PC Reviews

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

11Feb

By CraigNo Comments

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...

Plantronics RIG 500 Pro ESports Edition Review – Sounds Good?

9Jan

By StuartNo Comments

Gaming, PC Reviews

Plantronics RIG 500 Pro ESports Edition Review – Sounds Good?

We were recently lucky enough to get sent a set of these awesome headphones to review and what better way to review them than to use them across all devices, and across all media types. So without further ado, I present to you the Plantronics RIG 500 Pro ESport Edition! So taking them out of the box was straight forward, after mere seconds you are greeted with the beautiful metal exoskeleton of the RIG 500 and I was immediately surprised at how light the headset was. Weighing in at 323g it feels incredibly lightweight, weighing less than my Astro A40 headset. The dual material ear cushions felt great to the touch as well as the volume dial built into the headphone jack. So if you are connecting direct to your PS4 or Xbox controller you have the volume control right at your finger ...

8Jan

By StuartNo Comments

Gaming, PC Reviews

Last Year: The Nightmare – Scary in the 90’s

Last Year: The Nightmare from Elastic Games comes first as a timed exclusive to Discord. This 6 player 5 v 1 survival horror takes a look at high school and some 90's themes. How does it fair up against some other great asymmetric survival horror games out at the moment? Lets get scared! Gameplay Last Year: The Nightmare takes place on Halloween night of 1996 where a group of teenagers wake up to find themselves trapped in a nightmarish reflection of their home town of Forest Hills. Spanning across the East Side High School Campus this band of teenagers are being hunted by a number of fearsome killers hellbent on capturing and killing each of the teenagers. So who are these teenagers that you will be taking control of and trying to save? Well there is Chad the Jock, Nick the Ner...

2084 Early Access PC Preview – A Cyberpunk FPS

7Jan

By Stu NNo Comments

Gaming, PC Reviews

2084 Early Access PC Preview – A Cyberpunk FPS

I was lucky enough to have an early access copy of 2084 from Feardemic which is currently available on Steam. I had not played their previous title The Padre but I was keen to see what the game had in store. It's a cyberpunk FPS with some interesting looking hacking mechanics that can be used throughout the game - but how different are they to what is already out there? Gameplay When loading 2084, you are only presented with a ‘New Game’ option. Upon starting the game, you are then brought to a tutorial where you are taught the controls and learn how to jump, shoot and throw grenades. One of the promoted aspects of the game is the hacking mechanics. The tutorial showed how to hack but it wasn't as straightforward as I expected it to be (but perhaps that’s the nature of hacking?...