Video Game Reviews, Articles
Based on the pen-and-paper RPG of the same name and developed by a team that includes Hitman and Payday veterans, Mutant Year Zero: Road to Eden is a turn-based strategy game that borrows a few mechanics to differentiate itself from…
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**SOME SYNCH ISSUES** The Monsters return after the festive period to indulge in a little time-travelling and talk over the games that were in the foul Year of our Lord 2018. What video games made the cut into their respective…
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The Monsters gather to talk over the games that have been occupying their grubby little paws over the last few weeks, including Fallout 76, Red Dead Redemption 2 Online, Beat Sabre, Night in the Woods, Nier Automata and…er… Overwatch…?
What is it? Red Dead Redemption 2 is the prequel of Red Dead Redemption, and follows the events of a roaming gang of cowboys looking to carve out a place to live freely in the late stages of the Wild…
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Ancient Frontier: Steel Shadows is a turn based, strategy RPG by developer Fair Weather Studios, developed using Unity and released for Steam on December 2018. The game is set in the same universe as Fair Weather Studios’ previous title Bladestar…
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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.
Welcome back for another Episode of the Fallout 4 Tat’s Play. Following on from Episode 1 – War Never Changes, Out Of Time, promises some action, some touching narrative and everyone’s favourite Mr. Handy, Codsworth! What sets this Tat’s Play apart from others?…
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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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Welcome to a brand new series of Tat’s Play, starring yours truly and the epic Action/Adventure RPG, Fallout 4. Fallot 4 is a post-apocalyptic RPG set in the Boston Commonwealth after a nuclear war. However, we aren’t here to talk about…
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It’s here. After an unexpected announcement two years ago, Red Dead Redemption 2 (RDR2) has been on the shelves and in our respective consoles for a little over three weeks now, and it’s showing no signs of slowing down. It’s…
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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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Factfile Developed by: Curtel Games Published by: Curtel Games Released: 2018 Format played: PC – Steam Ruminations Funded via a successful Kickstarter campaign, The Ballad Singer touts itself as an RPG / Visual Novel where player choice shapes your experience….
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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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