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Tales From The Borderlands Review – Telltale Do It Again

15Apr

By Gareth TruemanNo Comments

Tales From The Borderlands Review – Telltale Do It Again

Tales From The Borderlands is developed by Telltale Games and published by 2K. It's an episodic point and click adventure game from the world of the Borderlands video games. It initially released in 2014 for the PC, PlayStation 3 & 4, Xbox 360, and Xbox One. Then re-released in February 2021 for the Nintendo Switch. Tales From The Borderlands - So Good It's Too Good As somebody who has never played a Borderlands game before I went into this completely blind and wasn't sure what to expect. Does it hold up to the usual standards that we expect in Telltale Games? Join me in this Tales From The Borderlands review to find out and if you enjoyed this then why not check out my latest review here and you can also see what the rest of the Thumb Culture team are up to on our social media. ...

Darq: Complete Edition Review – It’s Getting Spooky In Here

14Apr

By Gareth TruemanNo Comments

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Darq: Complete Edition Review – It’s Getting Spooky In Here

Developed and published by Untold Games. Darq is a mind-bending puzzle game that will test even the most veteran puzzle gamers. First released in 2019 for the PC. Darq is now available across all platforms. So let's get started with this Darq review. Darq: Complete Edition - A Dream World To Give Freddy Krueger The Shakes As someone who is completely useless at puzzle games and I'm not ashamed to admit it. Darq straight away gave me the fear of dread but it surprisingly caught me off guard. So let us take a wild ride into a dreamscape world and see if it's as good as we are led to believe. As usual, if you enjoy this review Darq review then my not check out my previous one here. Gameplay You take control of a little sleepy hero called Lloyd who keeps falling asleep and can't wake u...

Monster Hunter Rise Review – It Wasn’t All Upwards

7Apr

By Martin HoskingNo Comments

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Monster Hunter Rise Review – It Wasn’t All Upwards

Today we are reviewing Monster Hunter Rise from Capcom on the Nintendo Switch. Monster Hunter Rise is a third-person action RPG. It's the latest game to enter the Monster Hunter universe and is the sixth entry in the mainline of Monster Hunter games. With a release date of 26th March 2021 and is being rated very highly pretty much across the board. Monster Hunter Rise - Unfortunately, For Me, It Wasn't All Upwards. As per previous Monster Hunter games you take on the role of a hunter sent to take down giant monsters, oh and to collect things like mushrooms. Let us know in the comments what you think, you can read my previous review here. Gameplay Upon starting the game, we are asked to create our hunter. As with other RPG games, there are many options for customisation. There is many d...

Story Of Seasons: Pioneers of Olive Town Review – Farming Simulator

23Mar

By Jay ArmstrongNo Comments

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Story Of Seasons: Pioneers of Olive Town Review – Farming Simulator

Story Of Seasons: Pioneers of Olive Town is quite the mouthful. It's the latest in the Story of Seasons franchise. Those familiar with Harvest Moon will definitely want to keep an eye out for this one. For those unfamiliar, Harvest Moon isn't the game it once was. As licences and IPs moved around, the original crew were left without access to the namesake. Cue Story of Seasons launching in 2014; Harvest Moon through and through just under another guise. Story Of Seasons: Pioneers of Olive Town is developed by Marvelous Inc. It's a game described as a farming simulator. Actually, that's possibly a disservice to the game as there's a lot of variety and depth to the game and it feels more akin to an RPG. Fewer monsters to slay; more harvesting, mining, and friendships. You're also fortunat...

SNK vs Capcom: The Match of the Millennium Review

22Mar

By Gareth TruemanNo Comments

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SNK vs Capcom: The Match of the Millennium Review

Developed by SNK and Capcom comes SNK vs Capcom: The Match of the Millennium. Originally released back in 1999 for the Neo Geo Pocket and now available on the Nintendo Switch. Let's see if it holds faithful to the original or does it suffer the same fate as many titles that we have seen come from this franchise in the past. SNK vs Capcom: The Match of the Millennium - Some Things Should Stay In The Past Being a huge fan of retro games and classic handheld games I had high expectations going into SNK vs Capcom but just maybe it just fell into another cash grab because it just wasn't what I was expecting from two giant franchises. So let us dig into this SNK vs Capcom: The Match of the Millennium review and as usual, if you enjoy this then check out my previous review here. Gameplay ...

