Video Game Reviews, Articles
To enter the grim, magical (but not in the good way) and ruthless world of Dark Souls is a daunting experience. The hype surrounding FromSoftware’s “Soulslike” games is a now-legendary and quite honestly alienating reputation that leaves no doubts as…
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What is it? Final Fantasy VIII is a JRPG released in the late 90s by Squaresoft, and re-released on Steam a few years ago. It tells the story of Squall, and his SeeDs fighting against Sorceress Ultimecia and her ultimate…
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It’s probably an unwritten Law of Gaming Reviews that you don’t undertake two reviews at once. Probably. If not, I would be compelled to make a pizza bet that a very written Law of Gaming Reviews is most definitely don’t…
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The sequel to an episode recorded over two years ago, Alan, Paco and Lee are tasked with choosing some of their favourite video game scores or music tracks (along with some worthy mentions if it gets too hard to choose!)….
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What is it? Fell Seal – Arbiter’s Mark is an indie tactical RPG game that plops you in a world ruled by immortal beings, who have appointed ‘arbiters’ as their police force. Platform(s) PC Pros Cons Great mechanics. Challenging. Lots…
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What is it? Dragon Cliff is a semi idle RPG game that sees you play as a bunch of adventurers, trying to build a new settlement and keep all the nasty enemies at bay. Platform(s) PC Pros Cons Great mechanics….
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I always lament the fact that there aren’t too many decent tactical RPGs out there, games like Final Fantasy Tactics and Chroma Squad are too few and far between, despite it being a genre that really appeals to a decent…
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What is it? Pagan Online is a Diablo-esque hack and slash game that puts you in control of a hero, fighting hordes of evil enemies to help the human race after the Gods have been deposed. Platform(s) PC Pros Cons…
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The Monsters may appear to have been gone for some weeks but there are physiological circumstances for our absence as we relate in this episode *dials up the intrigue*. Our triumphant return to the Internet sees us mull over the…
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For me, WarGaming are a company that create some of the world’s best war related games. World of Warships, World of Tanks, World of Warplanes… You get the idea. They’re all highly rated games, but they do have a niche…
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What is it? Outward is an indie open world adventure game in the same vein as the Dark Souls games. You play as an ‘ordinary adventurer’, who has to try to forge his way in the world, despite not having…
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The other day, I remembered that I actually had an XBox One. It’s been a long time since I actually used it, as my preference is for its rival, but there are a few good games on it still and…
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What is it? A steampunk-themed, grid-based RPG. Waking up in the middle of the ocean and confronted by a mysterious tower, you set off to find out where you’ve ended up, what’s happening and who the blazes you are. Platform(s)…
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Paco and Lee sit down to mull over their experiences with Ubisoft’s second go around with the persistent online looter-shooter…
The Monsters convene to discuss Google’s GDC gaming revelation that as early as later this year, we will no longer require a console or gaming rig desktop to play top of the line games. Is this the end of consoles?…
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