This one-person, one-dog action RPG launches on PS5 August 4. Set in sci-fi inspired far-future Japan against the backdrop of a devastated world, Beast of Reincarnation follows Emma, a blight-corrupted outcast and her four-legged companion Koo, a malefact whose kind is supposedly a danger to the world.
Following up from last December’s reveal, Bad Robot Games Chief Creative Officer Mike Booth joined us at State of Play to delve into the core gameplay loop, mechanics and more of the four-player co-op shooter 4: Loop.
You can check out the full breakdown in the video
State of Play debuted a brand-new story trailer for 007 First Light, offering PlayStation 5 players a deeper look at IO Interactive’s original take on the origin of James Bond.
State of Play will return this Friday at 11am.
Tune in live this Friday at 11am for 60+ minutes of news, gameplay updates, and announcements from game studios across the globe. February’s State of Play will spotlight eye-catching third-party and indie games headed to PS5, along with the latest from teams at PlayStation Studios.
State of Play broadcasts live February 13 at 11am NZDT on YouTube and Twitch.
Cast: Thomasin MacKenzie, Damian Lewis, Hayley Mills, Katherine Waterstone, Tom Felton
Director: Jim O'Hanlon
When
it comes to spoofing the likes of Downton Abbey, in many ways, it’s a very easy
target.
The
clipped speeches, the upstairs-downstairs shenanigans and the posh socialites
of Julian Fellowes’ hit series is rife for parody, even if the films teetered on
the unexpected edge of self-parody.
Enter Fackham Hall, a film that plumbs the puerile and fires so many sight gags, you get the sense there’s a feeling of desperation from the writers that at least something will amuse and titillate.
Unfortunately,
unless you’re of an easily amused mind or partial to a few Dad jokes here and
there, this scattershot approach to its subject leaves you wishing for the
sophistication of the likes of Airplane, The Naked Gun or the gut-bustingly
funny Top Secret.
Set in the 1930s and on the country
estate of the Davenports, a stinkingly rich and frightfully oblivious family,
it follows the fallout from daughter Rose (McKenzie, showing she’s got a wicked
streak for delivery when it counts) as she pursues an illicit courtship with
the latest addition to the downstairs staff – who may himself hold a secret.
Let’s be clear, there are attempts
at clever humour in Fackham Hall. All of its players fully immerse themselves
into the world co-created by the five writers, including comedian Jimmy Carr,
who cameos as a “hilarious” vicar who puts the wrong emphasis on words from his
liturgies to varying degrees of success.
It’s unfair to dismiss Fackham Hall as a laugh-free zone, but many of the finest moments feel ripped from the pantheon of better entrants. An extended riff on an Inspector Poirot character’s name reminds you that Abbott and Costello did it better nearly 90 years ago with their “Who’s on First?” routine; various lines feel ripped from the Leslie Nielsen school of stupidity – there’s clearly love for the wordplay (and sight gags) of the genre, including a genuinely funny Siri joke, but it all feels a little too much like it’s trying too hard at certain points.
Much like Downton Abbey itself,
Fackham Hall all resolves in a highly neat way – and some will enjoy the gentle
journey through parody.
But sadly, it feels that with a bit
more control at the writing stage and a little more taut execution, rather than
the formulaic fodder that unfurls on the screen, Fackham Hall takes its own
title and applies it to its own audience and any complaints they may have.
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