Sir Lovelot Review – A Cheap Date With A Whole Lotta Love To Give!

16Mar

By Martin Hosking1 Comment

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Sir Lovelot Review – A Cheap Date With A Whole Lotta Love To Give!

Welcome to my latest review. For this review, I played through a game on the Nintendo Switch named Sir Lovelot. This game was published by Sometimes You and developed by pixel.lu and is available on Windows, Nintendo Switch, PS4, PS5, and Xbox One. Sir Lovelot is on a quest to find the love of his life, although this takes him many attempts to find his one true Princess. Join him in his journey in this tough, humorous, and very fun platformer. Sir Lovelot - A Cheap Date With A Whole Lotta Love To Give! Will Sir Lovelot last to tell the tale of his princess? Or will he dwindle away in the shadows like a mere peasant? Read on to find out more. Check out my previous article here. Gameplay So I got stuck right into Sir Lovelot. And my god am I glad I did. This is such a fun game to play. W...

Hellpoint Review – A Demon Souls B-Movie

9Mar

By Gareth TruemanNo Comments

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Hellpoint Review – A Demon Souls B-Movie

Developed by Cradle Game and developed by Tiny Build. Hellpoint is an action role-playing game released on July 30th for the Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, Playstation 4, and PC. It's a game that has been labelled the next Demon Souls but is it really as good. So let us dive into this Hellpoint review and see if it comes even close to Demon Souls. Hellpoint - Is it as good as Demon Souls? Being a fan of the whole Demon Souls, Bloodborne way fighting I just had to play this. I seen some gameplay of Hellpoint and straight away thought that this was the game for me. As usual, if you enjoyed this review then why not check out my previous review here. Also, why not see what the rest of the Thumb Culture team are up to on our social media. Gameplay Going to say straight off the bat that Help...

Castle Kong Review – It’s on like Castle Kong!

5Mar

By JasonNo Comments

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Castle Kong Review – It’s on like Castle Kong!

Castle Kong by devs Drowning Monkeys, in a nutshell, is a homage to the legendary classic Donkey Kong and features 22 levels set across 4 stages of platform leaping action. Initially released on PC back in 2019 the game has just been launched for the Nintendo Switch and I have been lucky enough to obtain a copy. Castle Kong - You have no power here checkpoints! Come join me as I take a trip back in time to when games were unforgiving and skill was required in order to progress! While you are here check out my last review here! Gameplay Donkey Kong was originally released in 1981 by Nintendo and went on to be one of the most challenging games of its era. Enter 2021 and here we have a new game to test hardcore gamers across the world! Castle Kong has a simple story behind it. Y...

3Mar

By PaulNo Comments

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Wind Peaks Review Hide And Peak!

Developed and Published by Actoon Studio, Wind Peaks is a hidden object game releasing onto Switch on 3rd March 2021. It originally released on Steam in July 2020. The game loosely tells the story of a group of Scouts who find a treasure map and go in search of the hidden bounty. Wind Peaks Switch Review - Hide and Peak! We've not seen many hidden object games recently. Have you spotted any in the wild? What's your favourite? Let us know in the comments! Gameplay Across the 15 levels in Wind Peaks, you will be tasked with searching for and uncovering a list of items. This is done by navigating around the level from a top-down perspective, locating the items and clicking on them with your cursor. You can zoom in and out of the map to give yourself a better view or navigate quicker....

Super Mario World 3D – Bowser’s Fury – Review

23Feb

By Gareth TruemanNo Comments

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Super Mario World 3D – Bowser’s Fury – Review

Developed by Nintendo comes Super Mario World 3D and Bowser's Fury. Super Mario World 3D was first released on the Wii U in 2013 but it gets a revival of some sort for the Nintendo Switch. Along with it comes Bowser's Fury. It's a whole new adventure for Mario so let's get started with this Super Mario World 3D - Bowser's Fury review. Super Mario World 3D - Bowser's Fury Review - Good Old Mario's Back As I'm a huge Mario fan going into this game I realized I had never played it before. I guess it just went completely over my head but am I glad I did because it has all the fun and laughs you would expect from a Mario game. So let's start this and as always if you enjoyed this then check out my latest review here and you can also catch up on the rest of the Thumb Culture team on soci...