PlayStation Reviews

Farming Simulator 18 Review – Now Then That’s A Fine Looking Tractor

6Jun

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Farming Simulator 18 Review – Now Then That’s A Fine Looking Tractor

Farming Simulator 18 hits the handheld market this week, this review in particular focuses on the PS Vita. Released by Giants Software the game brings a scaled down version of last years release. However with the scaled down version it leaves a couple of features out. Gameplay Farming Simulator 18 has a generic gameplay engine and it's back in force on the handhelds. Take control of a number of tractors, combine harvesters and forestry equipment and head out into the fields. To give you a summary of what you will spend most of your time doing. You cultivate fields, then seed them, wait a little while and then go and harvest the crops. Then you can either store them in your silo's or you can sell it all straight away and make money. Essentially this is one of the main ways you earn mon...

Portal Knights Review – Did Anyone Say Minecraft

18May

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Portal Knights Review – Did Anyone Say Minecraft

Portal Knights is a cooperative 3D sandbox action-RPG, developed by Keen Games and published by 505 Games. It's a game about mining and crafting for a better arsenal ready to take on fiends on your quest, trying to restore peace to the universe. The plot of Portal Knights is quite simple but it adds a nice context to the world and whats going on. The game is available on PS4, Xbox One, PC and Steam. Story "In the forgotten days, the world was peaceful and whole. But the Fracture arrived, and tore the realm apart. Now the only connection between disparate lands are the ancient portals... and they are guarded by covetous fiends who thrive in the darkness. The world awaits heroes who will restore light to the portals, and reunite the peaceful realm." Jumping into the game, it gave me the o...

Black & White Bushido Review – Yin Meets Yang!

16May

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Black & White Bushido Review – Yin Meets Yang!

Black & White Bushido by Good Catch Games is now available on XBox One & PS4, bringing to the table a mixture of stealth, skill, death and ultimately great fun! Released on PC via Steam back in October 2015, Black & White Bushido was well received by gamers therefore the battle between light and shadow finally coming to consoles is a very anticipated hit. Black & White Bushido is an arena based couch competitive and newly introduced online multiplayer, samurai sword, shuriken throwing battle between two factions; the light and the shadow. I am probably showing my age if I described it as being similar to Atari's Joust but this isn't a bad thing, far from it, this is building upon a classic platform game and making it their own, something that Good Catch Games have carr...

15May

By TC Staff Writer4 Comments

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The Surge Review – Mechanised Mayhem

The Surge is a hard-core action RPG from Deck 13 and Focus Home interactive, the studios behind Lords of the Fallen. Although The Surge bears some similarities to Dark Souls and Bloodborne, it is more than capable of standing up on its own merits, and in some ways manages to improve the tried and tested formula. Gameplay The Surge starts off with an impressive little cut scene that sets up the story and introduces you to your character and CREO, the antagonist organisation. You are then presented with two sets of starting armour, after which the game begins. You are dropped immediately into a combat situation with a handy tutorial. Tutorials are handled very well by placing the text on the environment itself, making for a less intrusive and more immersive experience. On the surfa...

Seasons After Fall Review – Ori For The PS4?

15May

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Seasons After Fall Review – Ori For The PS4?

The very first thing you will notice about Seasons After Fall, this charming little puzzle platformer developed by French company Swing Swing Submarine is its gorgeous audio-visual presentation at the start of the game. It reminded me very much of a scene in Watership Down (If you haven’t seen this movie yet, make sure you do and have a box of tissues at the ready) I was very excited to receive this to review because I just love platformers, and platformers with puzzles involved are a win win! Plus, who doesn’t enjoy playing as a cute fox? Join me as we look at the aspects of this visually delightful game. Gameplay To put it as simply as possible, it’s a beautiful 2D Puzzle Platformer, but let’s get you up to speed a little better…The title starts you in the role of a ‘seed’ or a sp...

