THE MONSTER CLOSET – THOUGHTS ON DIVISION 2
Paco and Lee sit down to mull over their experiences with Ubisoft’s second go around with the persistent online looter-shooter…
Tag Archive: Shooter
Retro Rated: Saint Dragon
Factfile Developed by: NMK Published by: Jaleco Released: 1989 Format played: Arcade What Is It? Saint Dragon (or Tenseiryuu: Saint Dragon to give its full name) is a side scrolling shooter, very much in the R-Type mode. The key difference…
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THE MONSTER CLOSET – DID GOOGLE JUST END THE CONSOLE WARS?
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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Lost City of Vampires
By and large, I’ve avoided the Battle Royale genre of video games. I’m not very good at shooters, especially not over the shoulder shooters set at a frantic pace. Give me a nice, stealthy game where you can take your…
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THE MONSTER CLOSET – WWBP
While Lee takes time out to deal with work-related madness, Alan and Paco get together to discuss such things as Anthem bricking PS4s, the Resident Evil Remake DLC that could have been, and, more importantly, what has been occupying their…
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THE MONSTER CLOSET – OVERWATCH LORE PART 2
Paco is AWOL and Alan is back in the hot seat as Lee continues to quiz him on his impressive knowledge of the Overwatch backstory. After dubious practices and an explosive leadership struggle violently results in the disbanding of Overwatch,…
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THE MONSTER CLOSET – OVERWATCH LORE PART 1
As Paco tours Poland on a much needed holiday, Lee takes time out to quiz Professor Alan on his Overwatch lore. As a newcomer or someone with any interest in getting into Overwatch, it can be a little intimidating having…
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THE MONSTER CLOSET – GAME OF THE YEAR 2018
**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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Jon St. John (Duke Nukem) Interview – The Cyber Den
Hail to the king, baby! This is an interview with professional voice actor and radio presenter Jon St. John, famously known as the voice of Duke Nukem. After the release of two successful side-scrollers and a critically-acclaimed first-person shooter, Duke was…
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THE MONSTER CLOSET – IS FALLOUT 76 REALLY THAT BAD?
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…?
THE MONSTER CLOSET – CALL OF CTHULU REVIEW
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 MONSTER CLOSET – THE PROBLEM WITH CRUNCH
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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THE MONSTER CLOSET – TALES FROM THE FRONTIER
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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Witch Thief
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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