Tag: Open World

This where you’ll uncover top open-world games in detailed reviews, offering expansive environments, limitless exploration, and immersive experiences. Ideal for players who love adventure, discovery, and shaping their own journey.

Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy – The Definitive Edition Review
PlayStation Reviews

Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy – The Definitive Edition Review

Welcome to my review of Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy – The Definitive Edition. That's a mouthful, isn't it! The return of the iconic trilogy is developed by Grove Street Games (GTA Chinatown Wars, Max Payne iOS, and Android) and published by Rockstar Games (L.A. Noire, Red Dead Redemption). We all know the story of these games. We play as someone who starts their story as a down and out, working our way up the chain of organised crime gangs. I was kindly given a PlayStation review key for the GTA remastered trilogy, and I played it on the PlayStation 5. Three Iconic Cities, Three Epic Stories. Plus Lots Of Bugs. So how does the return of three of my favourite games from my younger days play out? Continue reading to find out. Check out my previous review here where I played Airborne K...
Far Cry 6 Review
PlayStation Reviews

Far Cry 6 Review

By now you've seen the comments on social media. "If you've played one Far Cry game, you've played them all". "It's just the same game in a different location, sometimes with the same topography". "It's just Assassin's Creed but with a different skin". But do you know why Far Cry 6 is going to do so well? Because it is a winning formula. Much like Grand Theft Auto and The Elder Scrolls series, if it ain't broke, don't fix it. Far Cry 6 - "Rule #1 - A Good Guerrilla is a Hidden Guerrilla" Far Cry 6 is an ahem...far cry (I'm sorry) from its first game released in 2004 which was developed by Crytek who is more known for the Crysis series. Look out for the Crysis Trilogy Remastered review coming soon. The first game is the only one Ubisoft had nothing to do with. In total there have been six...
LEGO Marvel Super Heroes – Switch Review
LEGO, Switch Reviews

LEGO Marvel Super Heroes – Switch Review

Developed by Travellers Games and published by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment. LEGO Marvel Super Heroes was released on the Playstation 3, Playstation 4, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Wii U, and PC in 2013. A port of the game was later added to the Nintendo Switch in October 2021. So today we are going to be looking at the LEGO Marvel Super Heroes - Switch Review. LEGO Marvel Super Heroes - Studs Assemble Now, who can resist the opportunity to play a LEGO game? Let alone a LEGO game based in the Marvel Universe. It just makes sense. Even though this video game has been out for many years. Let us take a look at the Nintendo Switch port and see if we get addicted to collecting studs just like many LEGO games in the past. If you enjoyed this review then why not check out my latest one here...
New World Review
PC Reviews

New World Review

Here it is finally! We have New World by Amazon Games, After testing and betas, we can finally enjoy the MMO that everyone has been waiting for. Well, that's if you can get into a server, anyone else love waiting in queues? This IS the MMO you have been looking for! I personally haven't been sucked into the MMO world for a long time. The last time I actually spent a good amount of time on one is probably 10 years plus now. So I am extremely looking forward to seeing just how much I enjoy New World. Even Stu our Editor-In-Chief is on board and he usually doesn't get caught up in the MMO scene. "Having never really getting stuck into an MMO I was intrigued by what New World could offer. Needless to say, once I created my character and started exploring the world my fears subsided. The wor...
Chernobylite Review
Xbox Reviews

Chernobylite Review

Developed and published by The Farm 51. Chernobylite is a survival horror RPG. It was released on the Playstation 4, Playstation 5, Xbox One, Xbox One Series S/X, Nintendo Switch, and PC in 2019. This Chernobylite Xbox One Review is one for the scare lovers out there. Chernobylite - I'm Still Shaking Now There's something about an open-world video game done in a first-person mode that always gets my attention. Maybe it's from being a fan of the Fallout series. Chernobylite was just one of those games I wasn't going to pass up. Especially with it having a horror vibe as well. So stay alert because this Chernobylite Xbox One Review is going to be a doozy. As usual, if you enjoyed this review then you can check out my latest one here. You can also check out what the rest of the Thumb Cul...
AWAY: The Survival Series Review
PC Reviews

AWAY: The Survival Series Review

Play as a tiny sugar glider in your very own nature documentary. Developed by Breaking Walls and published by them and Game Seer Ventures. Away: The Survival Series launched onto Steam 28th September 2021. Is it a bird? Is it a plane? NO! It's a sugar glider! From gliding through a beautiful forest to foiling the plans of an evil megacorp, why not check out my latest review of I Expect You To Die 2 here. Gameplay When first starting the game you feel like you are a part of a nature documentary. You are surrounded by beautiful open worlds thriving with life. The intense journey of a tiny sugar glider against all the odds that mother nature can muster against you. The starting tutorial guides you well and sets you on your way. You cover basic movement and camera control before mov...
Encased Review
PC Reviews

Encased Review

Encased has officially broken out of Early Access as of September 7th, 2021. It can be found on Steam and Epic as well as GOG. The game is a single-player tactical sci-fi RPG that is set in an alternative timeline of the 1970's, after the Cold War. Encased began as a successful Kickstarter campaign in 2017 for developer Dark Crystal Games and is published by Prime Matter (Pathfinder: Kingmaker, Outward, Kingdom Come: Deliverance). Explore the Dome in Encased I wasn't entirely certain what to expect from Encased when I first took a look at it. I don't have a whole lot of experience with turn-based combat or tactical games such as XCOM or Gears Tactics. What I do love is games that make your choices matter and offer alternative endings and gameplay based on those choices. So I was pleasant...
Sniper Ghost Warrior Contracts 2 Review
PlayStation Reviews

Sniper Ghost Warrior Contracts 2 Review

Just hear me out for a second. So, Sniper Elite and Hitman meet in a bar and have a few drinks together. It's all getting a bit amorous as the drinks are flowing. Soldier of Fortune is sitting in the corner thinking "I'm having some of this". They all go home together after many, many drinks. Nine months later, they give birth to a baby game. And that game is Sniper Ghost Warrior Contracts 2. The Sniper Ghost Warrior series has had more misses than hits over the years, so it doesn't hurt to take a little inspiration from other stealth games. Especially when you have been lingering long in the shadow of a certain other sniper-based game that I have already mentioned. Sniper Ghost Warrior Contracts 2 - One Shot Too Many, Or Does It Hit The Mark? Polish developers CI Games has self-publishe...
Rustler Review
PlayStation Reviews

Rustler Review

Rustler is a game by developers Jutsu Games (911 Operator, 112 Operator) and publishers Modus (Cris Tales, Super Animal Royale) and Games Operators (Be-A Walker Battle for Eldorado, Natural Instincts). It has been out on the Steam Early Access programme since 18th February 2021. The game is now available on PC via Steam Early Access, PS4, PS5, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X|S. In Rustler we play as Guy, who is just trying to make a living on a day-to-day basis in this GTA 2 inspired top-down medieval open-world adventure game. Rustler - Grand Theft Python I played Rustler on the PlayStation 5. Will it get me into the merry mood of medieval GTA? Or will it leave me wishing I was on the dead body cart? Continue reading to find out. Check out my previous review here where I pl...
New World Preview
PC Reviews, Previews & Early Access

New World Preview

New World is an upcoming MMORPG currently in development by Amazon Game Studios and Double Helix Games, Powered by the Amazon Lumberyard engine. After an alpha test all the way back in October 2018, New World is finally open for beta testing. Join me as I delve into the game to see what awaits us at the final release of August 31st. Fans of New World will no doubt be aware of the controversy surrounding the title! Back in the alpha test many players were confused by the game's lack of PVE content and left questioning whether the game would be worth picking up on the final release. Since then, the developers have worked hard to introduce PvE content, as well as reduce the consequences for PVP deaths. How did you find the balance of PVE and PVP during the beta? Is there anything else you h...