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Lone Ruin – PC Review
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Lone Ruin – PC Review

Super Rare Originals have teamed up with developers Cuddle Monster Games to release Lone Ruin. Released in January 2023 it comes three and a half years after their initial release, Hell is Other Demons. Astute gamers will notice a consistency in style, but Lone Ruin has a whole new gameplay. Lone Ruin, Could it be Magic, or Should it go into the Bermuda Triangle There's only one thing to do when a game lands on your desk that is developed by a company called Cuddle Monster Games. Have a play! Lone ruin is an adventure through a ruin that isn't surrounded by anything. What excitement awaits? So putting the paradoxical joy of cuddle monsters and the depression of loneliness to one side it's time to get prepared to fight for my life against some less-than-cuddly monsters. Best practice my s...
ForeVR Pool – Meta Quest 2 Review
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ForeVR Pool – Meta Quest 2 Review

There was nothing more that I liked in my youth than hustling drunken students out of their grant money in dark and smoky student unions. You can imagine my delight when ForeVR Pool landed on my doorstep to review. Thank you ForeVR for giving me a chance to relive my youth. Time to polish my stick and play with some balls. ForeVR Pool, is it forever, or is it balls? Gameplay Everyone knows how to play pool right? Get the stick and swing it at the table and see what happens? OK, it's not quite like that, but remember I used to hustle. The aim of the game is to sink your coloured balls and then the black 8 ball. You are only allowed to hit the white cue ball with the cue, or the game would be no challenge at all. ForeVR Pool starts the way all games should, with a simple tutorial t...
Flat Eye – PC Preview
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Flat Eye – PC Preview

Monkey Moon and Raw Fury combine to bring us Flat Eye, an innovative take on resource management in the future with a critical look at the past. How hard can running a store really be? Time to polish my name badge, don a dodgy uniform and find out. Flat Eye, Eye Opening or Falling Flat Gameplay Flat Eye follows the traditional methodology of control. Being a PC game, it's simply point and click, or click and drag to select and move around respectively. For those that have never played a resource management game it's a case of simply using the information and functions available to you to keep customers happy. Information is provided on where the most money is made, which modules need maintenance or refilling and how long the queue times are. Keep these elements under control and th...
Live By The Sword: Tactics – PC Preview
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Live By The Sword: Tactics – PC Preview

Sometimes I miss the good old days of computing. Flying a line drawn Cobra from Diso to Lave rather than dropping from a bus and staying inside an ever-decreasing storm. Imagine my delight when Live By The Sword: Tactics from Labrador Studios arrived for me to review. It looked like a refreshing reminiscence of when days were simpler and swords were sharper. All this was wrapped up in an 8bit feel, the 80s, here I come. Time to polish my helmet and grip my weapon in both hands, I'm going in. Live By The Sword: Tactics - May Lady Luck Guide You Well Gameplay First Impressions of Live By The Sword: Tactics are good, it's a simple mouse driven game. There are various modes that are available, some need to be unlocked by playing the story mode though, but that's always a good place to sta...
Ruins Magus – Meta Quest 2 Review
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Ruins Magus – Meta Quest 2 Review

CharacterBank inc bring us the world of Ruins Magus, a JRPG consisting of magic amongst the ruins. We have established that it is a clever title, but the question remains, is it a good game? Time to find the biggest hat I own and dive in. Ruins Magus - Magic or Ruins? Gameplay Ruins Magus starts like most games, an introduction to who you are, a setting of the scene and a gentle tutorial to get used to the controls. The movement system is stick driven, so no teleportation, it is slick and whilst I admit to sometimes submitting to nausea, I had no such experience. I always prefer to physically turn rather than use the rotate feature, but it is always good to have the choice. The premise of Ruins Magus is very simple, enter the ruins, kill the enemies and return with treasure or info...
Terraformers – PC Early Access Review
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Terraformers – PC Early Access Review

When it comes to transforming planets to make them habitable I always assumed that Elon Musk would be leading the way. I would be wrong, as Asteroid Lab brings us Terraformers, a game that allows you to do just that. Was Bowie Right? Time to pack up my dried space rations (not recommended) and don my space suit for a trip to the red planet and see if I can make it green. Gameplay Terraformers start like so many other civilisation development games, you have a base of operations to get started. First of all, you chose some starting resources and a leader. All leaders have different bonuses, so choose carefully to make your strategy a success. So, what's to do to complete successful terraforming? Well, you need to gather resources, expand your population, explore regions of the planet an...
MarineVerse Cup Quest 2 Review
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MarineVerse Cup Quest 2 Review

Ever fancied getting out on the open sea, hoisting a sail and exploring far away lands but held off because it was too expensive? Well now the solution is here, MarineVerse Cup has just been released so entering the world of VR sailing has never been easier. Time to put on my life jacket and find my whistle before diving into this open water experience. Don't Leave Home Without Your Jar Of Dirt If you enjoy this review, why not get in touch with us on social media and let us know! Gameplay MarineVerse Cup starts with a tutorial, I can skip this, but unfortunately my sailing knowledge is as absent as a trophy in Tottenham's trophy cabinet so I need it. The tutorial took me through the basics of maneuvering around the dock and the boats, there were little quizzes to make sure I knew my t...
Psycho Wolf Review – Psycho Killer Qu’est-ce que c’est?
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Psycho Wolf Review – Psycho Killer Qu’est-ce que c’est?

Hydragon bring us a game that has 2020 written all over it, the aptly named Psycho Wolf. This is a game about revenge, bloody violent revenge, bloody violent merciless revenge. Kill or be killed. That is the way of the Psycho Wolf. So it's time for me to dress up in my wolf's clothing and exact some bloody violent and merciless revenge on some simple animal folk in the forest or woodland, maybe houses, possibly mountains. I do love a surprise. Gameplay Psycho Wolf starts with a little backstory about how I came to be psychotic. It seems that I play a rather unsavoury character who is obsessed with greed, then revenge, I suppose there is a subtle clue in the title though. Once escaping from being imprisoned for fraud I single mindedly set out to kill, kill, kill. I started on lev...
Beyond Blue Review – Going Deep
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Beyond Blue Review – Going Deep

E-Line Media bring us Beyond Blue, a dive into the depths of the ocean to discover more about the creatures that live there. I have strapped on my scuba gear in real life, so time to strap on a virtual one and dive dive dive. Flippers on and ready to sink to the bottom of the Blue Beyond. Gameplay You play Mirai, a keen marine biologist. Beyond Blue is her adventure in the water with an array of other sea creatures. Your task is simple, investigate the waters around you. There are buoys that give clues as to what you need to do so you never get bored. There is a simple tutorial so that you learn all the swimming techniques required. One of your main tasks is simply tagging and tracking the sea life around you, anything from humpback whales to pilot fish. The tasks themselves are not ...
The Academy: The First Riddle Review – Back To School And This Time Pay Attention
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The Academy: The First Riddle Review – Back To School And This Time Pay Attention

Pine Studios brings us The Academy: The First Riddle, a mystery just waiting to be solved. It would appear that need to go back to school to unravel the goings on. Oh well, time to put on my rucksack (one shoulder or two?) and start my academic career once more, who knows, maybe I'll get better grades this time?   Gameplay The Academy began with a quick tutorial to get me wandering around and interacting with objects. It was simple enough for me, WASD to move, Shift to run and E to interact. Oddly familiar, but unsurprisingly as it's a staple for PC games. Sticking to tried and tested always pleases me. There is a school to explore, people to chat to, and adventure to be had. It was like I had been transported into a Famous Five novel. Unlike a Famous Five novel, the engagement with ...