PC Reviews

19Feb

By Stu N2 Comments

Battlefleet Gothic: Armada 2 PC Review – Commence the Deadly Space Battles!

Cast your mind back to January 1997. A 13-year-old me was going to Toy R Us, an annual tradition in my household, to spend my Christmas money on a new game for our first home PC. With an array of games to choose from, I picked up Command & Conquer: Red Alert. Although I have played many genres of games over the years, the RTS genre is the one I will always return to since love of them first began on that day. Somehow, maybe because of the number of games that seem to be released weekly, I missed the first Battlefleet Gothic: Armada even though it was on my “list”. I just never got around to playing it but it always reviewed quite highly. Luckily I was able to set aside some time to play the second instalment Battlefleet Gothic: Armada 2 from Tindalos Interactive developers whi...

Tabletop Gods – Divine Intervention Needed

18Feb

By AlexNo Comments

Gaming, PC Reviews

Tabletop Gods – Divine Intervention Needed

Tabletop Gods developed by Ghost Fish Games is the VR/RTS/ Mana Management/ Tower Defense game that has a lot going for it on the surface. However, once you get into the actual game you find empty multiplayer lobbies and a weak single player campaign. As Tabletop Gods is still in early access I will hold my full review until it comes out. Saying that what is there now isn't much. Read on and see if you agree. EARLY ACCESS GAMEPLAY Let me start by saying I am normally not a fan of early access. If you have been a reader here before you might remember how I feel about monetizing into today crazy gaming world (Here is a link for a nice read of me being super not salty about loot boxes and stuff). Early Access has a special place however in my heart. On the one hand, if you already like a d...

Valkyria Chronicles 4 PC Review – Tactical Anime War Bliss!

12Feb

By AlexNo Comments

PC Reviews

Valkyria Chronicles 4 PC Review – Tactical Anime War Bliss!

Valkyria Chronicles 4, developed and published by SEGA is the latest release in an amazing line of tactical action RPG games. Easily combining leveling up and grinding with tactics and third-person control of each unit, SEGA makes sure you have complete control over every aspect of your little unit. Find out why I am so in love with this game and more by reading my review below. DO IT! Gameplay Valkyria Chronicles 4 is amazing. I am gonna just say that flat out. Available on PC, Playstation, Xbox and Nintendo Switch, I am reviewing this game for Pc. You are Commander Claude Wallace and together with a group of friends and an amazing cast of other soldiers with you, you take control of every squad member you assign. There is a massive amount of customization here. Each soldier has thei...

Achtung! Cthulhu Tactics Nintendo Switch Review – Lovecraftian Horror On A Tactical Scale

11Feb

By CraigNo Comments

Gaming, PC Reviews, Switch Reviews

Achtung! Cthulhu Tactics Nintendo Switch Review – Lovecraftian Horror On A Tactical Scale

When given the opportunity to review Achtung! Cthulhu Tactics I wasn't sure what to think of the alternate reality World War II set Xcom clone. Developed by Auroch Digital and published by Ripstone Ltd. Achtung! Cthulhu Tactics is a tactical squad command game based on the RPG spinoff to Call of Cthulhu; Achtung! Cthulhu by British board game company Modiphius Entertainment. Kickstarted in February 2018, the game smashed it's goal and achieved most of its stretch goals. Achtung! Cthulhu Tactics is available on PC via Steam, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Nintendo Switch. I got to play it on the Nintendo Switch for this review, so let's jump in! Gameplay Achtung! Cthulhu Tactics is an isometric squad-based strategy game in the same vein as Xcom. Set during the second world war, Nazis ...

8Feb

By StuartNo Comments

Gaming, PC Reviews

Worbital Review – Intergalactic Space Cowboys

Worbital recently entered our solar system from Team Jolly Roger, and with it brings a cross of Worms and pretending that you are a Death Star. So what exactly is Worbital and is it any good. Let's find out! Gameplay Your aim is to destroy the other players' planet, it's really as simple as that, but it doesn't end up being straight forward. The game is only released on PC at the moment, but there is a console launch coming soon which will open up more players to get to grips with this frantic and frenzied game. You can play Worbital in any combination of solo, cooperative, online, local, you can even control the game with a controller! Throwing into a quick game you are given the opportunity to do some tutorials, but skip straight to the main fight and you are in for a treat. On y...

