{"id":12991,"date":"2025-08-25T09:16:15","date_gmt":"2025-08-25T00:16:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aireviewirush.com\/?p=12991"},"modified":"2025-08-25T09:16:15","modified_gmt":"2025-08-25T00:16:15","slug":"hole-knight-3-extra-nice-video-games-were-diving-into","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aireviewirush.com\/?p=12991","title":{"rendered":"Hole Knight &#038; 3 Extra Nice Video games We\u2019re Diving Into"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Hey! Right here we&#8217;re on the finish of yet one more week, and which means we\u2019re looking at our gaming cabinets, bodily or digital, with an eye fixed for one thing interesting to spend some hours with on our day without work\u2013one thing which can encourage you as effectively, do you have to be at a loss for what to play.<\/p>\n<p>This week I lastly received to share what I\u2019ve been engaged on behind the scenes: <i>Kotaku<\/i>\u2019s overview of <a href=\"https:\/\/kotaku.com\/metal-gear-solid-snake-eater-delta-remake-2000619269\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the remake of <i>Metallic Gear Stable 3<\/i><\/a>, in addition to <a href=\"https:\/\/kotaku.com\/snake-eater-delta-remake-mgsv-5-comparison-vs-2000619209#comments\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a deep dive<\/a> into what makes this reimagining tick. Lengthy story brief: I feel the sport rocks and it\u2019s been probably the most enjoyable I\u2019ve had with an <i>MGS<\/i> title in a few years. Nevertheless it\u2019s not out but, so it received\u2019t be talked about on this week\u2019s rundown. Anticipate me to have some extra to say about it subsequent week.<\/p>\n<p><b>Learn Extra:<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/kotaku.com\/metal-gear-solid-snake-eater-delta-remake-2000619269\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i>Metallic Gear Stable Delta: Snake Eater:<\/i> The <i>Kotaku<\/i> Evaluation<\/a><\/p>\n<p>We additionally had Gamescom kick off this week with <a href=\"https:\/\/kotaku.com\/gamescom-onl-2025-resident-evil-silent-hill-silksong-2000618460\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Opening Evening Reside<\/a>, and what a packed present it was, particularly in case you\u2019re like me and luxuriate in torturing your self with horror video games\u2013significantly, I\u2019m avoiding <a href=\"https:\/\/kotaku.com\/resident-evil-requiem-9-grace-trailer-gamescom-mother-2000618547\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i>RE9<\/i> trailers and gameplay footage<\/a> as a result of it\u2019s going to spark an excessive amount of pleasure in me and may throw the universe out of steadiness or one thing.<\/p>\n<p>Anyway, let\u2019s get on to our picks for the weekend\u2013and please tell us what video games you\u2019re rocking as a result of, in case you didn\u2019t know, feedback are again! So be good, but additionally please tell us what\u2019s received you glued to your controllers and keyboards.<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_53 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title \" >Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\" role=\"button\"><label for=\"item-69eb4c3238270\" ><span class=\"\"><span style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input aria-label=\"Toggle\" aria-label=\"item-69eb4c3238270\"  type=\"checkbox\" id=\"item-69eb4c3238270\"><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/aireviewirush.com\/?p=12991\/#VoidBreaker\" title=\"Void\/Breaker\">Void\/Breaker<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/aireviewirush.com\/?p=12991\/#Shadow_Labyrinth\" title=\"Shadow Labyrinth\">Shadow Labyrinth<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/aireviewirush.com\/?p=12991\/#Silent_Hill\" title=\"Silent Hill\">Silent Hill<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/aireviewirush.com\/?p=12991\/#Hole_Knight\" title=\"Hole Knight\">Hole Knight<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"VoidBreaker\"><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"void\/breaker\"\/><em>Void\/Breaker<\/em><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"\/><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/shared.fastly.steamstatic.com\/store_item_assets\/steam\/apps\/2615540\/ed5fea9f5c0ad17b88ab309f0eb2e8f1166f7ec0\/ss_ed5fea9f5c0ad17b88ab309f0eb2e8f1166f7ec0.1920x1080.jpg?t=1755867985\" alt=\"The main character of Void\/Breaker fires at enemies while grinding on a rail.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\"\/><\/p>\n<p><b>Play it on:<\/b> PS5, Xbox Sequence X\/S, Home windows PCs (Steam Deck: \u201cUnknown\u201d)<br \/><b>Present aim: <\/b>End extra runs and get out of the simulation<\/p>\n<p>After I noticed a trailer for <i>VoidBreaker <\/i>throughout Gamescom Opening Evening Reside, I used to be intrigued. So I hopped over to Steam to play it for a bit and by chance put, like, three hours in, regardless of having dinner plans that evening. We weren\u2019t late for dinner, however any sport that may hook me that quick has my consideration.