Games reviewed… eventually
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
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
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
