Video Game Reviews, Articles
If, like me, you’ve been holding off buying games because of the imminent console generation leap but still find yourself perusing the shiny things in the store, September’s Games with Gold are here to rescue your wallet. The lovely folks…
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Wasteland 3. The third in the series that initially graced our computers over thirty years ago, and a follow on from the events of the Game of the Year winning Wasteland 2. Given how well regarded the game is, and…
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What is it? Not Tonight is a post-Brexit simulation game that sees you play as a “non-pure” British person who can only qualify for menial jobs – and the menial job you’ve been granted is nightclub doorman. You must check…
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What is it? Grim Dawn is an action RPG playable either single player or multiplayer, set in an apocalyptic world where humankind is on its last legs. You are tasked with questing through the land, clearing out all the various…
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We may be nearing the end of the current console generation but there are still plenty of games to be played while we hungrily consume each scant morsel of next-gen news. What’s more, if you’re an Xbox Live Gold or…
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July’s free games for Playstation Plus subscribers are now available (until August 3) as Sony celebrates 10 years of the service that set the standard for consoles. As always, remember that Plus games can be added to your library if…
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This is my first foray into a Story of Seasons game. I’ve played Stardew Valley before, which, as I was playing Story of Seasons felt very similar, so I did have some idea of what to do, but whereas I…
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What is it? Ciel Fledge: A Daughter Raising Simulator is a RPG-simulator hybrid developed by Studio Namaapa and published by PQube Limited. In the 30th Century, the vast majority of human civilization live their lives within floating cities in the…
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Dungeon of The Endless is but another PC-to-Switch port that features an entourage cast of prisoners crash-landing on a planet, deep within the confines of its sub-basement. With limited supplies and power, you gotta explore each room and transport a…
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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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What is it? RAGE is a first-person shooter developed by id Software and published by Bethesda in 2010. Set in a post-apocalyptic future, the world has been ravaged by a meteor strike. Pockets of civilizations, mutants and bandit outposts are…
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Over the years, we’ve been subjected to countless concepts for simulator games, from tending farms and operating public transport to causing wanton destruction as a goat. But what about being a parent in a post-apocalyptic world? Ciel Fledge: A Daughter…
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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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I try to keep the Video Game Almanac as politics-free as possible. Nobody really cares about other people’s political opinions, particularly when they’ve come to read about video games. However, that is going to be a bit challenging when I…
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