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Stormgate (Early Access) - First Impressions
20 Aug 2024
20 Aug 2024
So, it seems a group of developers at Blizzard got sick of beating the 20-year-old dead horse of World of Warcraft and went off to form a new studio. Their goal; to make strategy games - you know, the thing that Blizzard used to be known for! They’re gonna build their...
Game Review: Immortals Fenyx Rising
27 Feb 2021
27 Feb 2021
And no, I just looked it up, apparently, there isn’t supposed to be a colon in there. Another reason why this is a strong contender for the worst video game title of all time!
Review - XCOM: Chimera Squad (Part 1)
23 Sep 2020
23 Sep 2020
I haven’t done a game review in a while, mainly because I don’t play games close to their release dates any more. They’re just too expensive and I’ve had too many disappointments in the past. However, I not only bought XCOM: Chimera Squad soon after it was released, but I also...
Mass Effect: Andromeda - First Impressions
19 Aug 2017
19 Aug 2017
Bioware’s controversial Mass Effect sequel released a few months ago. They got a serious - and possibly well-deserved - slating from critics and gamers alike for releasing an “unfinished” game, full of bugs and animation problems. I actually cancelled my pre-order as a result of the media sh*t-storm, which is something...
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.
Stop Over-hyping Things!
25 Jun 2014
25 Jun 2014
So, a few weeks ago, Watch_Dogs launched to a universal chorus of ‘Meh!’. I haven’t played the game myself, but the general consensus seems to be that ‘it didn’t live up to the hype’. But, as Yahtzee said in his review, how could it?
XCOM: Enemy Unknown & Enemy Within
28 Nov 2013
28 Nov 2013
Last year saw the release of XCOM: Enemy Unknown, a sequel to a popular gaming franchise from the creators of Civilisation. I didn’t expect to become a fan of this game, but (as with Civilisation) I ended up getting sucked in. This month sees the release of the game’s expansion: Enemy...
Review: Guild Wars 2
22 Aug 2013
22 Aug 2013
Blizzard’s MMO giant World of Warcraft is now 8 years old and it is finally starting to lose its players, yet it is still the most successful online game out there. A few contenders have come along, but whether they were not as well-made or well-written or just lacked whatever it...
Mass Effect Retrospective
18 Jun 2013
18 Jun 2013
The games of Mass Effect Trilogy have become some of my favourite games of all time, but (apart from my discussion about the Mass Effect 3 Ending) I haven’t actually reviewed any of them so far. So this week I thought I would take a quick look these games and...
Review - Starcraft 2: Heart of the Swarm
15 Mar 2013
15 Mar 2013
It’s been nearly three years since Starcraft 2 - Wings of Liberty was finally released. It was the sequel to a game that is one of the best-selling and most critically-acclaimed strategy games of all time and a personal favourite of mine. It was also a sequel that, itself, was released...
Review: Tomb Raider
12 Mar 2013
12 Mar 2013
Just to be clear, I’m talking about the 2013 reboot/origin story ‘Tomb Raider’, not the 1996 game! I realise that doing this is something of a trend at the minute, but quite why they couldn’t have called it ‘Tomb Raider: Origins’ or ‘Tomb Raider: The Dragon’s Triangle’ or something is beyond...
Mass Effect 3: The Ending & Extended Cut
12 Apr 2012
12 Apr 2012
The Mass Effect Trilogy recently came to an end with, you guessed it, Mass Effect 3. It should be pointed out that it is one of my favourite game series of all time and that the final game was suitably epic and brilliant… but then there was the ending. Now, I’m...
Sonic 4 vs Sonic Generations
31 Jan 2012
31 Jan 2012
I’ve already talked about Sonic recently in my Retrospective, but that was before I had properly played either Sonic 4 - Episode 1 or Sonic Generations. Both of these games seem to be trying to shed some of the stuff that has made the recent games so bad and trying...
Review: Portal 2
24 Apr 2011
24 Apr 2011
The original Portal was basically a tech demo, included as a bonus alongside other titles in the Orange Box. And that was all it needed to be. However, it turned out to be full of dark humour and featured a computer that is one of the greatest villains/characters in any video...
Review: Gran Turismo 5
20 Mar 2011
20 Mar 2011
Now, I am aware that what I am about to say is controversial, even if it is the truth. Lets just say I don’t intend to spend the next few hundred words complaining about the game just to give it 9 out of 10 as many other (terrible) reviewers have done.
...Review: World of Warcraft (Part 1)
13 Feb 2011
13 Feb 2011
Yes, ashamed as I am to admit it, I am guilty of effectively pissing away three years of my life playing Blizzard’s hugely successful online role-playing game World of Warcraft .