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8-Bit Armies Review – Welcome Back Commander

3Oct

By JasonNo Comments

Gaming, PC Reviews

8-Bit Armies Review – Welcome Back Commander

8-Bit Armies developed by Petroglyph and published by Soedesco is a fast paced real-time strategy game that has a strong similarity to the Command & Conquer franchise and is depicted in a voxel manner, i.e the graphics are made up of blocky pixels. I have been yearning for a game to come along for console that is along the lines of Dune, C&C, StarCraft etc. Is 8-Bit Armies to be that salvation? Gameplay From the off you are greeted by a curiously similar voice from Commander & Conquer times "Welcome Back Commander". Already I am getting excited in anticipation as to what will come next. The options you have are to start a campaign, skirmish or online multiplayer session. Campaign mode it is! Selecting between the two available factions; Renegades and Guardians, ...

Tyler: Model 005 Review – Reboot, Retry, Respawn

2Oct

By KevinNo Comments

Gaming, PC Reviews

Tyler: Model 005 Review – Reboot, Retry, Respawn

Reversed Interactive bring us the slightly oddly titled Tyler: Model 005, the story of a robot. Not sure if I need to read up on robotics, but rest assured that's not going to happen. Time to put my I into this AI and go on an adventure. Gameplay Set in the 1950s, Tyler: Model 005 suddenly gets booted up after a rather long period of down time. It's my job to guide Tyler though the house to see if I can help him remember who he is. The camera is set to third person so that interacting with my surrounding is easier. Tyler is solar powered and needs light to recharge, any source will do. Fortunately several lamps have been left around the house to help me survive longer. Keep the energy up and everything will be alright. I also have a level of H2SO4, or sulphuric acid to use it's more ...

1Oct

By StuartNo Comments

Gaming, PC Reviews, Switch Reviews

Catastronauts Review – Space Madness!

Taking on space with the Catastronauts by Intertia Game Studios is great fun, a couch co-op experience that seems familiar but give you a great variation on the formula. Come with us as we embark on a space adventure unlike any you have experienced. Gameplay In traditional couch co op style, Catastronauts lets you and three friends take control of your own ship. After picking your character you are greeted with a basic tutorial which effectively is a screen that shows you the buttons. Simplistic is the best way to describe the controls. Pick up, Activate and run faster is pretty much all that you will be using. Once Catastronauts has taken you through the controls its straight into battle against an enemy ship. So each round has a different challenge, you have to fire your weapon...

The Conjuring House Initial Impressions – Should Have Conjured a Game

28Sep

By KevinNo Comments

Gaming, PC Reviews

The Conjuring House Initial Impressions – Should Have Conjured a Game

Rym Games bring us The Conjuring House, a tale of lost people in a haunted mansion. My quest was to find my team mates and maybe get everyone out alive. I had my doubts, but I was going to give it my best shot. Time to grab my pipe and deerstalker and solve away. Gameplay After a intro depicting brief history of the mansion I was at the main menu. I tried to remember what I could as I thought it might be useful. After starting a new game there is a cutscene of my character trying to escape the clutches of evil within the house (not skippable). Unfortunately watching this made me feel quite unwell due to motion sickness. I stopped playing and started again the next day, this time looking away from the screen. Not the best start and I hadn't even played any of the game yet. I started i...

Human Fall Flat PS4 Review – A Stand Up Puzzler.

27Sep

By TC Staff WriterNo Comments

Gaming, PlayStation Reviews

Human Fall Flat PS4 Review – A Stand Up Puzzler.

In these days of epic open-world games, narrative driven sagas with character depth and player investment, it makes a nice change to take a step back and play something completely stupid and fun. Human Fall Flat is that game. No need to worry about a plot-line or a skill tree, the biggest decision you have to make here is what colour hat to put on. So sit back, grab a cuppa, get ready to switch off and solve some puzzles as you steer boneless human Bob around his recurring dreams about falling. Made by No Brakes Games and published by Curve digital on consoles, Human Fall Flat is available on Mac, Linux, Windows, Switch, Xbox One and PS4, which is the format I played it on. Gameplay Bob has dreams about falling recurring dreams he can’t escape, but to move on through the game you hav...

