SkillUp
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YouTube ChannelHonest, in-depth game reviews and industry analysis. Also runs This Week In Videogames.
Game Reviews
This is a full review of Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced, with the creator calling it his favorite Assassin's Creed game and strongly recommending it. He praises the story, characters, visuals, ship combat, parkour, and overall remake quality, while noting some weaker new quests and underused underwater features.
Jul 8, 2026
This is a hands-on impressions video where the creator played about 4 hours of The Blood of Dawnwalker and gives extensive personal evaluation of its world-building, moral choices, time-pressure structure, and human/vampire gameplay. He criticizes the stiff combat presentation, basic visuals, and weak facial animations, but overall is highly enthusiastic, saying the prologue was great, he loved playing it, and is very excited to spend dozens more hours with it.
Jul 7, 2026
This is a hands-on impressions video centered on Ace Combat 8, and the creator is overwhelmingly positive about it after personally playing several hours. He praises its stunning visuals, much improved storytelling, mission variety, spectacle, and tension, calling it the best and most fun thing he played at Summer Games Fest while only lightly noting that the changes from Ace Combat 7 seem modest on paper.
Jun 30, 2026
This is a hands-on impressions video focused almost entirely on Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy, and the creator gives clear evaluative commentary throughout. He praises the underground horror-stealth section as pitch-perfect and a highlight, but criticizes the combat and above-ground puzzles for feeling too simple, rote, and too much like Uncharted or Tomb Raider. Overall he sounds cautiously positive, saying nothing feels bad and that he would bet it turns out to be a great game, even if some choices are less exciting than past Plague Tale entries.
Jun 29, 2026
The creator spends the entire video evaluating Star Fox as a remake, praising its timeless arcade gameplay, snappy controls, clever mission design, replayability, visuals, and orchestral music. He also criticizes the narrow level design, some overly faithful remake choices, and the new character tone, but ultimately says he recommends it, especially for longtime fans and co-op players, while noting it may feel niche for modern audiences.
Jun 24, 2026
A major portion of the video is devoted to Destiny 2, and the creator gives extensive personal assessment of its strengths and failures. He criticizes content vaulting, FOMO, onboarding, PvP decline, and Bungie's management, but also says the shooting is basically perfect, calls it a beautiful, unique, special game, and argues it still has a lot of life left if Sony supports it properly.
May 30, 2026
This is an explicit full review of Saros, and the creator is overwhelmingly enthusiastic, calling it a must-play PS5 game and saying people should buy it immediately. He argues that Housemarque improved on Returnal in nearly every area, especially combat feel, level design, storytelling, accessibility, audio, and overall structure. His few caveats are mostly about how hard the game can still be, but even those are framed as strengths because players can tune the challenge to their liking.
Apr 24, 2026
The creator extensively reviews Diablo IV: Lord of Hatred and gives clear personal assessments across the campaign, classes, and endgame systems. He praises the expansion's climactic story, presentation, Paladin class, and new systems like war plans, while criticizing the boring scaled leveling campaign and saying the expansion alone is not enough to sell newcomers. Overall he still recommends it, describing modern Diablo IV as a great, casual-friendly ARPG that has improved a lot.
Apr 23, 2026
SkillUp's 'strongly recommends' is his highest endorsement tier. Full dedicated review after weeks of mixed impressions. Praised the mid-to-late game as a massive payoff, calling the combat and world design among the best of the year.
Apr 4, 2026
Summarized Marathon's poor critical reception in his weekly news show. Noted reviews confirmed the Server Slam concerns — the core loop isn't engaging enough to sustain the extraction format.
Mar 27, 2026
SkillUp's highest recommendation tier: 'strongly recommends.' Praised the evolved monster-collecting system, gorgeous visuals, and a story that respects the player's time. Called it a must-play JRPG.
Mar 12, 2026
Called it 'absolutely peak' — his strongest possible praise. Dedicated a full podcast episode to it. Said it represents the best of survival horror: perfect pacing, genuinely terrifying, and masterfully crafted.
Mar 1, 2026