Games reviewed… eventually
The original Deus Ex holds a special place in the hearts of many old-school RPG fans - widely regarded as a classic, it was set in a near-future cyberpunk dystopia and saw JC Denton, an augmented agent of a UN Anti-Terrorist coalition, investigate huge interconnected conspiracies that threatened the entire stability of the world - … Continue reading Deus Ex: Human Revolution
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 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
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
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
It’s weird sequel time in Kingdom Hearts land! Let’s check out Re: Chain of Memories, the oddball interquel released to tide us over while waiting for Kingdom Hearts II. It sure is something! Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories (GBA, PS2, PS3, PS4 [reviewed]) Released Nov 2004 | Developed: Jupiter / Square Enix | Published: Square … Continue reading Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories
I really bloody love Kingdom Hearts. Square-Enix and Disney’s weird, weird mashup game series somehow ticks all sorts of boxes for me. I have some fantastically clear memories of when I first discovered this series and sitting down with this first entry. Still, it’s been rather a while, so I figured I might replay the … Continue reading Kingdom Hearts
The moment I was sold on Mass Effect came on Virmire. It was there, on what should have been a paradise world of tropical sun and gently lapping streams, that Shepard makes a choice. It’s not a nice choice; it’s a hard, cruel choice, one that promises ramifications that will echo through future events and … Continue reading Mass Effect
The dying, bare trees are twisting in the rising wind. A murky, cavernous hole yawns open, a shattered, splintered entrance to a lair hewn from the mountain’s very stone. As an ashen and scarred hunter slugs back a potion, his pallid skin tightens, fighting the toxins that are sinking into his blood. Feline eyes glow, … Continue reading The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
