Games reviewed… eventually
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
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
I have great memories of Ratchet and Clank. One of the titans of the PS2 era of platformers, the trilogy was definitely a set of games I returned to with some regularity over the years, particularly after it saw a remaster on the PS3. I fell off a little after the series continued, though not … Continue reading Ratchet and Clank (2016)
Where do we draw the line between game and art? The debate is one which seems to attract divided responses, and perhaps one area which doesn’t help that conversation comes in the form of “art games”. Typically these seem to be games where the “game” part plays second fiddle to the “art”, but Bound seems … Continue reading Bound
I am a real sucker for a classic platformer. 3D platformers were a fixture in my youth, with games like Spyro, Crash, Sly Raccoon, Jak and Daxter, and Ratchet and Clank all games that were major formational parts of my gaming growing up. Some less successful titles did also cross my path, such as Ty … Continue reading Ape Escape 2
Kickstarter has a mixed reputation but sometimes it produces a darling. If there’s one thing that strikes my notice from successful Kickstarter games however, it’s that promising a product which tugs at nostalgia seems to be a sure-fire win. Shovel Knight (3DS, PC, PS3, PS4 [reviewed], PS Vita, Switch, Wii U, Xbox One) Released Jun … Continue reading Shovel Knight
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
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
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
“Hi Plip! I’m the village Squizard!” Right, because he’s a squid… and he’s a wizard, you see? Yeah, it’s adorable. Squidlit (PC) Released Mar 2018 | Developed / Published: Squidlit Ink. Genre: Platformer Squidlit is an ode to the Nintendo Game Boy. It’s a love letter to Nintendo’s wonderful handheld, right down to the meticulously … Continue reading Squidlit
