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Marvel’s Avengers – A Compelling Assembly

25Sep

By ArNo Comments

Marvel’s Avengers – A Compelling Assembly

As somewhat of an MCU novice, I was excited to have the opportunity to review Marvel's Avengers, the superhero-packed action role-playing brawler developed by Crystal Dynamics and published by Square Enix. I say novice, but what I really mean is a total newcomer. Having only recently started to work my way through the Marvel movies (I've just finished Captain America: The Winter Soldier), I can confidently say I approached this game with an almost entirely blank slate and zero expectations. Whether or not that's a good thing depends on your position as a Marvel stan I guess, but if this game has shown me anything, it's that you don't have to exist in the world of the superhero to actually become one. Prior knowledge of this universe is helpful to some, but certainly not a prerequisite w...

Necromunda: Underhive Wars – Necromundane

21Sep

By CraigNo Comments

PlayStation Reviews

Necromunda: Underhive Wars – Necromundane

There have been many games released set in the Warhammer 40k universe. There have been some particularly outstanding titles, but not all of them were winners. From RTS to shooters, and just about everything in between, Warhammer 40K has a huge library of games. Most recently released was Necromunda: Underhive Wars. Developed by Rogue Factor, and published by Focus Home Interactive for Windows, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. For this review, I'll be taking a look at the Playstation 4 version of the game. So let's roll up our sleeves and take a look. Deep below the nightmarish, polluted hive cities of Necromunda, in the twisted, vertiginous, dark tunnels of the Underhive, rival gangs fight to the bitter end for personal power, wealth, survival and the honour of their Houses. Only the stron...

Swords ‘N Magic and Stuff – Skyrim Meets Minecraft

8Sep

By MikeNo Comments

PC Reviews, Previews & Early Access

Swords ‘N Magic and Stuff – Skyrim Meets Minecraft

Developed and published by Kindred Games comes Swords 'N Magic and Stuff. Made over two years by just three people; following Kindred's vision and made possible with a very successful Kickstarter campaign. Kindred set out to make the kind of video game that could be enjoyed with people of all ages. Inspired by open-world fantasy RPGs like the Elder Scrolls series and sandbox games like Minecraft. Swords 'N Magic and Stuff blends these elements and, like the title suggests, offers many options with how to play from slaying goblins to treasure-seeking. Swords 'N Magic and Stuff is still in alpha early access and so not everything was available. "Discover ancient ruins, hunt for treasure, defeat bosses and decorate your house in this immersive, handcrafted, casual online RPG." The game ...

Crusader Kings 3 – Sway, Marry Or Murder!

31Aug

By Stu N2 Comments

PC Reviews

Crusader Kings 3 – Sway, Marry Or Murder!

Ever dreamt of conquering the world or even thought of rewriting history in the country you live in? Maybe expanding the kingdoms to the likes of which have never been done before? Developed by Paradox Development Studio and Published by Paradox Interactive and the sequel to one of the most popular strategy games ever made, Crusader Kings 2; Crusader Kings 3 is finally being released on the 1st of September on Steam and Xbox GamePass for PC. Set in the Middles ages, Crusader Kings 3 continues on with the grand strategy experience with a host of new ways to bring success to your royal house with Experience Knights, Peasants, Pilgrimages such as the Holy Wars and of course Viking Raiders. So what are you waiting for? Let's bring honour to our Family! Gameplay I can write forever o...

28Aug

By JasonNo Comments

PC Reviews

Windbound – Brave The Storm

Windbound, by Devs 5 Lives Studios and published by Deepsilver (Conan Exiles, Metro Series, Dead Island), is a single-player survival RPG where you awaken on a strange island having survived a horrendous fierce storm that saw your boat sunk and your tribe vanish. With an intriguing mystery lying in front of you, let's get adventuring! Gameplay In Windbound you play as Kara, a strong and determined female warrior who must now use her crafting and hunting skills in order to survive and journey onwards from island to island, slowly unravelling the secrets that lie before her. There are a couple of ways to play Windbound. Firstly there is Survivalist whereby if you die you only keep the items you have in your 'held' inventory, return to chapter 1 and face a standard combat difficult...

