Out of Bounds

Game Awards 2024 : Our Predictions Note: As we did last year, several categories won't be included in these predictions as we don't feel qualified enough to develop a prediction in the following categories:  Content Creator of the Year, Best ESports Game, Best ESports Team,  and  Best ESports Athlete. Game of the Year Our Winner Prediction: Astro Bot Best Game Direction Our Winner Prediction: Metaphor: ReFantazio Best Narrative Our Winner Prediction:  Final Fantasy VII Rebirth Best Art Direction Our Winner Prediction: Metaphor: ReFantazio Best Score and Music Our Winner Prediction:  Astro Bot Best Audio Design Our Winner Prediction:  Silent Hill 2 Best Perfomance Our Winner Prediction:  Briana White Innovation in Accessibility Our Winner Prediction:  Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 Games for Impact Our Winner Prediction:  Indika Best Ongoing Our Winner Prediction:  Destiny 2 Best Community Support Our Winner Prediction:  Baldur's Gate 3 Best Independent Game Our Winner Prediction

Astro Bot : Stellar Speedway DLC: The Mini-Review Score: 7 out of 10 Overview : " Astro Bot: Stellar Speedway DLC  is a fun, albeit simple, free DLC expansion for Astro Bot. With 5 short levels, the DLC packs some extra fun to an already great campaign however, it's gone as quickly as it came. It shall be a fun extra challenge for newcomers of Astro Bot but a very short return to players who've finished the game already". The Positives Astro Bot: Stellar Speedway continues the trend set by Astro's Playroom in making some really fun gameplay out of speed run levels; A couple of new Bots are added, continuing to showcase some of PlayStation's newer franchises like Stellar Blade, Helldivers and Rise of the Ronin; The levels being speed run levels do allow for some replayability as you attempt to obtain a better time to beat your friends and top the leaderboard; The Negatives The runtime of the DLC is pretty short, probably not taking you more than 20 minutes to

Sea of Stars : The Review Score:  9 out of 10 Overview : " Sea of Stars is a stellar homage to classic JRPGs, delivering an enchanting blend of nostalgia and modern design. Its vibrant pixel art, deep turn-based combat system, and memorable characters keep you hooked from start to finish. The story weaves together heartfelt moments with epic, high-stakes adventure, all backed by a beautifully orchestrated soundtrack. While it doesn't reinvent the genre, the game excels in its execution, offering a polished, immersive experience that feels both fresh and familiar. Sea of Stars is a must-play for fans of retro-inspired RPGs and one of our favourite games of the past few years" Note: On November 12th, a free update called " Dawn of Equinox " will be releasing for all platforms and will be introducing Local Co-Op and a bunch of fan-requested additions. In Spring 2025, the game will also be receiving a free DLC called " Throes of the Watchmaker ". The Po

Top 10 Supermassive Games' Horror Games, Ranked Halloween has just passed so we decided to close out the spooky season by ranking our favorite horror games made by Supermassive Games. From Until Dawn to their Dark Pictures anthology series, Supermassive Games has forged their path into the horror scene by creating interactive horror games that took the gaming industry by storm and so, we are proud to be ranking some of their best games yet.  We are also proud to formally announce that we will be reviewing the upcoming chapter of the Dark Pictures anthology, Directive 8020 , in 2025. 10º - Hidden Agenda Hidden Agenda is a cinematic adventure game that immerses players in a narrative of investigation, corruption, and tension. Utilizing the PlayLink system, players use their smartphones to make choices that significantly affect the story, leading to multiple endings. While the game features solid visuals and engaging mini-games for clue-finding, it suffers from uneven voice acting and

Astro Bot : The Review Score:  10 out of 10 Overview : " Astro Bot  is the definition of a perfect platformer with a variety of fun levels, wacky abilities and some of the most fun gameplay I've experienced all year. It fully takes advantage of ALL of the PlayStation 5's capabilities while also being a terrific love letter to the entire history of PlayStation." Note: A free DLC expansion " Stellar Speedway" is releasing weekly from October 17th to November 14th and as such, we will be releasing a mini-review of the DLC on November 15th. The Positives Astro Bot shines in using every aspect of the PlayStation 5 to its advantage with fun usages during abilities, boss fights and even in the world map; The diversity in every level is also a standout with 80 different levels, each with a new setting to explore like an haunted mansion, a volcano and even letting us adventure into the worlds of Uncharted, Horizon and God of War; The easter eggs to PlayStation fran

 After almost a one year break, PlayTest is back...sort of but before we get to that though, let us explain why we took this almost year-long break.  When we launched last October, we had a plan for what the first few weeks and months would look like for the page but due to some unforeseen circumstances that plan kinda went all of the over the place and we got a bit disoriented into where the blog was going and so, after some time to consider everything, we decided to shut down and rework everything and "relaunch" at a later date. Throughout this last year, we've been preparing for this relaunch by doing quite some work like finding a new image for the blog, preparing tons of content in advance just so we can keep a steady stream of projects coming throughout the rest of the year and just looking on what we could do to improve as a blog. And so, here we are, finally ready to announce that Out of Bounds (fka PlayTest) is officially relaunching on October 25th, 2024! We hop