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Open Country Review
PlayStation Reviews

Open Country Review

Welcome to my PlayStation review of Open Country. Open Country is a survival adventure game brought to us by developers Fun Labs (Unturned, Stranded Deep) and publishers 505 Games (Death Stranding, Control). You play as an outdoorsman who is trying his best to learn and survive in the wilderness. This game is rated as mostly negative on Steam, at the time of writing. Open Country - Survive & Thrive So what will I think of Open Country? Usually, I am a fan of these types of games, so keep reading to find out more. As always, if you enjoy this review you can check out my previous one here where I played Necromunda: Hired Gun on the Xbox Series S. Gameplay We start off our adventure on the character creation screen. This is where we can choose various options for our character such as...
Monobot Review
PC Reviews

Monobot Review

A side-scrolling puzzle game with a sci-fi element. What's not to love? Monobot is a side-scrolling puzzle game developed by first-time developer DreamSmith Studio and published by Ukuza. It was released on June 18th, 2021 for Microsoft Windows. Someone who gets to know me well will notice one of my passions quickly, I'm a huge sci-fi fan. I've seen the movies, watched the shows and read some books. From HG Wells to Harlan Ellison, I've seen it all. Because of this, you think a sci-fi game is going to be right up my alley, and you are absolutely right. And it's also a puzzle game, how could this not get better. Monobot, this games needs the attention it deserves Haven't played any sci-fi games in awhile so I'm really looking forward to playing this. Lets get this review started shall ...
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart Review
PlayStation Reviews

Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart Review

Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart is a third-person platform shooter developed by Insomniac Games and published by Sony Interactive Entertainment. It is important to point out that, Rift Apart is not a sequel to the 2016 Ratchet & Clank title on PS4, which was more based around the movie. It is in fact a sequel to the 2013 PS3 title Ratchet & Clank: Into The Nexus. Insomniac Games have taken Ratchet & Clank to another dimension Rift Apart has arrived and has smashed its way through all dimensions to land on the Playstation 5. I am a huge fan of the Ratchet & Clank series so jumped at the chance to write a review for the latest installment. Unless you've been out battling Sandsharks or Robomuts by now you must have seen at least one screenshot of Rift Apart. So you may...
Wonder Boy: Asha In Monster World Review
PlayStation Reviews, Retrogaming Corner

Wonder Boy: Asha In Monster World Review

The story of Wonder Boy is one that has spanned five decades.  It started life in the arcades just at the latter end of the golden age of arcade video games. Between the years 1986 and 1988, Sega had published three Wonder Boy games which were ported to everything from the Commodore 64 and the ZX Spectrum, to the TurboGrafx-CD. It made the move to home consoles in 1989, starting on the Master System before moving on to the Mega Drive. It would be 22 years before we heard from the boy of wonder again. Fast forward to 2016 and the retro gaming scene is booming! At the turn of the century, gaming tech had advanced hugely, and consoles like the Super Nintendo were just 'uncool' with their primitive and antediluvian graphics. But now that has been turned upside down thanks in part to a huge ...
Elite Dangerous: Odyssey Review
PC Reviews

Elite Dangerous: Odyssey Review

Elite Dangerous has been around since December 2014, and the game has significantly evolved since its inception. Frontier Developments has recently introduced an exciting expansion to the game with Odyssey, out now for PlayStation, Xbox and PC. Available for £29.99 for the standard edition, £34.99 for the deluxe edition, which includes the Original Soundtrack, and £49.99 for the Commander Premium Edition. ELITE DANGEROUS: ODYSSEY, JUMP AROUND! The release of Elite Dangerous: Odyssey sparked my interest in the game all over again. I was keen to dive in and explore the vast system of different planets, ecosystems and Starports. If you have played this before or are currently playing this, let us know how you feel about this expansion and your experiences with this. Read on to find out how ...
Ninja Gaiden Master Collection Review
PlayStation Reviews

Ninja Gaiden Master Collection Review

Welcome to my review of Ninja Gaiden Master Collection. This has been brought to us by developers Team Ninja and publishers KOEI TECMO AMERICA Corporation. The game is available now on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, and PC via Steam. Ninja Gaiden Master Collection - More Of The Same. What is Ninja Gaiden Master Collection? It is a remastered trilogy of Ninja Gaiden games, Ninja Gaiden Σ (Sigma), Ninja Gaiden Σ2 (Sigma 2), and Ninja Gaiden 3: Razor's Edge. All three of these games originally came to the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 with Ninja Gaiden Σ being a port of Ninja Gaiden from the original Xbox. I had the chance to play this remastered collection on the PlayStation 5 via backward compatibility for the PS4 version of the game. What did I think? Continue reading to find out...
The King’s Bird Review
Xbox Reviews

The King’s Bird Review

From developers Serenity Forge (creators of Alto's Adventure and Alto's Odyssey) under the publication of Graffiti Games, we have The King's Bird. Available on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Microsoft Windows, and Mac. We've been playing the Xbox one variant for this review, specifically the One X. It's one of the new games with gold this month. So we encourage you to give this one a go if you have a subscription (Spoiler, it's really fun) The King's Bird - Momentum is key Let's get stuck into the review. Excited to share this one with you all. If you enjoy this review you can check out my previous review of Biomutant here. As always you can catch up with me, and the rest of the Thumb Culture team over on Twitter  Gameplay The King's Bird is a momentum-based platformer unlik...
Mass Effect Legendary Edition Review
PlayStation Reviews

Mass Effect Legendary Edition Review

It's been roughly three years to the day since I first properly played a Mass Effect game, and then Mass Effect Legendary Edition drops into my lap.  Yeah, I was very late to the party with this trilogy. I had tried it before, but action RPGs just weren't really my thing at the time. Fast forward to 2018 and I am a different gamer, a more developed and mature gamer. So when I played it back then, I could have kicked myself for not playing it before. Instead of playing the usual first-person shooters, I could have been playing this space epic! Mass Effect opened my eyes to how truly diverse the RPG genre can be. "Just another routine mission. Why do they always say that before a mission?" For a while, Bioware had been teasing something about Mass Effect all over social media. Fans were le...
Beautiful Desolation Review
PlayStation Reviews

Beautiful Desolation Review

Beautiful Desolation is a story-rich, 3rd person, sci-fi adventure. Developed by THE BROTHERHOOD and published on Switch and PS4 by Untold Tales. The game was also self-published by the developers on Steam in Feb 2020. It features point-and-click mechanics, branching conversations, choices, and lots of exploration. The gameplay has a relaxed, slow pace to it, that allows you to really soak into the atmosphere and story. Beautiful Desolation - I bless the game down in Africa When I think of games that focus a lot on the narrative rather than being packed full of action it's things like Telltale games and Life is Strange. What are some of your favourite story-heavy games? Let us know below in the comments! Also, if you do like games that focus a lot on telling a story, you can check out my...
Aluna: Sentinel of the Shards Review
Switch Reviews

Aluna: Sentinel of the Shards Review

Aluna: Sentinel of the Shards is a role-playing action-adventure game developed by N-Fusion Interactive, Digiart Interactive LLC and published by Digiart Interactive LLC. It was released on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC on May 26th. There have been interviews and behind the scenes footage all over the developer's channel. They've even announced a tie-in comic book. That is dedication to your game! "I will do all I can to make sure that when I'm done, all will know my name" I've been playing video games my whole life and I've never once played an action RPG. I've played the regular RPG's like Final Fantasy X and Chrono Trigger, but never an overhead action RPG. It just never seemed like my type of thing. But I was looking forward to giving one a shot. Aluna: Sentinel of...