Eurogamer’s weekly games column highlights three writers’ recent experiences: revisiting Assassin’s Creed Odyssey, birdwatching in Flock Around and returning to Pokémon GO, and briefly trying the Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls beta before PlayStation Network went offline. The piece matters chiefly as a set of personal impressions, contrasting older blockbuster design with newer, smaller co-operative games and the disruption caused by an online-service outage.

Bertie found 2018’s Assassin’s Creed Odyssey visually and structurally dated, though still appreciated its momentum and its portrayal of Kassandra as a credible female soldier. Kelsey praised the low-cost co-op game Flock Around for its relaxed bird photography and described renewed enthusiasm for Pokémon GO after GO Fest 2026, including catching shiny Pokémon; Connor enjoyed about 30 minutes practising Marvel Tokon characters, especially Magik, before PSN went down.