Video Game Reviews, Articles
Surfacing from the depths of an energy-drink-fuelled brainstorming fever dream (presumably), Maneater, an open-world action-RPG where the main protagonist is a shark, is a bloodthirsty concept that never really sinks its teeth into its absurd premise, ultimately delivering shallow, repetitive…
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Factfile Developed by: Remedy Entertainment Published by: 505 Games Released: 2019 Format played: PS4 Ruminations I usually like to use the ‘Ruminations’ section to give a bit of background to the game. Sometimes this is just factual, looking into…
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So I will admit, my quest for the year to complete fifty games I’d never played before is not exactly going well. I seem to be stuck playing the same games repeatedly, because they either have no end or I’m…
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Factfile Developed by: Ubisoft Published by: Ubisoft Released: 2010 Format played: PS3 Ruminations Having used God of War as a point of comparison in our last review, it seems only right to tackle the source of the inspiration next….
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What is it? Shenmue III is the third in the Japanese action-adventure series that has now spanned twenty years worth of games. Kickstarted by fans, Shenmue III is a continuation of the story, picking up right where the series left…
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In a gaming landscape where ‘games as a service’ is a constant AAA developer mantra and the video games that don’t fall under that umbrella are (more often than not) exhausting open-world time-sinks, Journey to the Savage Planet is a…
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Developer: Square Enix Publisher: Square Enix Release Date: January 29th 2019 Platforms: Playstation 4, Xbox One Kingdom Hearts 2 was released on December 2005 for the Playstation 2. Other games of the franchise were released after, but only in…
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What is it? Resident Evil 7 is a survival horror first-person shooter developed by Capcom. You take the role of Ethan Winters, An “American Civilian” on the hunt for his missing (and presumed dead) wife Mia, on a plantation in…
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Postal III. Hoo boy, where do I start with this one? When most fans of the POSTAL series hear, see, or think of the words “Postal III”, their response, nine times out of ten, is one of ire. The Russian-developed,…
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Do you ever feel like games development companies are trying to brainwash the public with their games? Constant wearing us down to spending all of our hard earned cash in their games? Have you ever wanted to infiltrate them, murder…
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Randomly generated? Tick. “Deep” stat driven loot system? Tick. Indie? Of course that’s a tick. That’s pretty much the big three ticked off for any rogue-lite game these days. Every indie seems to start off by creating a rogue-lite game,…
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When Shenmue III came across my desk, I offered it around to my other editors. It’s a game that, while I have heard good things, I’ve never actually played. This being the case, I felt it my duty to offer…
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What is it? Sea Salt is an indie reverse-horror game in which you play a demonic being that summons other demonic beings to terrorise and murder as many humans as you can get your hands on. Platform(s) PC Pros Cons…
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I’m not really a man that likes horror games. I scare easily, find gore a bit unpleasant and generally don’t like being terrified. However, Sea Salt is a different type of horror game. It’s a reverse horror game, which sees…
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What is it? Steel Circus is an indie futuristic sports game that sees you play in 3v3 matches against online opponents, in a handball-style game. Platform(s) PC Pros Cons Great fun. Solid mechanics. Looks great. Poor team balancing. No consequences…
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