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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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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As Crystal Dynamics draw their Lara Croft origin story/reboot to a close, Paco and Lee quiz Alan about his time with the game. Does the story draw to a natural conclusion and give us a fully formed Tomb Raider for…
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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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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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Released in 2002 by Sucker Punch Productions, Sly Cooper and the Thievius Raccoonus is a PS2 classic. This early 2000’s Stealth based 3D Platformer was one of the first of its kind. Sly is a PlayStation icon and this is…
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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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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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https://youtu.be/0GNe5hO7D5w One of my most played games is the feature for our next minute – Payday 2!
What is it? Serial Cleaner is a game similar to Viscera Cleanup Detail, but in the style of Hotline Miami. In it, you have to try to clean up crime scenes before the cops reach critical evidence, bodies or other…
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As our epic walkthrough draws to a close, we discuss the real, REAL meaning of MGS2 (other than suppression of information), Otacon’s sordid family life, why the internal areas of Arsenal Gear are named after whale anatomy, what a night…
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