PC Reviews

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?...

Roccat Kone Pure Owl-Eye Review – Ice Ice Baby

3Jan

By JasonNo Comments

Gaming, PC Reviews

Roccat Kone Pure Owl-Eye Review – Ice Ice Baby

Gaming mice come in all shapes and sizes along with a vast array of extra buttons bringing with them additional functionality. The burning question is however "Which mouse is best for you?" Having taken a look previously at the Roccat Kone Aimo Gaming Mouse earlier in Summer that featured 12 buttons and a mesmerising lighting job how would Roccat's latest gaming mouse fare? Ladies and Gents I give you the Roccat Kone Pure Owl-Eye, now available in white. Sitting infront of my PC screen the first thing that stands out is the illuminated colour changing Roccat logo located where your palm rests onto the mouse. The vibrant pulsing emblem stands out well against the white of the mouse and begins to get positive comments from staff walking by. The main job of the Kone Pure...

Battlefield V PC Review – The Glory of Battle

20Dec

By Stu NNo Comments

Gaming, PC Reviews

Battlefield V PC Review – The Glory of Battle

EA & Dice are back with their latest instalment of Battlefield and this time they are going back to World War 2 with Battlefield V. Currently available on PC, PS4 and Xbox, I was lucky enough to play the game 11 days before release as one of the advantages of having Origin Access premier. It was originally going to be released at the beginning of October but was delayed for a month to tweak the game after feedback received from earlier public beta tests. This has paid off as you can see changes that have been made for the better. One of the biggest controversies before the games release was fans being furious at EA for introducing female soldiers into the game and them being a prominent feature in the official gameplay trailer. However, EA like to be as historically accurate as...

Videokid An 80’s Treat? Or An 80’s Throw Back?

10Dec

By TC Staff WriterNo Comments

Gaming, PC Reviews

Videokid An 80’s Treat? Or An 80’s Throw Back?

Videokid has been created by A Pixel Trip Studios and published by Chorus Worldwide. The 1980's, an inspiring time to be alive. Some of the greatest movies were created, and some of the all time greats came to life on your home computer. It was also the golden age of the arcade. You would trek for miles with your pocket-money to play your favorite game. Ah the good old days get me all warm and fuzzy. Anyway I'm side tracking into memories, let's find out more about Videokid. Gameplay Videokid has the 80's in its heart and soul. you can feel this from the very start. The gameplay is heavily taken from the arcade classic Paperboy. The story for Videokid is simple, you have a video delivery route and you're running late to meet Jessica. Off you hurry to deliver those videotapes so you c...