26Aug

By BrianNo Comments

PlayStation Reviews

Mortal Shell – Or Mortal Hell???

Mortal Shell is a single-player action RPG made by new developers Cold Symmetry and published by Playstack. In their own words, it will "test your sanity and resilience in a shattered world". Combat is strategic, deliberate, and unforgiving". Mortal Shell is another game in the long line of "souls-like" games. The difference between this and previous games who try to deliver on the formula is, Mortal Shell IS a "souls-like" game, just smaller. There are enough nuances and unique features to separate it from its demonic brethren. It's like Dark Souls has a little brother, a brutal little brother, and his name is Mortal Shell. Gameplay Set in the world of Fallgrim, it is already apparent how different it is to other games who take on the Souls doctrine. Where others chose to hav...

14Aug

By NicNo Comments

PlayStation Reviews

Fairy Tail – A Tale of Fairy Tail

Fairy Tail was released on the 30th July 2020. It was developed by Gust and produced by KOEI TECHMO. Fairy Tail writer and illustrator Hiro Mashima worked closely with the developers to produce an RPG faithful to the Fairy Tail Universe. He was consulted on various aspects of the game, and they have been given his seal of approval before Gust moved forward with this game. There have been previous Fairy Tail games that were released on the PSP between 2010 and 2012. Fairy Tail is a turn based role-playing game released on the PS4, Nintendo Switch and PC. It is compatible with the Nintendo Switch Lite. Gameplay Various difficulty modes are available in this game and difficulty does not affect Jewels and other obtainable items. The difficulty can also be changed at any point in th...

Beyond A Steel Sky – 3D Point & Click Greatness

7Aug

By JasonNo Comments

PC Reviews

Beyond A Steel Sky – 3D Point & Click Greatness

Beyond A Steel Sky by Revolution Software Ltd (Broken Sword Series), is a 3D point and click adventure game set in a cyberpunk world, written as a sequel to Beneath A Steel Sky which was released back in 1994. Having played the first game back when I was 14 obviously things have massively moved on technology-wise since then. Would Beyond A Steel Sky manage to successfully carry on the legacy? Gameplay Beyond A Steel Sky is a single-player game whereby you take on the role of Robert Foster, perceived as a rogue due to coming from a place called the Gap. The main quest is to infiltrate a utopian Union City to discover where a kidnapped child has been taken. What proceeds is a story-driven exploration around a heavily regulated city littered with challenging puzzles and interactive ...

Paper Mario The Origami King – Lets Unfold This Game

24Jul

By NicNo Comments

Switch Reviews

Paper Mario The Origami King – Lets Unfold This Game

Paper Mario The Origami King was released on the 17th July 2020. Published by Nintendo for the Nintendo Switch, it is also compatible with the Switch lite. Paper Mario The Origami King was developed by Intelligent Systems, the same developer as previous Paper Mario games. They have developed games across many previous Nintendo systems. Paper Mario is a role-playing game that combines 2D characters with 3D backgrounds and it does so brilliantly! It's a turn-based role-playing game combined with features from previous Mario games. Mario and Luigi have been invited to the Origami Festival at Princess Peach's castle, but on arrival, they quickly realise something is amiss. Folded soldiers want to remake you into the folded glory that is origami! You'll find yourself in the dungeon...

30Jun

By DanNo Comments

PC Reviews, Previews & Early Access

Population Zero Preview – Zero Or Hero

A couple of months back, Enplex Games blessed us with some news of a new release. That new release is what we are looking at today, the MMO Survival, Population Zero. Originally released on Steam Early Access reviews started to come thick and fast. This, is to no surprise and survival games are extremely sort after, and decent ones at that. Read on to find out how I get on! Gameplay We all pretty much know by now what an MMO Survival game is going to be like. This includes gameplay and mechanics, they are all near enough the same in some shape or form. Obviously storylines can differ vastly. Keeping it simple, you are stranded on Keplar and alien planet. Your ship was destroyed and you have 7 days (168 hours) until human extinction. Meaning you have to repair the reactor and restart ...