Games reviewed… eventually
Look, some days you’ve just got to play a really mad indie game about octopodes and fatherhood, right? Octodad: Dadliest Catch (Android, iOS, PC, PS4 (reviewed), PS Vita, Switch, Xbox One, Wii U) Released Jan 2014 | Developed / Published: Young Horses Meet Octodad. He’s an octopus who, for some reason, chooses to live among … Continue reading Octodad: Dadliest Catch
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
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
Kickstarter sure is a fickle beast. The crowdfunding platform has held host to some truly notable flops, particularly where video games are concerned, but every now and again something notable emerges from it. Pulling nearly 10 times its initial $30,000 goal, it seems people really wanted a brand new 3D collectathon platformer .Much like its … Continue reading A Hat in Time
Titanfall is one of the games that really has never been on my radar. I’m not wild about first-person shooters, and I had a very specific set of games in mind that I wanted to play when I upgraded to current gen consoles. But I’m also a proper sucker for some deals so when Titanfall … Continue reading Titanfall 2
Quick question: what comes to mind when I say "walking simulator?" Some lengthy linear nonsense where you trudge around listening to a voice over? No player agency whatsoever? Barely anything that could charitably be called gameplay? The genre seems to be a much-maligned one thanks to these preconceptions but thankfully there's always something that comes … Continue reading Firewatch
Finally we come to the end of my foray into the Assassin’s Creed Chronicles side-games. After slowly souring as I played through China and sitting in a festering grump as I slogged through India it should come as no surprise that I was not particularly looking forward to Russia. It’s a shame that I felt … Continue reading Assassin’s Creed Chronicles: Russia
So, Assassin’s Creed Chronicles: China was a bust. Bit of a shame but never mind, we live and learn. Well, some of us do but clearly not me because I’ve played another one. The follow-up to China is Chronicles: India; again, it’s a 2.5d stealth-based side-scroller but hopefully this one is a bit better. Assassin’s … Continue reading Assassin’s Creed Chronicles: India
For a series as storied as Astro Boy there are remarkably few video games. If you’re )unfamiliar with Astro Boy, it’s a decidedly ancient manga (and later an anime inevitably followed) about the titular Astro, an android with human emotions. Thought he is abandoned by his creator, a kindly old professor takes him in and … Continue reading Astro Boy: Omega Factor
Good old Assassin’s Creed, Ubisoft’s series that just won’t quit. Although the company pledged to take a break after the understated release of 2015’s Syndicate, it didn’t exactly turn out that way. Origins would be the next major release two years later but before that Ubisoft oversaw the release of not just a movie based … Continue reading Assassin’s Creed Chronicles: China
