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Articles 3 years ago
Super Mario 64 – 25 Years Later
Super Mario 64 is old. And that means those of us who played it at release are also old. That’s the most depressing takeaway from my revisiting it nearly 25 years later. The good news is that it’s still the precursor for pretty much every 3D game created since. Yes, it has been bettered technically in every imaginable way, but the heart and soul are still there to beat. When I think of gaming in the mid-to-late 90s, it still…
Articles 3 years ago
Open World Games Are Starting to Burn Me Out
There are too many games to play, not enough time and every developer wants to create a sweeping open world with a million question marks to visit. Enough is enough. Open world is the forced stealth levels of the late 2010s/early 2020s. It’s the tower defence that we all got bored of in 10 minutes flat a decade ago. And yet, like that one cookie-cooker enemy that you fight in every single location of an open world game, it just…
Articles, News 3 years ago
Retro Achievements: A New Gaming Addiction
How do you make old games even more of a good time? Well, for me, you add achievements. Call me a sucker, but those digital trophies are like crack. On one hand, it’s a good way of making sure you get the absolute most out of your purchases. On the other, it’s a guide to things you might’ve missed in a game you’re loving. I get they’re not for everybody. Neither is chocolate or music. I don’t get it, but…
Articles 3 years ago
‘Never Be Game Over’: Inside the Community Still Trying to Solve Metal Gear Solid V’s Biggest Mysteries
There are a small but dedicated group still trying to find meaning in Metal Gear Solid V’s biggest mysteries. There aren’t many of them, but five years on they’re still trying to work out the hidden secrets that will – they hope – fill in the game’s blanks. “Never Be Game Over” is a subreddit that has more than 15,000 subscribers, and since its creation they have broken down the game to its very core in the hopes that suddenly…
Articles 3 years ago
Down in Bermuda – Launch Trailer
Down in Bermuda is an upcoming adventure puzzle game coming to Apple Arcade, Nintendo Switch, Steam, Epic Games Store, Xbox, Humble Store and GOG.com very soon. Please take a look at the launch trailer and then return here for some thoughts on the game. Down in Bermuda will be coming to the Nintendo Switch and almost every other platform on January 14th! As a Nintendo Switch indie reviewer and fan of the system, I’m most interested in the Nintendo Switch…
Articles, News 3 years ago
GRAVEN – Demo Impressions
GRAVEN is an immersive, dark fantasy first person adventure with a late-90s graphical aesthetic
Articles 3 years ago
Five franchises which NEED a Soulsborne Game
If there’s one thing the Soulsborne games have been missing all these years, it’s hoards of Wookies. Or childlike Hobbits you can set fire to. Or White Walkers. It turns out that the Soulsborne formula is pretty adaptable, especially within the fantasy genre. And, having just finished Jedi: Fallen Order, it’s something I’d like to see adapted even more. Demon’s Souls gave me a new appreciation for the genre, and for the difficulty and perseverance that came with it. Now…
Articles, News 3 years ago
GOG to Not Release Controversial Horror Game Devotion
Gamers hoping to get their hands on the controversial horror game Devotion are going to have to wait a little longer. Hours after announcing that they would be selling digital copies of the game, online retailer GOG walked back their statement. After announcing today that they would facilitate a release for Devotion, GOG has officially stated that they will no longer be honoring that commitment. The company claims that this decision was reached after hearing the concerns of numerous gamers.…
Articles, News 3 years ago
Too Excited for ARK 2 on Xbox Series X (Console Exclusive)
I haven been an Xbox gamer my entire life, and looking back on my yearly stats, one game stands out amongst so many others as my most played - and it’s not even close! It’s not Fortnite or Call of Duty, and it isn’t an epic single player experience that I return to year after year. It’s ARK: Survival Evolved, and I’m so damn happy to see a sequel!
Articles 3 years ago
XIII (2003) – A Conspiracy Still Worth Unravelling
Following last month's poorly received remake, does the cult classic original XIII stand the test of time?