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Spirit Of The North Enhanced Edition Review – Who Let The Fox Out?

11Dec

By PaulNo Comments

Spirit Of The North Enhanced Edition Review – Who Let The Fox Out?

Spirit of the North Enhanced Edition on PS5 was developed by indie team Infuse Studio and published by Merge Games in November 2020. It was previously released on PS4 in February 2019 and later on Switch and Steam in May 2020. This Enhanced Edition boasts 4k 60fps gameplay and updated textures, lighting and objects. There are also 3 new skins, 2 of those are exclusive to PS5. Spirit of the North was created by Taylor Christensen and Jacob Sutton who both specialise in art rather than programming. They’ve done a tremendous job at using this as a strength, rather than a weakness; leaning into visual design being a core element of the game. Spirit of the North Enhanced Edition PS5 Review - Who Let The Fox Out? This is a game almost devoid of hand-holding and relies on the player to pay a...

Astro’s Playroom Review – A Celebration Of Sony’s Legacy

30Nov

By Jay ArmstrongNo Comments

PlayStation Reviews

Astro’s Playroom Review – A Celebration Of Sony’s Legacy

Sony's latest mascot is a little robot called Astro. Astro debuted in a strong, PlayStation VR game called Astro Bot Rescue Mission. This was a critical and commercial success right out of the door, offering a charming 3D platformer with a VR twist. Despite being a full game, it was arguably the flagship tech demo for the VR unit itself for a long time. Well SIE Japan Studio is back, and their Asobi Team has put Astro right back in the spotlight. A self-proclaimed tech demo designed to show off the features of the new DualSense controller. This actually undersells Astro's Playroom, which in realistic terms is a competent platformer with a slew of Easter eggs to keep any Sony fan smiling. Check out what we made of it in this Astro's Playroom review. Astro's Playroom Review: A Tech Demo Wi...

Remothered: Broken Porcelain Review – Fragile, But Not Completely Broken

30Nov

By BrianNo Comments

PlayStation Reviews

Remothered: Broken Porcelain Review – Fragile, But Not Completely Broken

Remothered: Broken Porcelain is the follow up to the award-winning Remothered: Tormented Fathers which released in 2018. The original game gained praise for its atmosphere and storytelling, yet was criticised by the LGBT community for a late story twist. Once again developed by Stormind Games, but publishing is handed over to Modus Games. Remothered: Broken Porcelain was released on October 13th, 2020 on PS4, Xbox One, PC, and Switch. No time to hide, let's see what lies in our Remothered: Broken Porcelain PS4 Review. Find Out What Lies Beneath In Our Remothered: Broken Porcelain Review With my fondness for horror games and my general lack of fear, I was excited to get my teeth into the Remothered series. Let's see what I thought and let us know what you think in the comments below....

Lair Of The Clockwork God Review – Point And Quip

20Nov

By PaulNo Comments

PlayStation Reviews

Lair Of The Clockwork God Review – Point And Quip

Lair of the Clockwork God is brought to you by BAFTA-winning indie developer Size Five Games. Initially released on Steam in February 2020 and now available on PS4. It offers a never before seen mix of mechanics. On one hand, it's a point and click puzzle adventure in the vein of LucasArts classics such as Grim Fandango and Day of the Tentacle. On the other hand, it's an indie darling platformer complete with double jumping and Naruto running. The blend of gameplay approaches itself creates new ways to pose, and solve puzzles. You'll play as both Dan and Ben and will find yourself switching between the 2 frequently in order to utilise their skill sets. You'll have a blast as Dan and Ben muddle through old school adventure puzzles and platforming sections. Together you'll need to tea...

20Nov

By Jay ArmstrongNo Comments

Xbox Reviews

The Falconeer Review – Sky Of Thieves…

The Falconeer is the debut title from Tomas Sala, an independent Dutch developer. Published by Wired Productions and launching for the Xbox Series X. The Falconeer is an open-world, flight game. You wouldn't be remiss to note the style is of course similar to Xbox's own Sea of Thieves, only instead of a boat you have a mighty falcon! This is one of the few games landing on the Xbox Series X that isn't on Game Pass. Fortunately though it's unique enough to not have been buried and also lands at a respectable £24.99 RRP. Currently it is exclusive to Microsoft and at this stage it's not clear whether or not there are plans for a PlayStation or Switch launch in the future. The Falconeer - The next generation takes flight... Admittedly The Falconeer was not on my radar until quite clos...

