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Pascal’s Wager: Definitive Edition – Hello Dark Souls Fans!

22Mar

By Alfie B-SmithNo Comments

Pascal’s Wager: Definitive Edition – Hello Dark Souls Fans!

Pascal's Wager is a single-player action RPG that was first released on mobile that saw rapid growth with over 1 million downloads. Pascal's Wager is released on iOS, Android and most recently, PC. The game is developed by Chinese game studios, TipsWorks & Giant Network, both of which are new to the international market in releasing PC games. PASCAL'S WAGER - IS THIS JUST ANOTHER SOULS LIKE GAME? When seeing Pascal's Wager for the first time, I was lured by how cool the characters looked, the overall dark, mythical setting the game is set in, and just the spookiness of how this game looked. Join me as we take a look at this game for the first time on PC, and let me know in the comments, your thoughts and if you are excited to play this on PC! Gameplay I will be upfront here; ha...

Demon’s Souls Review – Your Souls Are Mine

16Mar

By Jay Armstrong1 Comment

PlayStation Reviews

Demon’s Souls Review – Your Souls Are Mine

Bluepoint Games are back with their signature style of remaking a game. They tread a fine line between making a game look incredible, whilst retaining the original layout, controls, and features. Demon's Souls is the latest showcase of their talents. Whilst some would like to see them tackle their own original title, I feel like the skill involved in how they remake games could be aimed at even more classic titles. Demon's Souls of course is the game that dawned the Souls-like. True, it was Dark Souls that really blew up and ushered in a whole new genre. When you play Demon's Souls however you start to see all the seeds being planted in design and how it evolved to become Dark Souls, Bloodborne, and Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice. Demon's Souls - A Revisit Of Hidetaka Miyazaki's Influential...

Final Fantasy XIII – A Retrospective Review – Lightning Strikes!

11Mar

By BrianNo Comments

Retrogaming Corner

Final Fantasy XIII – A Retrospective Review – Lightning Strikes!

As we are on the verge of Square Enix's 16th instalment to their flagship series Final Fantasy, we thought we would take a look at one of the games that divided the fanbase, Final Fantasy XIII. Both developed and published by Square Enix, Final Fantasy XIII is an RPG that released in March 2010 for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. It wasn't until 2014 that it saw a release on PC. It is also available on the Xbox Series X via backward compatibility which will run at a higher resolution. For this review, I am playing the PlayStation 3 version. Final Fantasy XIII - Do You Have The Courage To Face Your Destiny? Final Fantasy XIII received positive reviews upon release, but some fans had criticised the linearity of the game up until a certain point. Square Enix has gone on record to say that ...

Hellpoint Review – A Demon Souls B-Movie

9Mar

By Gareth TruemanNo Comments

Switch Reviews

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...

Under the Jolly Roger Review – It’s A Pirate’s Life For Me

9Mar

By MikeNo Comments

Xbox Reviews

Under the Jolly Roger Review – It’s A Pirate’s Life For Me

Under the Jolly Roger is an open-world action-adventure/RPG where you are a pirate captain making your way in the world. Published by HeroCraft and published by Lion's Shade. Set in a world much like Pirates of the Caribbean you do what you need to survive and thrive. Freedom to sail isn't easy, however, with cut-throat pirates and the royal navy with their own agenda and purpose. Previously released on PS4 which also makes it playable on PS5 & also on Nintendo Switch, Under the Jolly Roger is now available on Xbox One and Xbox series S/X. A previous incarnation can also be found on Steam under the name Tempest released in 2016. Under The Jolly Roger - Get ready to sail the seven seas Who among us didn't want to be a pirate at some point? I am very excited to play Under the Jo...

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

5Mar

By JasonNo Comments

Switch Reviews

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...

Beyond Mankind: The Awakening Preview – How Will You Survive?

5Mar

By Sam HaydonNo Comments

Previews & Early Access

Beyond Mankind: The Awakening Preview – How Will You Survive?

Beyond Mankind: The Awakening is an Action RPG, set on a post-apocalyptic Earth and is developed and published by Brytenwalda. You are tasked with reclaiming Earth and taking it back for the humans of both the Mars and the Moon colonies. Can you create your perfect human by using DNA, memories and other biological enhancements? Create the perfect human in Beyond Mankind: The Awakening Being a complex game about mankind's future I was looking forward to creating my own genetic pool. As well as the survival aspects of taking care of temperature levels, hunger and thirst that was hopefully going to make for a challenging experience. Gameplay Starting up Beyond Mankind I was struggling with it lagging throughout and frames dropping to 30-45fps at best. You are given a 10-15 min tutoria...

Curse of the Dead Gods Review – Just One More Run?

23Feb

By PaulNo Comments

PlayStation Reviews

Curse of the Dead Gods Review – Just One More Run?

After spending almost a year in Early Access on Steam, Curse of the Dead Gods 1.0 is finally here. Feb 23rd 2021 sees the game receive a full release across multiple platforms. Developed by PassTech Games and published by Focus Home Interactive. Caradog McCallister has entered a temple cursed by the God of Death, Xbeltz'aloc. Trapped in an endless loop of death and reincarnation, can you reach Xbeltz'aloc and destroy him to end the cycle? Curse of the Dead Gods - Bring on the corruption This made my top 10 most anticipated Indie Games of 2021 and for good reason. Did you check this out in Early Access? Let us know what you think of the game in the comments. Gameplay Enter the cursed temple and attempt to fight your way through, avoiding enemies and corruption as you search for gold...

Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2 Postponed Again

23Feb

By BrianNo Comments

News & Updates

Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2 Postponed Again

Following a statement released on Twitter today, publishers Paradox Interactive have made the decision to change developers. They assure us that Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2 is still in development but is no longer being developed by Hardsuit Labs. With no end date specified, as a result, they have stopped accepting pre-orders. Paradox went on to say "We have also decided that Hardsuit Labs will no longer be leading the development of Bloodlines 2, and we have started a collaboration with a new studio partner to finish work on the game. This has been a difficult decision, but we are convinced that it is the right way forward to do the game justice." As yet, we do not know who the new developer will be. They did thank the former developers for all their hard work in layin...

Dry Drowning Review – Dive Into This Neo-Noir Thriller

22Feb

By Mike1 Comment

Switch Reviews

Dry Drowning Review – Dive Into This Neo-Noir Thriller

Dry Drowning is a noir psychological thriller video game delivered as an interactive visual novel. I was glad the drowning is metaphorical, alluding to surviving in this dystopian metropolis. This the debut title for developers Studio V in partnership with publishers VLG & Badland Publishing. Dry Drowning puts you into the (gum) shoes of Mordred Foley, a disgraced police officer turned private detective. A case turned sour and left Hera as his only remaining friend and support. The city of Nova Polemos I found is in a dystopian future which has devolved following an extreme political party being elected. Said party seeking to remove "unwanted" people including Mordred's partner Hera. It is set in the year 2066 so is a not-so-distant version of a possible future. The political...