Games reviewed… eventually
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
Ok, so I’m not that wild about the Infamous series - it’s been a ride of mostly fine, not exceptional, action games. So, why bother to play First Light? Well, if there’s one thing that the franchise gets right in my eyes, it’s the standalone expansions. Infamous 2 gave us the slightly zany and definitely … Continue reading Infamous: First Light
I admit to not being a great fan of the original Infamous. I found it relatively stodgy to play, with restrictive and sludgy movement and lifeless combat. On top of that, the narrative and character writing were both clunky and didn’t do much to create an emotional investment for the player. It’s a very average … Continue reading Infamous: Second Son
So basically, this game has robot animals and you hunt them with a bow. I mean, that was enough for me to try it - it’s too rule-of-cool not to, right? Horizon Zero Dawn (PS4) Released Feb 2017 | Developed: Guerilla Games | Published: Sony There are 2 stories going on in Horizon Zero Dawn, … Continue reading Horizon Zero Dawn
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)
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
When it comes to downloadable content, the Assassin's Creed franchise tends not to do too badly, in my opinion. There are certainly some entries that have embraced the plague of pathetic balance-breaking microtransactions - Black Flag immediately springs to mind with its option to purchase upgrading material rather than plunder it in-game like an honest … Continue reading Assassin’s Creed: Origins – The Hidden Ones
