Games reviewed… eventually
Next up in a series of games that I have had sitting on my PS4 for literal years and have just constantly put off getting around to playing for no good reason: it’s Ni no Kuni II! I think in this game’s case it was largely because the original game, while still a fine JRPG, … Continue reading Ni no Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom
There’s nothing like a puzzle game for making you feel incredibly dim! Professor Layton and the Curious Village (NDS) Released Jan 2007 | Developed: Level-5 | Published: Nintendo Genre: Adventure, Puzzle, Visual Novel Fun fact: this was the first game I ever owned for the DS. I can remember going into an Asda as a … Continue reading Professor Layton and the Curious Village
Superhot is another one of those games that I’ve had sitting on my PS4 for ages. It’s a game I’ve been aware of since it was released due to the high praise it got from some of my favourite reviewers at the time, but until now I’d just never gotten around to trying it. It … Continue reading Superhot
One thing I feel I’ve made pretty clear is that I love platformers. I might not always be very good at them, but growing up in the PS1 and N64 era left me inundated with fantastic platformers and a lasting love of the genre. It means that even to this day I’m always on the … Continue reading Knack
A while ago I reviewed God of War, a 2018 soft reboot of Santa Monica’s epic hack-and-slash series about the world’s angriest man. In it, said angry man learns to control his seething rage as he guides his young son through Nordic wastes, all the while trying to escape from the grip of his past. … Continue reading God of War III
Sometimes curiosity gets the better of me. Like a vast chunk of the world, I’m a fan of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. It’s hard not to be; the sheer crushing number of films released since 2008’s Iron Man means that at least some of them have to hit, as long as you don’t mind wading … Continue reading Marvel’s Avengers
Here’s something unusual for Pokemon: a sequel! We haven’t had games which are clearly marked as straightforward sequels since Gold / Silver / Crystal, with the series preferring the now expected 3 game cycle for each generation. As sequels Black 2 / White 2 have a chance to carve out a unique niche for themselves, … Continue reading Pokemon Black 2 / White 2
After the lack of interest I had in Pokemon Platinum, I can remember wondering if I’d simply reached the end of my time with the long-running franchise which I had followed since childhood. I passed the success of HeartGold / SoulSilver off as largely down to nostalgia, ready to accept that the next generation of … Continue reading Pokemon Black / White
Between being a console kid and never having anything approaching good laptops or PCs, Thief is one of those old-school PC franchises I’ve never had the fortune to play. I’ve certainly come across it on my jaunts across the web however; it seems to be a pretty well-loved game. The reviews for this 2014 reboot … Continue reading Thief (2014)
Here’s something I’m sure you’ve experienced before: a game which has a great idea but where the devs forget to build an actual game around it, leaving you with a painful frustration made worse because of how great the initial experience was. Whoops, that’s my opinion of Gravity Rush given away. Gravity Rush (PS4 [reviewed], … Continue reading Gravity Rush
