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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November’s games have been revealed at the last moment by Sony and safe to say, there’s a hidden gem in there. Bulletstorm: Full Clip Edition takes me back to my Xbox 360 days, Epic‘s bizarre FPS has a lot more…
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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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Any time we are lucky enough to get review codes, they are always requested with the intention of becoming the subject of a podcast episode. Anyone who has listened to The Monster Closet will be well aware that we can…
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God’s desires to play out their games can only lead to the suffering of mankind. From the legendary developers behind Dynasty Warriors, Koei Tecmo and Omega Force bring us the highly anticipated fourth instalment in the Warriors Orochi franchise. Although I’ve dabbled with Dynasty…
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Sorry, I’m a little late on this one! I’ve been so caught up with everything, it only hit me a few days ago that the free games for PlayStation 4 were out! So over the course of the weekend, I’ve…
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Of all the games we’ve had over the last decade or two, Minecraft offers a very unique, sandbox service. It takes the fascination of playing and building, combines them, then sprinkles its own magic dust on the game’s experience. Mojang…
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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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“Personally, I get this feeling cross-platform will be a major selling point with the next lot of consoles. Perhaps we’ll see the death of console exclusives? I’d love to play Halo on multiple systems!”
“the collection can be experienced on Nintendo Switch, PC, Xbox One and PlayStation 4!”
The Battlefield V Beta has delivered us some controversial, hands-on, gameplay. With the critically acclaimed war-shooter’s fanbase left shaken and in dissagrement. Reviews and opinions on Battlefield are mixed, but it seems most players are leaning towards the negative side,…
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FIFA 19 is scheduled to release on 28th September 2018. Football fans can get their hands on the gameplay demo next Thursday, 13th September. You can get the demo on all FIFA’s main formats (PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PC). Fans will…
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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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