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XCOM 2: First Impressions
10 Feb 2016
10 Feb 2016
I can’t remember being as excited for a video game as I’ve been about XCOM 2, the sequel to Firaxis’ XCOM: Enemy Unknown (one of my favourite games of all time). I’ve been soaking up all the preview videos and developer livestreams and now I’ve finally got my hands on the...
XCOM: The Long War - Review
08 Feb 2016
08 Feb 2016
I am a huge fan of XCOM: Enemy Unknown and with XCOM 2 due to launch on February 5th, I wanted to play this modern classic again, but there’s a problem; after multiple playthroughs, the replay value of the game has greatly diminished.
2016 Year in Review
15 Jan 2016
15 Jan 2016
Well, it’s that time of year again. All the game journalists are doing their ‘Top Tens’ and ‘Game of the Year’ lists and now I feel obliged to do the same…
The Cost of Gaming
29 Oct 2015
29 Oct 2015
So, apparently Assassin’s Creed Syndicate “isn’t that bad” - which is a great improvement over recent entries in the franchise at least, but that’s a rant for another time - and I have to admit that the idea of climbing around the rooftops of Victorian London has a certain appeal.
First Impressions - Grey Goo
22 Oct 2015
22 Oct 2015
I was intrigued when I first heard about Grey Goo. A strategy game that recreates the classic Real-time Strategy (RTS) formula from classic games like Starcraft (one of my favourite games of all time)? Sounds great, I thought, but I decided to wait and see what happened with it. Then, the...
A tribute to Terry Pratchett
18 Mar 2015
18 Mar 2015
I don’t normally go in for this sort of thing. It seems like a lot of celebrities have passed away recently, including many who I admired or respected. Normally, however, I just think “that’s a bit sad” and try to move on, since I feel that anything I say will somehow...
Peanut Butter Cupcakes (for Comic Relief)
09 Mar 2015
09 Mar 2015
This post is way off topic for me, but I have always been a big supporter of Comic Relief and I wanted to share my latest culinary creation, since baking for this great cause seems to be the big thing this year…
Free to Play Is Currently Broken
10 Dec 2014
10 Dec 2014
Just a quick post today - This is exactly the sort of rant I've been having over and over again in the last year-or-so, but more eloquently stated in this video by the guys at Extra Credits.
Heart of the Swarm: The Leaked Ending
19 Nov 2014
19 Nov 2014
I have an issue with the ending of Starcraft 2: Heart of the Swarm. It’s apparently not as controversial as the ending to Mass Effect, but the thing that bothers me is the same: it just doesn’t quite make sense! Part of the problem is that I’ve seen an alternative...
The Price of Freedom
06 Nov 2014
06 Nov 2014
I occasionally delve in to the world of Free-to-Play games (and have ranted on the subject before), but here’s a question: how much are you prepared to spend on a ‘free’ game?