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Jimmy and the pulsating mass review: A pleasant surprise you should all experience.
Developer: Kasey Ozymy Code provided by Electric Airship System reviewed on: Xbox series X Systems available on: Xbox, PlayStation & Nintendo Jimmy and the pulsating mass were originally released in 2018 on the PC, it drew comparisons to classics such as Earthbound and Final Fantasy 5 which is not a bad thing as they are excellent games. Jimmy and the pulsating mass which I will now shorten…
Evercade VS-R console review: The only way to retro game if you don't want to buy multiple consoles.
It is no secret that people are getting back into collecting games from the past, but that market has now become expensive with some games now being worth over £100 and some consoles also fetching a higher price than 5 years ago. This is where the Evercade VS-R console comes in. The Evercade console is a machine that takes cartridges and you can have two loaded at the same time and switching…
Terrifier The Artcade Game review: A bloody good time.
Developer: Relevo Publisher: Selecta Play Platform reviewed on Nintendo Switch 2 Purchased the collector’s edition. Terrifier the horror franchise that got me back into that genre of movie now has a video game in the form of a beat em up. Now there is going to be two scores that I give for this game, and this may well happen with certain Nintendo Switch games I purchase; the first score…
Captain Wayne Vacation Desperation review: Fun Filled Mayhem of the Highest Order!
Developer: Ciaran Games LLC Publisher: Silver Lining Interactive Platform: PC Review code provided: No purchased-on steam. I originally wrote a little piece on the demo for Captain Wayne, and I ended that optimistic for the full game and I was not disappointed. The title of the review says it all really this game was pure fun filled Mayhem of the highest order; you play as Captain Wayne a…
Cutlic: Chapters 1 & 2 review – The New Gold Standard for Retro FPS
Developer – Jasozz Games Publisher – 3D Realms Platform – PC Review code provided – No purchased-on steam. Cultic is another Retro FPS that has entered the arena of what some will say is the over saturated genre but Cultic doesn’t just borrows from the games of the 90s it perfects the formula. Jasom Smith (Jasozz Games) has expertly combined horror with satisfying combat of a classic boomer…
Captain Wayne Demo spotlight. :Doom meets Pirates just take my money already.
Developer: Ciaran Games LLC Publisher: Silber Lining Interactive Platform PC Taken from the Steam Page “Captain Wayne is an intense, fast-action Retro Shooter about a sailor with a SHOTGUN for an ARM!! With a cartoony, hand-drawn art style and gory gameplay, you’ll have to mow down enemies through 8 action-packed locales to take back what’s yours. ARE YOU READY TO RAISE ANCHOR?” I will point…
Forgive me father 1 review: Madness and Mayhem: Forgive Me Father Is Pure Frantic Fun.
Developer: Byte Barrell Publisher: Fulqrum publishing. Platforms available on: PC, Xbox one & series consoles, PS4 & 5 & Nintendo Switch. Platform reviewed on: PC Code Provided No purchased-on Steam. Forgive Me Father has a simple premise and that is simply you being one of the few people left with your senses. You can pick between two characters the Priest and the Journalist each with their…
Mala Petaka review – Pure adrenaline fuelled fun.
Developer: Sanditio Bayu Publisher Hellforge Studios Platform PC Purchased on Steam. Brief Summary of the game and gameplay features taken from the steam page. Mala Petaka is a 2D Pixel Art Shooter-inspired sci-fi FPS runs on GZDoom. You play as ‘Petaka’, an angry amnesiac that is on a journey to revive his memory by exploring multiple universes through warp portal technology. His journey…
Shinobi The Art of Vengeance Review: An epic return for the Legendary Ninja Joe Musashi.
Developer: Sega & Lizardcube Publisher: Sega Platforms available on PC, PS5 & 4, Xbox one/Series X & S Nintendo Switch 1 & 2 Review code provided: No purchased-on Nintendo Eshop In Shinobi: Art of Vengeance, players control Joe Mushashi, the legendary Ninja and head of the Oboro Clan. The game begins with Musashi’s village being attacked and his clan turned to stone by the evil paramilitary…
Ninja Gaiden Rageboud Review: An epic return for the Ninja Gaiden franchise.
Developer: The Game Kitchen Publisher: Dotemu, Joystick Platforms available on: Nintendo Switch/2, PS5/4, Xbox/Series, PC Platform reviewed on: Nintendo Switch 2 Review code provided: No purchased digitally and physically. Ninja Gaiden Ragebound is a stunning return for this iconic franchise, merging razor sharp platforming and lightning-fast combat. Ninja Gaiden Ragebound developed by the…
The Chronicles of the wolf – The perfect love letter to Castlevania.
Developer: Migami Games Publisher: PQube, PixelHeart Platforms available on – Nintendo Switch/2, PS5 Platform played on Nintendo Switch. Provided a review code: No purchased on Nintendo Switch Digitally and Physically. Chronicle of the Wolf is set in a world inspired by the Beast of Gevaudan, you stepinto the boots of Mateo Lombardo the last apprentice of the Rose Cross Order on agrim quest…
Developer spotlight – The Game Kitchen one of the most important developers out there.
