Category: Features

The representational shake-up in Assassin’s Creed Origins

October 18, 2017

by Noelle Adams

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The hero of Assassin’s Creed Origins is a departure for Ubisoft’s historical action-adventure franchise. He’s a mature, mould-breaking character fronting a game for grown-ups. See...

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Balancing history and gameplay in Assassin’s Creed Origins

October 13, 2017

by Noelle Adams

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We speak to the game director of Assassins Creed Origins about the challenge of balancing historical fidelity and compelling gameplay. Turns out the Ubisoft Montreal...

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Why Cleopatra’s Egypt is the historical setting of Assassin’s Creed Origins

October 4, 2017

by Noelle Adams

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Critical Hit sat down with Assassin’s Creed Origins director Ashraf Ismail to discuss the game’s historical setting in Ancient Egypt. How did the developers settle...

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Hands-on: Assassin’s Creed Origins is a jaw-dropping showcase for the Xbox One X

October 4, 2017

by Noelle Adams

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As Assassin’s Creed Origins nears release later this month, we get hands-on again with the third-person action adventure. This time we experienced new content with...

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“Diana, no!” “Diana, YES!” – Why Wonder Woman is such a deeply inspiring and distinctly female superhero movie

July 18, 2017

by Noelle Adams

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Why is Wonder Woman still packing cinemas over a month a half since release? The movie has hit a powerful emotional chord with women viewers....

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A 25 year retrospective: The lasting impact of Batman Returns

June 15, 2017

by Noelle Adams

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Nostalgia time! Batman Returns is celebrating its 25th anniversary. Heavily stylised, sexually charged and poignant, here's an in-depth look at why this superhero sequel remains...

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“Female superhero movies are the worst!”

May 11, 2017

by Noelle Adams

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Who are all the female superheroes who’ve made it to the silver screen before Wonder Woman? More importantly, why are so many of these female-centric...

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FanCon 2017 was an incredibly special experience

May 3, 2017

by Noelle Adams

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It was FanCon 2017 this weekend past! Here's what we thought of Cape Town's very own comic book convention!

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One decade on: 10 reasons Hot Fuzz is the greatest cop comedy ever made

March 7, 2017

by Noelle Adams

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Can you believe it’s already been ten years since British writer-director Edgar Wright, and regular collaborators Simon Pegg and Nick Frost, unleashed the second film...

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Ghost Recon: Wildlands launch event: We are Ghosts

March 7, 2017

by Tracy Benson

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Some are soldiers, we are Ghosts. Or, at least, we tried to be! This past Saturday, Gavin and I had the pleasure of attending the...