Elea: Episode 1 Review – An acid trip into bugs

26Sep

By AlexNo Comments

Gaming, PC Reviews

Elea: Episode 1 Review – An acid trip into bugs

ELEA is an episodic sci-fi, head trip, adventure, walking sim. ELEA is developed by Kyodai LTD and published by SOEDESCO Publishing. ELEA is explained by the creators as "By putting the character up against events and phenomena which are beyond human grasp, the game aims to defy the conventional notions of personal accountability, choice and meaning of life. It is a story about our fragility as a species, about finding solace through surrender." Does it hold up to this TL;DR.....no. But read on and allow me to explain. Gameplay ELEA places you as "Long ass name here i cant remember right now". You have journeyed into space to find your husband Ethan who has apparently disappeared along with the rest of the crew on the space ship "SPACESHIP NAME!". Ethan was a head scientist looking a...

25Sep

By JohnNo Comments

Gaming, PlayStation Reviews

Fishing Sim World PS4 Review

Good Morning / Afternoon / Evening fellow gamers (wherever you may be)! I’m going to be completely up front with all of you before I even start this review. I don’t fish, I have never fished and I have no interest in starting any time soon. Why am I telling you this up front? Because I don’t want to be the reviewer that pretends to understand something when I have no real idea of any of it. On a positive note, it does mean the review is going to be based purely on the game and not on any prior interest in the sport. So does Fishing Sim World reel me into the world of fishing or leave me to drown in my sorrows? Let’s find out! Gameplay Fishing Sim World is the latest release from Dovetail Games, It’s exactly what is says on the box. A full on simulation of Competition fishing acr...

Firewall Zero Hour PS4 Review – It’s not the game we want, but is it the game we need?

24Sep

By TC Staff WriterNo Comments

Gaming, PlayStation Reviews

Firewall Zero Hour PS4 Review – It’s not the game we want, but is it the game we need?

You palms sweat in the moments before combat. Your heart beat is steady, resting in anticipation of the adrenalin surge to follow. Time counts down and you look deep into the eyes of your team, knowing that some or all of you may not come back. That's the risk you take as a mercenary. A gun for hire. A soldier of fortune. A quick wipe of your palm and a readjustment to improve your grip. The command comes and you move out in co-ordinated attack patterns, laying down covering fire and calling out targets to teammatesBullets whizz past you, smashing into walls behind you. Every corner is a death trap, every foot step a betrayal of your location. At the sound of enemy fire, you step back into the alley, blind firing around the corner, hoping your bullet hits it's mark, before theirs...

Pro Evolution Soccer 2019 Review – Better than Fifa?

21Sep

By JasonNo Comments

Gaming, PC Reviews

Pro Evolution Soccer 2019 Review – Better than Fifa?

Pro Evolution Soccer by Konami has recently delivered their 2018/19 instalment of their franchise that has been running since 2001. As a direct rival to EA's Fifa games, many gamers favour one or the other and I was certainly influenced early on into Fifa as it seemed more popular with my friends, what with having all of the major football licenses, ensuring you could always play as your team. How does Pro Evo 2019 look, play and feel? Let's kick off and find out! Gameplay Pro Evo 2019 has disappointingly, as some of you will already be aware, lost the license to the UEFA Champions League after holding it for 9 years. EA looks to of snapped it up as it featured in their official reveal trailer back in June (release date 28th September). Don't let this put you off Pro Evo 2019 ho...

TC Talks Episode 2 – Top 5 Streaming Tips

19Sep

By Stuart1 Comment

Gaming

TC Talks Episode 2 – Top 5 Streaming Tips

So you want to start out streaming but you aren't sure how, or you aren't seeing any growth. We managed to get an exclusive interview with Stallion himself, and he shares his Top 5 Tips for a new streamer looking to get off the ground. Have a watch via YouTube below, or just below download the file direct, or listen on Soundcloud at Thumb Culture, or download it here https://youtu.be/D5WEGhegjyA If you want to check out Stallion, you can find him at the following links. http://www.twitch.tv/stallion_TTV http://www.twitter.com/stallion_TTV We hope you enjoyed this podcast, check back for more podcasts, with more interviews and more exclusives!