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m not a giant roguelike man, however <i>VoidBreaker\u2019s <\/i>gunplay is so satisfying and the fight so hectic that upom dying, I\u2019m immediately beginning a brand new run via the sport\u2019s twisted cybernightmare. And I maintain discovering new power-ups, mods, and different options as I achieve this. I have to put extra time into <i>VoidBreaker <\/i>earlier than I can say it\u2019s on my Recreation of the Yr checklist, however I like its odds. \u2014 Zack Zwiezen<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Shadow_Labyrinth\"><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"shadow-labyrinth\"\/><em>Shadow Labyrinth<\/em><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"\/><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/shared.fastly.steamstatic.com\/store_item_assets\/steam\/apps\/1859430\/ss_7aae755434564ce531d86aad68573e489752f1ee.1920x1080.jpg?t=1754375059\" alt=\"The protagonist of Shadow Labyrinth strikes at an enemy.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\"\/><\/p>\n<p><b>Play it on:<\/b> PS5, Xbox Sequence X\/S, Swap, Swap 2, Home windows PCs (Steam Deck: \u201cVerified\u201d)<br \/><b>Present aim: <\/b>Enterprise deeper<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s simply all so unusual and mysterious. The \u201creminiscences\u201d I discover are cryptic and weird, the backgrounds otherworldly, the Metroidvania-style labyrinth itself stuffed with issues I can\u2019t make heads or tails of. Effectively, <i>I <\/i>can. I do know a Pac-Man maze after I see one. However my in-game character can\u2019t, not but.<\/p>\n<p>What captivates me to this point about <i>Shadow Labyrinth <\/i>is its willingness to be so dauntingly unusual. I imply, video video games don\u2019t get any extra mainstream than <i>Pac-Man<\/i>. <i>Pac-Man <\/i>was a sport for everybody, and that broad attraction was essential to it changing into a colossal arcade smash that fleetingly invaded each side of American tradition within the early Nineteen Eighties. And but here&#8217;s a sport that&#8217;s intentionally inscrutable, and typically even offputting. Pac-Man, or this sport\u2019s equal of him, typically devours foes in a show that\u2019s genuinely unnerving, and the story, to date no less than, is a jumble of unusual names, awkward, rambling notes, and obscure gestures at lore you don\u2019t know sufficient about to course of. And I like it. Every evening this week, I\u2019ve been decided to make no less than one good little chunk of progress, discover one other save level, see what unusual new landscapes await me, and hopefully begin discovering the keys to understanding simply who I&#8217;m, the place I&#8217;m, and what it&#8217;s I\u2019m actually doing.<\/p>\n<p><i>Shadow Labyrinth <\/i>has integrity. It\u2019s dedicated to doing its factor, and it doesn\u2019t go to nice lengths to make you&#8217;re feeling welcome. \u201cKeep, or bounce off,\u201d it appears to say. \u201cIt makes no distinction to me.\u201d I discover that confidence intriguing, and onerous to withstand. For now, no less than, I\u2019m staying. I\u2019m venturing deeper. \u2013 Carolyn Petit<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Silent_Hill\"><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"silent-hill\"\/><em>Silent Hill<\/em><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"\/><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2000619572\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2000619572\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2000619572\" src=\"https:\/\/kotaku.com\/app\/uploads\/2025\/08\/SILENT-HILL-KWG-SHOT.jpg\" alt=\"Harry Mason holds up a lighter to a corpse mutilated and strung up on a fence.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kotaku.com\/app\/uploads\/2025\/08\/SILENT-HILL-KWG-SHOT.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/kotaku.com\/app\/uploads\/2025\/08\/SILENT-HILL-KWG-SHOT-336x189.jpg 336w, https:\/\/kotaku.com\/app\/uploads\/2025\/08\/SILENT-HILL-KWG-SHOT-1280x720.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/kotaku.com\/app\/uploads\/2025\/08\/SILENT-HILL-KWG-SHOT-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/kotaku.com\/app\/uploads\/2025\/08\/SILENT-HILL-KWG-SHOT-672x378.jpg 672w, https:\/\/kotaku.com\/app\/uploads\/2025\/08\/SILENT-HILL-KWG-SHOT-960x540.jpg 960w, https:\/\/kotaku.com\/app\/uploads\/2025\/08\/SILENT-HILL-KWG-SHOT-1600x900.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/kotaku.com\/app\/uploads\/2025\/08\/SILENT-HILL-KWG-SHOT-1200x675.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 639px) 100vw, (max-width: 1023px) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 1258px) calc((100vw - 3.68rem) * 2 \/ 3), 800px\"\/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2000619572\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u00a9 Screenshot: Konami \/ MegaBezel \/ Claire Jackson \/ Kotaku<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><b>Play it on:<\/b> PS3 through PSN retailer, unique disc, or emulation<br \/><b>Present aim: <\/b>Get the grasp of those darn controls!<\/p>\n<p>Final weekend I dove into the lovingly retro horror expertise that&#8217;s <i>Silent Hill<\/i>. This weekend I\u2019m doing it once more as I anticipate speaking a complete lot extra about this exquisitely disturbing PSX title within the close to future, and, in any case, it was one of many classics of the period that received away from me.<\/p>\n<p>I didn\u2019t get terribly far in my first playthrough as I used to be brief on time (I used to be neck-deep within the digital swamps of <i>Snake Eater<\/i>\u2019s remake) and in addition as a result of this sport is tough! I imply, it\u2019s me, so I naturally jumped into it on the sport\u2019s onerous problem.