Geek Culture Reviews

It feels a little surreal to be talking about Resident Evil 3: Nemesis in 2025. Yet thanks to the titles imminent release as part of the PlayStation Plus Classics offering, here we are.  Originally released in 1999 for the PlayStation, this third entry in Capcom’s survival horror juggernaut is now making its way onto the PlayStation Plus Classics Collection, giving players old and new a chance to dive into one of the most memorable chapters in the Resident Evil  franchise.  For some, Resident Evil 3 was “the other” sequel, not quite as celebrated as Resident Evil 2, which had wowed gamers a year earlier with its ambitious dual campaigns and cinematic flair. But for those who stuck with Jill Valentine as she fought her way through a city in chaos, Resident Evil 3 delivered something equally special: a faster-paced, more relentless take on survival horror, with one of gaming’s most iconic villains stalking your every step. In 2025, with modern Resident Evil titles pushing i...

In the golden age of PlayStation horror when fixed camera angles and clunky controls were just part of the charm, Parasite Eve II stood out as something… stranger. It wasn’t just horror. It wasn’t just an RPG. It wasn’t even a clean sequel, it was a pivot - an evolution in more ways than one. Released in 1999 in Japan and 2000 elsewhere, Parasite Eve II followed up Square’s first attempt at fusing a horror-RPG hybrid. While the original blended cinematic storytelling with turn-based combat inspired by JRPGs, the sequel leaned heavily into real-time action and survival horror. Think Resident Evil, but with psychic powers, genetic horror, and a protagonist who could light enemies on fire with her mind. The World After Manhattan If you never played the first Parasite Eve, here’s the short version: mitochondria - energy-producing organelles in your cells are sentient, mutating, and really mad at humans. Aya Brea, a young New York cop with her own mysterious cellular gifts, ends up at the...

Who do you turn to when the villains have won? Capes is a superhero turn-based strategy game and the debut title of Australian developer Spitfire Interactive . Taking inspiration from a wealth of 80s and 90s comic books, Capes throws players into the murky streets of King City. With bad guys to beat and a wealth of memorable supes to command, King City is a comic book reader's fever dream. Capes takes place within a world where the good guys lost. Ever since a shadowy group called The Company took control of King City “capes” have been outlawed. Anyone who displays a form of superpower or ability is deemed a vigilante and is at mercy to the full force of The Company’s power. The ordinary citizens who call King City their home are also under the spell of propaganda set by The Company that leads them to the belief that all superheroes are bad. Naturally, those who rule The Company just so happen to be a cadaver of supervillains who are quite literally ruling with an iron fist.  As...