Rain World: An intensifying survival platformer experience!

23Jan

By Grant1 Comment

Gaming, PC Reviews, Switch Reviews

Rain World: An intensifying survival platformer experience!

Rain World is a gorgeous and well-developed fight for survival in a post-apocalyptic world. You are the endearing part-slug and part-cat hero of the story. You’ve just fallen to the depths after attempting to escape the flood with your friends and family. Now you need to defy the odds and find a way back to your family. Developed by Vigeocult. It is an intense platformer, that’s available on Steam, Playstation and Nintendo Switch. It seems like a beautiful addition to the Nintendo Switch library of games and will keep you well entertained on the go. Gameplay You’ll need to decide if you want to play the role of Monk, Survivor or Hunter (although this isn’t available from the beginning). Each role acts as a different level of difficulty, so starting out as a Monk is a good place to beg...

22Jan

By CraigNo Comments

Gaming, PC Reviews, Previews & Early Access

Katana ZERO – Hotline New Mecca

Katana ZERO is a hyper-violent fast-paced side-scrolling action platformer developed by Askiisoft and published by Devolver Digital. It is being released on Windows and MacOSX via Steam in March 2019. Originally shown off back in 2015, It has been met with mixed opinions ranging from excitement to rolled eyes. Some have said that they considered it TOO stylish, whereas others have praised it as an immensely impressive offering from the small studio Askiisoft. This preview is based on an early release version of the game. Gameplay Katana ZERO is a single player neo-noir action platformer featuring fast-paced combat and instant death, similar to Hotline Miami. In Katana ZERO you play as a Samurai in a cyberpunk styled city. You set out on missions using his ability to se...

Atlas PC Review – Yo Ho Ho and a Barrel of Rum Required

21Jan

By KevinNo Comments

Gaming, PC Reviews, Previews & Early Access

Atlas PC Review – Yo Ho Ho and a Barrel of Rum Required

Grapeshot Games and Instinct Games bring us Atlas, a game of ruling the high seas. Have they managed to collect all the pieces of eight, or are they lost at the bottom of Davey Jones' locker? Time to slip into my eye patch and bandana and find out for myself. Gameplay Standard WASD movement keys? Check. Mouse rotation? Check. Click to attack? Check. Well what else do I need to know, let's take over the joint. Atlas at first seems to be a standard survival game. All the attributes are there, food, water, health, crafting, yup, looks like a survival game to me. Walk in the park. Instructions appear on the screen in ghastly text, 1/10 in the corner, so I should probably read them. My reading skills are not the quickest, I like to understand the instructions and take them all...

Pillars of Eternity 2: Deadfire Review – Live Your Best Pirate Life.

15Jan

By CraigNo Comments

Gaming, PC Reviews

Pillars of Eternity 2: Deadfire Review – Live Your Best Pirate Life.

Drink up me hearties! Yo ho ho! We're about to review Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire! Crowdfunded in less than 24 hours, Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire has been developed by Obsidian Entertainment and published by Versus Evil. The game allows you to live the life of a pirate captain given the task of chasing down an awoken god on a path of destruction and putting a stop to his plans. Currently, it's only available on PC, however, it will be released on Xbox One, Playstation 4 and Nintendo Switch in 2019. Gameplay Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire is a Role-playing game in the style of old-school Forgotten Coast PC RPGs like Baldurs Gate or Icewind Dale. You get to play a "Watcher" who has the ability to peer into the souls of others and read their memories, which can be pret...

Transpose Review – Is It The 21st Century Tron?

11Jan

By TC Staff WriterNo Comments

Gaming, PC Reviews

Transpose Review – Is It The 21st Century Tron?

Well, here we are, 2019 and my first review of the year. I hope you all survived the festivities and are geared up for an exciting year for gaming. Transpose is an immersive VR puzzle game brought to us by Toronto based developer Secret Location and is available on PSVR and Steam. For the purpose of this review I am looking at the PSVR version. Gameplay Transpose is not just another PSVR game, it's not a generic puzzle game either. Transpose really has you thinking outside the box a lot of the time. I found this game to be a lot of fun once I got past the tutorial. The tutorial feels mind-numbing and feels like it takes forever, however this is much-needed if you want to be any good at this game. Transpose is all about bending time and gravity so you can manipulate it to compl...