8May

By StuartNo Comments

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Sniper Ghost Warrior 3 Review – Solo Mission

Sniper Ghost Warrior 3 is an open world first-person shooter developed by CI Games and is the third entry in the series, if you couldn't make that connection already. You take control of Captain Jonathan 'Jon' North, who was sent to the Russian-Ukrainian border along with his fellow Marine and brother Robert. Your mission, whether you like it or not, is to destroy some biological weapons before they are stolen by terrorists. The mission is successful, however you are ambushed by a group of special forces soldiers led by a lovely man called Vasilisk. He proceeds to carry out a game of Russian roulette against your will, you win but you get knocked out and your brother is captured. The story then moves to a couple of years later where you are sent to help eradicate Georgia from its sep...

Dreamfall Chapters Review – Dreams Don’t Come True

5May

By Stuart2 Comments

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Dreamfall Chapters Review – Dreams Don’t Come True

Dreamfall Chapters by Deep Silver and Red Thread makes the transition from PC to PS4 and Xbox One, and with it brings a myriad of good points and bad points. Read on to find out more! Gameplay The game itself was originally an episodic game that was released in five episodes between October 2014 and June 2016. Recently being re-released as a "Final Cut" version on consoles and soon after console release, for PC also. The game is a 3D adventure with a large emphasis on character interaction, puzzle solving and exploring the semi-open game world. The third part of the The Longest Journey series, this game is set across two parallel universes, one being Stark, a futuristic earth with a hint of cyberpunk, and Arcadia, a magical fantasy world. You control two characters, Zoe Castillo, and ...

Waddle Home PSVR Review – A New Gem Or Left Feeling Frosty?

4May

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Waddle Home PSVR Review – A New Gem Or Left Feeling Frosty?

Waddle Home is a game about rescuing cutesy little penguins, what I'm saving them from is beyond me. Although I'm leading them to a rescue ship which looks exactly like a UFO. Wait it is a UFO, surely that's abduction right? Am I leading poor, defenceless penguins to be abducted by aliens for testing? For all I know I could be sending these helpless penguins to their doom. Luckily the game leads you to believe you're doing good, so I'll just agree for now. The game is available on PSN, Steam, Oculus and Samsung Gear. This was on PSVR Starting the level off, you see a caged penguin. Aiming the beam 'emitted from the PS4 controller' towards the cage then a simple tap of the X button releases the penguin. When I think about penguins, I think of them waddling along anywhere they please,...

2May

By JasonNo Comments

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ZHEROS Review – The Forgotten Land

ZHEROS by Rimlight Studios is a fun, family friendly 3D beat 'em up that is available on Xbox One, PC and most recently PlayStation 4. ZHEROS can be played either in single player or two player co-op mode. Your mission? To take on an epic journey through distant and unknown galaxies in an attempt to stop the evil Dr Vendetta from taking over the universe with his mutilated twisted minions. Rimlight attempts to bring back the classic sideways scroller beat 'em up that has been a successful formula since the days of Streets of Rage and Golden Axe. So how does ZHEROS stack within this genre? Lets take a look. Selecting your character you can choose to play as either the strong and dimwitted Mike, the smart and agile Captain Dorian or with the new "Forgotten Land" DLC, as Thione. ...

Late Shift Review – The Decisions Are You

26Apr

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Late Shift Review – The Decisions Are You

Late Shift is a high stakes FMV crime thriller. Forced into a brutal London heist, you must choose your own adventure in this interactive cinematic experience. With adaptable storylines that lead to one of seven conclusions. Gameplay You play the character of Matt, a valet parking attendant in London. Decisions that you make determine his actions throughout Late Shift. These decisions vary from whether you should give a pretty blonde keys to a high performance sports car, to deciding whether to go up or down in an elevator. After I found the first ending and getting attached to Matt all bets were off in the following playthroughs. I sent him running from gunfire, abandoning any kind of selfless attitudes and only thinking about myself. Each experience followed generally the same story...