PC Reviews

The Conjuring House Initial Impressions – Should Have Conjured a Game

28Sep

By KevinNo Comments

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...

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...

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...

Bard’s Tale IV Review – 30 Years in the Making

18Sep

By KevinNo Comments

Gaming, PC Reviews

Bard’s Tale IV Review – 30 Years in the Making

InXile bring us the long awaited sequel to the Bard's Tale trilogy, the cleverly named Bard's Tale IV. It's definitely time to dust off my old lute and get the tuner out. What surprises lay in store as the Bard tries to save the day yet again. Gameplay After a brief introduction (skippable) to your history you head off to Skara Brae. There are Scottish accents a plenty as well and even a smattering of tartan for authenticity. I'm pretty sure it's not the same Skara Brae though, nor the one used in the 'Ultima' series of games. This Skara Brae is brimming with trouble, and it's trouble that you can help sort out. You get a choice to be the pre made bard of the tale, or you can customise your own character. There are the usual choices of Bard, Rogue, Warrior or Robed Guy to choose from...

NBA 2K19 Review – Still going strong 20 years on?

17Sep

By TristanNo Comments

Gaming, PC Reviews

NBA 2K19 Review – Still going strong 20 years on?

In the year 1999 EA Sports was hit with a new competitor in the video game basketball genre. Developer Visual Concepts launched the NBA 2K series which has gone from strength to strength since that first outing. The series was originally published by SEGA but now by 2K Sports. Whilst EA has (eventually) pulled ahead in the football stakes with FIFA and stands unchallenged with Madden it has consistently been beaten into a poor second by the NBA 2K series. NBA 2K19 marks the 20th in the series and after a slight wobble with 2K18 is NBA 2K19 the G.O.A.T or just a bench warmer until the inevitable 2K20 next year? Gameplay If it ain't broke don't fix it is very much the mantra here. Saying that the devs have made the usual yearly tweaks seemingly taking on-board the criticisms made of la...

SCUM Preview – Crawl, Walk, Run, Make Computer Game.

14Sep

By KevinNo Comments

Gaming, PC Reviews, Previews & Early Access

SCUM Preview – Crawl, Walk, Run, Make Computer Game.

Gamepires & Croteam bring us the delightfully named SCUM to check out for PC. This prison island multiplayer survival game looks like it could be hard to escape from. Time to don my bright orange prison gear and make a hasty shiv. I'm going in. Gameplay I decided to jump right in to the single player mode to learn the controls. First I had to create a character, so I gave him my stats. Not the best plan given my actual age and size, but I might as well be realistic. Points are spent on skills, so work out what will be most useful. Upon entering SCUM I found I could move around using the WASD and mouse and there seemed to be plenty of places to go. After investigation I found a path down to a river and a dam, it looked interesting so I went and investigated. I jogged down, and 15...

11Sep

By StuartNo Comments

Gaming, PC Reviews, Switch Reviews

V Rally 4 – Return of the King?

We haven't seen a V-Rally game since 2002 with the third instalment hitting the Playstation 2. Fast forward 16 years and we are lucky enough to be graced with V-Rally 4. Will it be a return to the top? Or has that time out really affected the gaming franchise that Kylotonn wants to bring back to life? Lets find out! Gameplay As you can expect from a racing game, the game is all about racing (obvs), but how does it feel? Well lets start off by saying that it feels decent. Its not up to the same standards as other racing games like DiRT and the F1 series, but it holds its own as an arcade feel racer. The cars are twitchy and responsive when you get the hang of them. Don't expect to be able to throw the cars around corners without a fight though. Within V-Rally 4 there are a number of di...

We Happy Few Review – Don’t Be Such A Downer

10Sep

By TC Staff WriterNo Comments

Gaming, PC Reviews

We Happy Few Review – Don’t Be Such A Downer

You might need some joy to enjoy this one. We Happy Few is developed by Compulsion Games and is an action, adventure game exploring a drug fuelled retro futuristic 1960s England. It is available on PC, Xbox one and PlayStation 4. I was playing on the PC version. It does contain some mature content at times meaning it did have problems being released in Australia due to some of its content. Gameplay We Happy Few is set up so no two playthroughs are alike, whilst this is good for replay-ability it’s a nightmare to review! There are three characters each have their own back story and without giving you too much information they all intertwine quite nicely however, some of the stories lack in depth compare to the main story but, this gave the game a fresh feel as you weren’t just stuck as...

Narcosis Review – Are You Afraid Of The Dark?

6Sep

By TC Staff WriterNo Comments

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Narcosis Review – Are You Afraid Of The Dark?

Are you afraid of the dark…?... Narcosis is a deep sea adventure, first-person, survival, horror game that does not disappoint. Stuck on the ocean floor with nothing but a knife, surrounded by darkness, igneous, sea grass, fish and unknown ‘creatures’ brings an unknowing, tense feeling of what is to come.. But will you survive? The game was developed and published by Honor Code, Inc. Released on 28th March 2017, and is available on PS4, Xbox one, PC and VR! The choice is yours. Gameplay Narcosis is a single player game with no multiplayer option available, but there is no need for multiplayer. The game is survival based and very strategical. It’s a game that makes you think whilst you play, planning for future events. The wrong plan will only lead to your death. All you ...

3Sep

By TC Staff WriterNo Comments

Gaming, PC Reviews

Moonlighter Review – Like Indiana Jones owned a shop.

Introduction Moonlighter is hard. There I said it. Don’t let the cute graphics, simple gameplay and cartoon violence lull you into a false sense of security. It is a real challenge to make any real progress and you will die a lot playing this game. Moonlighter is a rogue-lite, action RPG where you play as Will, a brave shopkeeper who dreams of being a hero. Published by 11bit studios and created by Digital Sun the game has two very distinct sides to it. You are both a beast slaying, sword swinging adventurer and a timid shopkeeper with dreams of becoming a hero, but it all makes sense when you play the game. The game is available on PS4, Xbox One and PC. Gameplay During an archaeological excavation some gates which lead to different realms and dimensions were found on the outs...