The Dark Pictures Anthology: Little Hope Review – Don’t Abandon Hope Just Yet

13Nov

By BrianNo Comments

PlayStation Reviews

The Dark Pictures Anthology: Little Hope Review – Don’t Abandon Hope Just Yet

The Dark Pictures Anthology: Little Hope (we will just call it Little Hope for the sake of this review) is the second game of eight planned games in the series. Developed by Supermassive Games and published by Bandai Namco Entertainment, Little Hope follows the averagely reviewed Man of Medan released in 2019, yet they are seemingly unrelated to each other in terms of narrative. Little Hope released on 30th October 2020 for Playstation 4, Xbox One, and PC. You have Little Hope on who can you trust, and who will you save? Supermassive Games have been synonymous with the interactive horror-drama type game in the last 5 years seeing success with titles like Until Dawn and Man of Medan. Little Hope seems to have taken a different path of the supernatural than it did in its predecessor. W...

Black Desert – Are Console MMORPGs Worth It?

12Nov

By Gareth TruemanNo Comments

Xbox Reviews

Black Desert – Are Console MMORPGs Worth It?

Black Desert is a massively multiplayer online role-playing game developed by Korean developer Pearl Abyss that was ported to PlayStation and Xbox in 2019. Originally on the PC it got a huge following with over 10 million registered users. Its huge open world and a new take on manual aiming in combat was a big appeal to gamers. Development had started back in 2018 on a prequel called Crimson Desert but it was later scrapped in favour of it being a stand-alone IP with its own storyline and new characters. Gameplay While Black Desert is gorgeous to look at and the gameplay is swift, smooth and addictive. The rest is a complete let down. One thing that this game does better than anyone else is the customization of your character. It is so in-depth it is unreal. So many hairstyles to ...

Baldur’s Gate 3 – Back from the Underdark

7Nov

By CraigNo Comments

PC Reviews, Previews & Early Access

Baldur’s Gate 3 – Back from the Underdark

Baldur's Gate 3 is the latest entry in the storied Baldur's Gate franchise from Forgotten Realms. Developed and published by Larian Studios, Baldur's Gate 3 has big potential to be the next great RPG on PC. I received a key to take a deep dive into the early access release of the game, So without too much blithering, I'm just going to jump right in. Given that this is a look at the in-progress development of the game, there won't be a score at the end, just my honest opinions. Let's get down to brass tacks, shall we? Gameplay Baldur's Gate 3 is the latest turn-based tactical RPG from Larian Studios, the developers behind the brilliant Divinity: Original Sin games. Based on the 5e Dungeons and Dragons ruleset, Baldur's Gate 3 really captures the spirit of the tabletop dice rolling RPG an...

28Aug

By JasonNo Comments

PC Reviews

Windbound – Brave The Storm

Windbound, by Devs 5 Lives Studios and published by Deepsilver (Conan Exiles, Metro Series, Dead Island), is a single-player survival RPG where you awaken on a strange island having survived a horrendous fierce storm that saw your boat sunk and your tribe vanish. With an intriguing mystery lying in front of you, let's get adventuring! Gameplay In Windbound you play as Kara, a strong and determined female warrior who must now use her crafting and hunting skills in order to survive and journey onwards from island to island, slowly unravelling the secrets that lie before her. There are a couple of ways to play Windbound. Firstly there is Survivalist whereby if you die you only keep the items you have in your 'held' inventory, return to chapter 1 and face a standard combat difficult...

14Aug

By BrianNo Comments

PlayStation Reviews

Cuphead – Don’t Deal with the Devil

Cuphead is the first and only game developed and published by the Canadian indie developers StudioMDHR. Founders and brothers Chad and Jared Moldenhauer tried to make a game like Cuphead in 2000 but lacked the tools to do so. Following the success of indie game Super Meat Boy in 2010, the brothers decided to give it another go and so development on Cuphead had begun. It was first announced in 2014 and gained instant fandom and admiration for its difficulty and art style. Cuphead was released 3 years later on Xbox One and PC. It later appeared on Switch, and now it's on PS4, despite StudioMDHR saying "there will be no PS4 version". Cuphead is certainly a novel looking game, does it feel as old as its 1930s aesthetic? Gameplay The story, in a nutshell, is that two happy little cu...