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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Factfile Developed by: Cardboard Keep Published by: Cardboard Keep Released: 2018 Format played: PC – Steam Ruminations Usually when I review a game at VG Almanac, it’s something from my extensive collection. More likely than not, I bought it at…
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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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As of September the 4th, 2018, you can download the critically acclaimed Destiny 2 and the original God Of War, HD Remaster.
As Paco continues his highland journey of self-discovery, Alan and Lee talk over a good chunk of the tidbits offered up from this year’s Gamescom in Germany (I say a good chunk because we will undoubtedly have missed items due…
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Every hero must grow up… Jak II: Renegade is the follow-on to the first Jak & Daxter game Precursor Legacy. Set two years on from the first adventure, the game follows Jak & Daxter again, this time, far into the…
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*SLIGHT AUDIO ISSUES* The final and biggest part of our E3 2018 debrief covers the remaining big hitters of the conference: Electronic Arts, Ubisoft, Bethesda and Nintendo. Oh, and Lee call it ‘EA 2018’ because, y’know, he’s a dumbass 😉
SPOILERS FOR THE LAST OF US!!! In the second part of our first E3 2018 episode (?!), the monsters look over the offerings during Sony’s conference, including the eagerly anticipated Last of Us 2, the stunning Ghosts of Tsushima and…
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The Monsters dissect this year’s E3 offerings, starting with the House That Phil Spencer is Building – Microsoft.
*Slight audio quality issue* Alan discusses the finer points of surviving an RPG perma-death zombie apocalypse in Undead Lab’s sequel, State of Decay 2, while Paco gives us the lowdown on PSVR MMO dungeon crawler Peta and Lee enjoys his…
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Detroit, God of War and Destiny 2 headline our games we’ve been playing and Lee shares a deep dark Xbox secret. A slightly rushed topic caps off the episode, where the Monsters discuss the super heroes they’d like to see…
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For the first time in what feels like forever, we sit down to talk about the games we’ve been busying ourselves with of. Just threegrown men laying themselves bare on the Internet for your enjoyment. Okay. That sounds weird.
It has been said that all good things must come to an end, and I guess that applies to things that really could have been done in half the time if we hadn’t waffled on quite as much as well…
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