Games reviewed… eventually
I admit it. I’m a huge fan of dirty, worn-out sci-fi. Firefly, Cowboy Bebop, Mos Eisley in Star Wars, the grimiest, seediest underbellies of Omega and the Citadel in Mass Effect; they all push my buttons in a massive way. The Outer Worlds really looked to channel that and that absolutely drew me in, even … Continue reading The Outer Worlds
I have an exceptionally vivid memory of Ruby / Sapphire / Emerald. In the first city you visit, early on in the game, there’s a little pond on he western side of the town. As I strolled on by, bee-lining for the exit, something gave me reason to pause. It was something terribly simple, something … Continue reading Pokemon Ruby / Sapphire / Emerald
We all know what LEGO is, yeah? Of course we do; the tiny plastic blocks you can slap together and build anything you want are ubiquitous and it’s no surprise at all that they’ve made their way into the land of video games. In fact, it’s almost certainly cheaper to play the LEGO games than … Continue reading LEGO Star Wars: The Complete Saga
So basically, this game has robot animals and you hunt them with a bow. I mean, that was enough for me to try it - it’s too rule-of-cool not to, right? Horizon Zero Dawn (PS4) Released Feb 2017 | Developed: Guerilla Games | Published: Sony There are 2 stories going on in Horizon Zero Dawn, … Continue reading Horizon Zero Dawn
There’s something beautiful about a game that you can play and beat in an afternoon. It’s so very refreshing in this era of huge, expansive 100-hour experiences. Furi lasted me a scant few hours one quiet afternoon but in that short time I played a tightly-constructed and fantastically intense game that was an instant hit … Continue reading Furi
I feel like the openings of the two Uncharted sequels are all but written just for me. Uncharted 2 saw Drake bleeding out and hanging on for dear life as the wreck of the train he was in tumbles down the Himalayas, and Uncharted 3 leaves him shot and dead on the streets of London as some evil … Continue reading Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception
Oh man I have been so ready to play this for so long! 2018’s God of War is the long-awaited continuation of Sony’s franchise about one angry man’s vendetta against all gods great and small, only this time he’s bringing the family along with him. God of War (PS4) Released Apr 2018 | Developed: Santa … Continue reading God of War (2018)
I have this really vivid memory of having an intense hankering for a decent western-style action RPG in the post-Skyrim haze I found myself in after spending far, far too many hours traipsing around the freezing wastes of the Nord homelands. Almost as if in answer to my prayers, there, sitting on my shelf, right … Continue reading Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning
Sequels are tricky business. Often they seem to come with a delicate balance to strike; too much like the original or fail to address enough issues and it can feel like wasted time, but too different or too many changes at once can easily leave an audience baffled and lost. Walking that fine line and … Continue reading Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
Given I am a massive nerd, it should come as no surprise that I am a sucker for a Star Wars game. George Lucas’ space-opera was one of the defining loves of my childhood, and so I eagerly consumed any vaguely Star Wars-themed media I could get my hands on. Games were of course no … Continue reading Jedi Knight III: Jedi Academy
