinning
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