Games reviewed… eventually
We're carrying on from where Black Flag left off, it's time for some more vaguely Assassin-themed piratical nonsense with Freedom Cry, a standalone expansion for Black Flag. Assassin’s Creed IV: Freedom Cry (PC, PS3, PS4, Xbox 360, Xbox One [reviewed]) Released Dec 2013 | Developed / Published: Ubisoft Set 20 years after Black Flag, Freedom … Continue reading Assassin’s Creed IV: Freedom Cry
Time for another super fresh take on a game that’s nearly 20 years old! Let’s take a look at Generation II of Pokemon! Pokemon Gold / Silver / Crystal (Game Boy Color [reviewed], 3DS) Released Dec 2000 | Developed: Game Freak | Published: Nintendo Like Red / Blue / Yellow before it, Gold / Silver … Continue reading Pokemon Gold / Silver / Crystal
Time for a gaming confession: I’ve never played System Shock 2. It’s one of those titles from the glory days of PC gaming that passed me by entirely, like much of that era due to me being a poxy wee console baby. This meant I had no context whatsoever for all the comments about Bioshock … Continue reading Bioshock Infinite
The mid-to-late aughts saw a swathe of games that sought to copy the stunning success of stylish hack-and-slashers like God of War and Devil May Cry; Dante’s Inferno was simply one of this swarm that was trying to ape this trend. But the thing that made the trendsetters popular is that they were both damn … Continue reading Dante’s Inferno
It’s finally time to take a look at the sequel to one of my all-time favourite games, Dishonored! Whereas the first game took me entirely by surprise with how brilliant it was, I was obviously more prepared for the quality on display in Dishonored 2. It had a hell of a legacy to live up … Continue reading Dishonored 2
I always feel slightly lost when it comes to indie games. There’s definitely this tiny subgenre of mostly-liked puzzle-platformers about some big-headed tiny child lost in a scary world full of dangers that seems to appeal to indie developers and rarely appeals to me. Stalwarts of the genre like Limbo, Fez and Braid (child protagonist … Continue reading Never Alone
Proper story’s supposed to start at the beginning. Ain’t so simple with this one. Now here’s a Kid whose whole world got twisted, leaving him stranded on a rock in the sky... Bastion (Switch, PC, PS4, PS Vita, Xbox 360, Xbox One [reviewed]) Released Jul 2011 | Developed: Supergiant Games | Published: Warner Bros. From … Continue reading Bastion
Now we’re finally at the pirate game, woo! When Black Flag first released I remember being dead excited for it; the ship sections were by far the star of the show in Assassin’s Creed III, so the prospect of more of it was definitely a point in its favour. The question here though, as ever, … Continue reading Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag
Here’s some complete honesty: this is my favourite game of all time. I happily acknowledge its problems but it is tied too deeply to specific childhood memories for me to think anything less of it. Permit me a bit of a waffle about it. Kingdom Hearts II (PS2, PS3, PS4 [reviewed]) Released Dec 2005 | … Continue reading Kingdom Hearts II
Yeah, it’s fresh take time on a game that’s over 20 years old! Pokemon Red / Blue (Game Boy [reviewed], 3DS) Released Sep 1998 | Developed: Game Freak | Published: Nintendo I’m pretty sure everyone knows about Pokemon. It’s absolutely one of the classic JRPGs, and the beginning of Game Freak’s monolithic franchise. It’s difficult … Continue reading Pokemon Red / Blue