<\/p>\n<p>That may\u2019ve been a mistake. The sport is already fairly deadly as is and, oof,these controls are of a form we\u2019ve lengthy since left behind\u2013and possibly for good purpose? I\u2019m undecided but. I\u2019m normally okay with tank controls, however I\u2019m discovering these notably tough to deal with for some purpose. Perhaps I\u2019m simply off form? In any case, they\u2019ve made me rethink my option to do my run on onerous mode.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m gonna knock the problem down. That ought to assist me concentrate on the environment of this sport which, if you realize something about <i>Silent<\/i> <i>Hill<\/i>, I in all probability don\u2019t have to let you know about. However nonetheless, if it\u2019s been a while because you\u2019ve performed this 1999 launch and also you are likely to play fashionable video games extra typically, know that components we would contemplate graphical limitations or poor design choices right now\u2013 the gloomy fog, the non-player-controlled digital camera\u2013 actually promote the weird and haunting expertise that&#8217;s this sport. Even simply strolling down one of many sport\u2019s opening alleyways, I used to be reminded that it wasn\u2019t simply creepy monsters that terrified me as a baby; it was the entire framing of this gorgeously dreadful horror expertise. And I\u2019m so able to strap in for extra this weekend. \u2013 Claire Jackson<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Hole_Knight\"><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"hollow-knight\"\/><em>Hole Knight<\/em><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"\/><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/shared.fastly.steamstatic.com\/store_item_assets\/steam\/apps\/367520\/ss_d5b6edd94e77ba6db31c44d8a3c09d807ab27751.1920x1080.jpg?t=1695270428\" alt=\"The protagonist from Hollow Knight dashes towards his enemies.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\"\/><\/p>\n<p><b>Play it on:<\/b> PS5, Xbox Sequence X\/S, Swap, Swap 2, Home windows PCs (Steam Deck: \u201cVerified\u201d)<br \/><b>Present aim: <\/b>See what the fuss is about<\/p>\n<p>I <a href=\"https:\/\/kotaku.com\/hollow-knight-silksong-release-date-art-reaction-video-2000619186\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">wrote about <i>Hole Knight: Silksong<\/i><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/kotaku.com\/hollow-knight-silksong-september-release-date-trailer-2000619152\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">fairly just a few occasions this week<\/a>, however I\u2019ve by no means performed Crew Cherry\u2019s unique Metroidvania. I hear it\u2019s probably the greatest, most difficult motion platformers on the market. It should be if the web has been shedding its thoughts concerning the sequel for all this time, proper? I\u2019ve all the time been inquisitive about <i>Hole Knight<\/i>, nevertheless it had develop into such a meme in my head that it nearly made me overlook that it was one thing I may really obtain and play at any level up to now eight years. Now, we\u2019re two weeks out from <i>Silksong<\/i>, and I assume it truly is on me for ready so lengthy after observing the fervor from afar all this time. However there\u2019s no time like the current to leap in, lest I fall even additional behind on what&#8217;s supposedly one in every of indie gaming\u2019s crown jewels. \u2014 Kenneth Shepard<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<p>And that wraps our picks for the weekend! What are you taking part in?<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hey! Right here we&#8217;re on the finish of yet one more week, and which means we\u2019re looking at our gaming cabinets, bodily or digital, with an eye fixed for one thing interesting to spend some hours with on our day without work\u2013one thing which can encourage you as effectively, do you have to be at [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":12993,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-12991","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-playstation"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/aireviewirush.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12991","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/aireviewirush.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/aireviewirush.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aireviewirush.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aireviewirush.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=12991"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/aireviewirush.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12991\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12992,"href":"https:\/\/aireviewirush.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12991\/revisions\/12992"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aireviewirush.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/12993"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/aireviewirush.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=12991"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aireviewirush.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=12991"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aireviewirush.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=12991"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}