Video Game Reviews, Articles
Occult investigator Paco Rodriguez (PacoRUK) slips into his well-worn trenchcoat and grabs his gas-powered lantern as he delves into the murky depths of investigative RPG eldritch horror, Call of the Cthulu on PS4 Pro.
The Monsters round up their discussion about Rockstar’s much-touted Game of the Year, Red Dead Redemption II, by talking over Paco’s experience with it. In the second half of the episode we take a decidedly unqualified look at the hot…
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Have you ever had to wipe your backside with foliage after attending to personal business in The Great Outdoors? We haven’t either but we wouldn’t have been the slightest bit surprised if this had been included as a mini-game in…
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We don our loin cloths, suck in our guts and polish up our best Paisley accents as we tackle the enormous spectacle of Ubisoft’s latest addition to the Assassin’s Creed story. We (still) childishly laugh at character names, size becomes…
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As the dust settles from Henry Cavill’s casting as Geralt of Rivia in Netflix’s adaptation of The Witcher fantasy series, we jump on the band wagon and air our thoughts on his appointment. Not satisfied with discussing the casting of…
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As Crystal Dynamics draw their Lara Croft origin story/reboot to a close, Paco and Lee quiz Alan about his time with the game. Does the story draw to a natural conclusion and give us a fully formed Tomb Raider for…
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The Monsters are finally reunited in a review episode of embarrassing riches. Or guaranteed embarrassment at the very least. Insomniac Games bounce back in Spectacular (see what I did there?) fashion from the beloved but overlooked Sunset Overdrive to Marvel’s…
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In which a Spaniard semi-triumphantly returns! As Paco rejoins the Monsters, we learn of his recent wanderings and share his waterlogged pain before breaking down the 48 minute gameplay demonstration of CD Projekt Red’s highly anticipated Cyberpunk 2077. We pour…
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As Paco continues his highland journey of self-discovery, Alan and Lee talk over a good chunk of the tidbits offered up from this year’s Gamescom in Germany (I say a good chunk because we will undoubtedly have missed items due…
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The Monsters return with a double review episode of indie-gaming goodness! Alan and Lee air their thoughts about the tug-of-war multiplayer mayhem of Nidhogg II and 16-bit side-scrolling platformer ‘roguevania’, Dead Cells.
Lee and Paco take on the roles of Link and Zelda respectively as they discuss Digital Sun’s ‘Link to the Past’ influenced action RPG/shop management/rogue-lite/dungeon crawler, Moonlighter.
*SLIGHT AUDIO ISSUES* The final and biggest part of our E3 2018 debrief covers the remaining big hitters of the conference: Electronic Arts, Ubisoft, Bethesda and Nintendo. Oh, and Lee call it ‘EA 2018’ because, y’know, he’s a dumbass 😉
SPOILERS FOR THE LAST OF US!!! In the second part of our first E3 2018 episode (?!), the monsters look over the offerings during Sony’s conference, including the eagerly anticipated Last of Us 2, the stunning Ghosts of Tsushima and…
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The Monsters dissect this year’s E3 offerings, starting with the House That Phil Spencer is Building – Microsoft.
*Slight audio quality issue* Alan discusses the finer points of surviving an RPG perma-death zombie apocalypse in Undead Lab’s sequel, State of Decay 2, while Paco gives us the lowdown on PSVR MMO dungeon crawler Peta and Lee enjoys his…
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