Games reviewed… eventually
I have a bit of a history when it comes to playing Shadow of Mordor. I can remember being maddeningly excited for it back in 2014; I still had glorious memories of playing the old The Return of the King game, not to mention the fun RPG The Third Age, but both of those were … Continue reading Middle-Earth: Shadow of Mordor
Like every modern AAA release it seems Arkham Knight had no choice but to release alongside a season pass containing a stack of additional content. As our final foray into Rocksteady’s Arkham-verse, let’s take a look into the various pieces of extra story content, collectively titled the Arkham Episodes. Arkham Episodes (PC, PS4 [reviewed], Xbox … Continue reading Batman: Arkham Episodes
And so finally we’re here. As Scarecrow promises in his broadcasts over Gotham, this is the end of the Batman. Batman: Arkham Knight (PC, PS4 [reviewed], Xbox One) Released Jun 2015 | Developed: Rocksteady | Published: Warner Bros. Genre: Action-Adventure | HLTB: 17 hours 9 months after the death of the Joker, Gotham has never … Continue reading Batman: Arkham Knight
I’m always up for a prequel, and so the Arkham-verse delivers. Arkham Origins is a prequel to Rocksteady’s excellent series but one might notice the lack of Rocksteady’s name attached here. This game was actually developed in-house at Warner Bros.’ Montreal studio as Rocksteady were developing the finale to their franchise, Arkham Knight. We get … Continue reading Batman: Arkham Origins
I normally like these preambles to be vaguely introductory or to relay some sort of emotion I held before going in to a game, but this time I feel like it needs to be a touch different. Harley Quinn’s Revenge is a DLC epilogue to Arkham City and it feels impossible to discuss it fairly … Continue reading Harley Quinn’s Revenge
How do you follow up a game as good as Arkham Asylum? Batman: Arkham City (PC, PS3, PS4 [reviewed], Wii U, Xbox 360, Xbox One) Released Oct 2011 | Developed: Rocksteady | Published: Warner Bros. Genre: Action-Adventure | HLTB: 14 hours Following the events of the fantastic Arkham Asylum Quincy Sharp, the former warden of … Continue reading Batman: Arkham City
Quick, hot take time! Batman’s great, ain’t he? Yeah, I know, it’s hard hitting stuff there, a real tough opinion I’m bringing out. Much like the rest of the internet, and like anyone who has ever read a graphic novel or seen a superhero movie I really like Batman. It should be no surprise then … Continue reading Batman: Arkham Asylum
Proper story’s supposed to start at the beginning. Ain’t so simple with this one. Now here’s a Kid whose whole world got twisted, leaving him stranded on a rock in the sky... Bastion (Switch, PC, PS4, PS Vita, Xbox 360, Xbox One [reviewed]) Released Jul 2011 | Developed: Supergiant Games | Published: Warner Bros. Genre: … Continue reading Bastion
One of the problems with fanfiction is when it just doesn’t get the characters right. It’s just such an annoyance, you know? If you’re a big enough fan of a work to want to write some new stories using a pre-existing universe and characters, you’d think you would take a moment to ask yourself whether … Continue reading Injustice 2
I feel I should preface this by pointing out I've never watched any of the Mad Max films before; if then this game is intended as an introduction to the franchise, as an entry point for newcomers like me in the hopes that we play it, get invested in the setting and then feverishly go … Continue reading Mad Max
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