Oh look, another Metroidvania! I’ve been playing quite a few games from this genre over the last few months and whilst I wouldn’t argue I’m a genre veteran, it’s a style I’m starting to enjoy more and more. Axiom Verge,…
Nightmare Boy Review – Nintendo Switch
The term ‘Metroidvania’ has been around for ages. Describing a subgenre of action-adventure games like Metroid and Castlevania, they usually involve a large, interconnected 2D world with a variety of aesthetic locales. They also usually require the collection of new…
Forbidden Arts PREVIEW
For a while now the indie early-access scene has been overflowing with action-platformers of varying quality; many with terrible animation quality and little to no originality in gameplay. Often, they contain very little style and even less substance, but occasionally…
Lego Marvel Super Heroes 2 Review
Since 2005, Travellers Tales have been creating licenced LEGO games using a tried and tested formula. A combination of simple combat, fan service and puzzling they have pretty consistently pleased fans. Whilst at times the series has grown stale, the…
Sonic Forces Review
There has been a lot of discussion in recent years of certain subsets of the Sonic Fandom who, devoted to the world of Sonic the Hedgehog, have created a wealth of interesting and varied fan-content. From original characters (pls don’t…
TOTAL WAR WARHAMMER 2 REVIEW
Years ago, when the idea of a sequel was brought up it meant something very specific. Often expected to be a huge leap forward in terms of gameplay, graphics and presentation, sequels were well-hypes transitions to a new era of…
Guild Wars 2: Path of Fire Review
You can ride a Raptor in Guild Wars 2: Path of Fire. 10/10 Game of the year. … You want a proper review? Ok then. Guild Wars 2 was released in 2012 to critical acclaim. A MMORPG, it released in…
Cyberdimension Neptunia: 4 Goddesses Online Review
Oh look, another game with jiggle physics. Why not? The latest adventure set in Gameindustri, 4 Goddesses Online is a spin-off from the main series of Neptunia games. Set in a world which parodies the modern game industry; with different…
One Piece Unlimited World Red Deluxe Edition Review
It’s difficult to have even a fleeting interest in Anime and Manga without hearing of One Piece. The best-selling manga series in history, it has run since 1997 in comic form and since 1999 as an Anime and continues to…
Fighting Fantasy Legends Review
Many years ago; as a child; I come across a book called Return to Firetop Mountain, by Ian Livingstone. Inside I found a grand adventure to slay an evil Wizard, in which you chose your own adventure and made meaningful…
Top 10 video games set in the UK
A study recently conducted by Currys highlights the top video games based in the United Kingdom.…
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