In the unpredictable world of game development, we are seeing layoffs from studios due to once popular franchises no longer bringing in the cash needed to stay afloat Dragon Age the Veilguard being one example of that and the under performance of EA’s FC25 not performing as well as they would have hoped and the unfortunate issues Mindseye is having on launch which to be honest I didn’t know the…
LADY DRACULA SPOTLIGHT: CLASSICVANIA RISES FROM THE DEAD
Developer: Goth Donut Games Platform: PC LADY DRACULA is an upcoming classicvania game coming from Goth Donut Games! (Great name by the way). From the information that is available on the steam page you can transform into new forms like a wraith, a spider and a bat, in order to fly, climb and blast your way into a new age for the linear Vampire Platformer genre!There are over 30 stages to…
Doom The Dark Ages Spoiler free review: A Crushing Death Metal FPS of epic proportions.
Developer: ID Software. Publisher: Bethesda. Purchased the collector’s edition. Platforms available on: PC, Xbox, PS5 Played on PC. It is no secret to the people that know me on a personal level that Doom is my all-time favourite franchise. I absolutely love it the endless hours of fun from the original Doom games and of course all the fan creations for those games as well. Doom Eternal for…
Iron Meat: Move over Contra there's a new King in Town Iron Meat.
Indie game Spotlight - Lucid a gorgeous pixel art game inspired by the golden age of 2D sidescrollers.
Platforms: PC, Nintendo, PS5, Xbox Developer: The Matte Black Studios Publisher: Apogee Entertainment LUCID is an action platformer set in a crystal-punk world torn apart by dissonance. As Oenn, absorb powerful abilities that expand movement and enhance combat, enabling you to take on acrobatic obstacles and a wide array of enemies and bosses. Blending carefully crafted pixel art with…
Can AAA gaming be saved or should we just let it implode?
Over the years we have spoilt by having great games on a regular basis often pushing the boundaries of what the latest hardware can handle, but in recent years we are seeing more and more discourse gamers divided into groups the woke and the anti-woke, (what ever all that is about is beyond me). What I want to talk about is what I believe has contributed to the apparent decline in AAA gaming.
Corporate greed.
I remember a time when you bought a game you got the full game and that was it, now not so much you are expected to pay £70 for a game a further £20 for a season pass and then some more for all the microtransactions for cosmetics and battle passes, loot boxes that contains stuff that should be in the game from the beginning, and yes I know you have the option to not buy any of these.
Loot boxes
I will use the FIFA games as an example you pay £100 for the Ultimate edition because the main mode you are playing is ultimate team you get some Fifa money or what ever its called and some packs to get some players and hopefully they aren’t rubbish ones, you then if you want to get better players pretty much have to buy the packs to be able to win. This to me promotes gambling to younger players as FIFA is marketed as an all-ages game.
Battle passes.
For this I will us Diablo 4 as an example, again you pay £70 to £100 for the game and you are immediately hit with advertisements for cosmetic items which all look better than the cosmetics in game, If you want to unlock them you will need to pay for a battle pass there is nothing on offer that actually helps you with the game no special items just cosmetics and some of these packs are the price of a game which is just crazy.
Games being released in a mess.
We are seeing this more and more often, no one will forget the disaster and the uproar with Cyber Punk 2077 when that game released it was a right mess especially for players who didn’t have the Xbox Series X, Sony even pulled the game from the store that’s how much of a mess it was and people paid out £70 minimum on release and it took a further two years to fix it, and then there was Redfall well with Redfall that was just rubbish so I will end it there with that one.
Developers are relying more and more on day-one patches and post-launch updates to fix all the issues that should have been addressed before it was released, again Cyber Punk 2077 will be my example.
Live service oversaturation.
More and more live service games are being developed and so many of them are just not up to par, Marvel Rivals is an exemption to that rule they just hit the nail right on the head and is deserving of all the success.
Now games like Anthem and Marvel’s Avengers, Outriders were live service games with no content.
Same old same old.
Ubisoft used to be innovative but now not so much, Assassins Creed is what Call of Duty is the same game with a different skin on it. They no longer bring anything new the game worlds are the same cut and paste mechanics filled with issues that should have been fixed before release I’m looking at you Star Wars Outlaws (an awful game in my opinion).
Now for something positive.
Now I have had my complaints, lets go onto something positive I have not lost my love for gaming and that is because there have been some brilliant games that have come out, Selaco one of them it is brilliant for me it is what Perfect Dark on the 360 should have been. Another brilliant game is Dead of Darkness the game is so good I will be buying a physical copy of it on Switch when it releases, if you are a fan of psychological horrors especially original Resident Evil & Silent hill then you will really like Dead of Darkness and one more game I will recommend is ReSetna this game reignited my passion to try and get good at metroidvania’s (I still suck at them).
Finally, I will leave you all with this.
It is perfectly fine to not like a game someone else likes it is not fine to harass or abuse people who do like those games and vice versa. I like games that I’m sure some of you will think are not good and that’s ok because we are all different and our differences are important. We need all need to take a step back from influencers, Streamers, Youtubers and Journalists telling us what is good and what is bad how we should be thinking, I know I am sounding like a hypocrite but I’m not a journalist, but I can promise this the reviews I write are my experience with the game and the game alone I do not care for any outside politics if I enjoy the game great if I don’t great and that’s how it should be for everyone.
I would love to hear your opinions about the current state of the industry but more importantly recommendation for games to play.