Games reviewed… eventually
Much as with the original The Legend of Zelda, the series’ SNES release, A Link to the Past, is one of those classic, “greatest-of-all-time” games that I’d simply never sat down and beaten. I figured it was time to change that. The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past (3DS, GBA, SNES [reviewed], Switch, … Continue reading The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
In a revelation to no-one, I’ve found myself with an awful lot of free time these days, what with the continuing global health crisis resulting in all my work becoming online-based. Because of that, I’ve started to take the opportunity to cross games off my backlog that I’ve been meaning to beat for absolutely ages. … Continue reading The Legend of Zelda
Sometimes you can get a general sense of what a game might be like from its title, or the first few images you see of it. Other times, well, you get Donut County. I really didn’t know, and nor do I think I could have guessed, what Donut County was about. Donut County (Android, iOS, … Continue reading Donut County
There’s nothing quite like flight in video games. All too often it can feel wrong in the execution, clunky, or awkward. But when being able to simply leap up and fly is one of the core tenets of your game, you’d better hope you get it right. AER: Memories of Old (PC, PS4 [reviewed], Switch, … Continue reading AER: Memories of Old
Next up in a series of games that I have had sitting on my PS4 for literal years and have just constantly put off getting around to playing for no good reason: it’s Ni no Kuni II! I think in this game’s case it was largely because the original game, while still a fine JRPG, … Continue reading Ni no Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom
Superhot is another one of those games that I’ve had sitting on my PS4 for ages. It’s a game I’ve been aware of since it was released due to the high praise it got from some of my favourite reviewers at the time, but until now I’d just never gotten around to trying it. It … Continue reading Superhot
Bastion was one of my favourite games from its generation. Supergiant’s gorgeous, stunningly scored isometric action-RPG absolutely captured my heart when I played it, and of course Logan Cunningham’s rich narration helped seal the deal. And yet, Transistor has remained unplayed on my PS4 for years. I couldn’t tell you why at all. It’s time … Continue reading Transistor
That I keep playing the Darksiders games is a real puzzle to me. It’s not that I especially dislike any of them but as I’ve said repeatedly over the course of reviewing the series, it’s a franchise with a reasonable level of popularity which I’ve never really gotten on board with. Despite that, I find … Continue reading Darksiders Genesis
You know what all this time spent waiting for my turn at a vaccine while in another lockdown means? That’s right, it’s time to play a lengthy sequel to an equally lengthy RPG! The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel II (PC, PS3, PS4 [reviewed], PS Vita, Switch) Released Sep 2014 | Developed: Nihon … Continue reading The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel II
I have great memories of the JRPG heyday. The NES, SNES, PS1, and their contemporaneous handhelds were absolute goldmines of fantastic JRPGs, and growing up I happily devoured as many as I could get. However, while subsequent generations certainly had their share of excellent games in the genre, I feel like things tailed off slightly … Continue reading Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch
