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Final Fantasy XIII – A Retrospective Review – Lightning Strikes!

11Mar

By BrianNo Comments

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 ...

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...

Cardaclysm: Shards Of The Four Review – Cards At The Ready!

25Feb

By Martin Hosking2 Comments

PC Reviews

Cardaclysm: Shards Of The Four Review – Cards At The Ready!

Cardaclysm: Shards of the Four is an RPG card collecting action game. The game has procedurally generated realms mixed with action RPG gameplay. Cardaclysm: Shards of the Four is brought to us by developers Elder Games (Everreach: Project Eden) and publishers Headup Games (Bridge Constructor series, Frostpunk). Cardaclysm: Shards of the Four - A Great Game of Cards! In Cardaclysm: Shards of the Four you will face off with the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse whilst collecting and powering up cards to fend off many foes. Read on to find out what I thought of Cardaclysm. Will it be a game of cards or a simple stack and attack card game? If you enjoy this read, you can also read my previous review here. Gameplay Ok, so, first off. This game can be hard. So be prepared to die. Make sure y...

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...

Atelier Ryza 2: Lost Legends & The Secret Fairy Review – Alchemy’s Finest

11Feb

By BrianNo Comments

PlayStation Reviews

Atelier Ryza 2: Lost Legends & The Secret Fairy Review – Alchemy’s Finest

Atelier Ryza 2: Lost Legends & The Secret Fairy is the follow up to 2019's Atelier Ryza: Ever Darkness & The Secret Hideout. As usual, Gust is handling development while publishing goes to Koei Tecmo. You could be forgiven for having never heard of the Atelier series before as they never reached western shores until 2005. Additionally, they were only released on PlayStation systems until 2015, adding PC and then Nintendo Switch to their publishing portfolio. Atelier Ryza 2: Lost Legends & The Secret Fairy Is An Alchemist's Dream Reisalin Stout, a.k.a. Ryza is back! Atelier Ryza 2: Lost Legends & The Secret Fairy was released on January 25th, 2021 for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, and PC, and on January 29th for Nintendo Switch. Atelier Ryza 2 is the 22nd main game in...

Werewolf: The Apocalypse EarthBlood Review – Rage is Power

10Feb

By Sam HaydonNo Comments

Xbox Reviews

Werewolf: The Apocalypse EarthBlood Review – Rage is Power

Werewolf: The Apocalypse is an Action-RPG set in the world of werewolves and humans. You play as a former protector of Gaia (Kahal) and Werewolf, on a journey to save Gaia (Mother Earth) from the devastation of humans. Werewolf: The Apocalypse is developed by Cyanide Studio and published by Nacon, best known for such titles as Warhammer - Chaosbane and Sherlock Holmes the devils daughter. Your Worst Enemy is Yourself in Werewolf: The Apocalypse Werewolf: The Apocalypse is adapted from the classic RPG tabletop game of the same name, with several novels and card games. Having only glanced at the title and watched the trailer I was already excited to play this game bringing werewolves into play. Gameplay Werewolf: The Apocalypse is a story driven narrative, building on the dark world of e...

Nioh 2: The Complete Edition Review – Nioh… Far… Wherever You Are

8Feb

By CraigNo Comments

PC Reviews

Nioh 2: The Complete Edition Review – Nioh… Far… Wherever You Are

Nioh 2: The Complete Edition is the sequel to the already pretty incredible Nioh, released in 2017. Developed by Team Ninja, Nioh 2 takes the base the first game had already lain down and builds onto it, by adding extra mechanics to an already complex game. Originally released on the Playstation 4, this review is going to be about the PC complete edition. Nioh 2: The Complete Edition - A devilishly good time. As the first Nioh was one of my top games of 2017, I couldn't wait to get my hands on it and see what new tasty bits they've added. At the time of writing, Nioh 2: The Complete Edition is available for purchase on Steam, and includes 3 DLC packs, absolutely stuffing the game with content to get through. Let's get down to the guts of it, shall we? Gameplay Nioh 2: CE is a third-per...

2Feb

By Martin HoskingNo Comments

PC Reviews, Previews & Early Access

Valheim Preview – Build Your Saga

Valheim is a multiplayer exploration and survival game which is set in a procedurally-generated world inspired by Viking culture. Build, battle and conquer your way to a saga that is worthy of Odin's patronage. Valheim - Can You Build Your Saga? Valheim is brought to use by developers Iron Gate Studio and publishers Coffee Stain Publishing (Goat Sim, Deep Rock Galactic). Check out what I think of Valheim below. Gameplay Now you've spawned into the world, Hugin greets you. Hugin is a raven who is effectively your guide to the game. When there's something new to learn, Hugin will pop up informing you he has stuff for you to learn, or, a new objective for you. Soon, you'll discover you can level up your skills quite easily. For example, by simply running about 10 metres and I level...

Leisure Suit Larry: Wet Dreams Dry Twice Review – Ooh La La

15Jan

By JasonNo Comments

PC Reviews

Leisure Suit Larry: Wet Dreams Dry Twice Review – Ooh La La

Well, it's been a long time since I have played a point and click game quite like this one! Having felt like the naughtiest kid in the world when I was 9 years old having discovered the grainy Leisure Suit Larry in the Land of the Lounge Lizards on my uncle's pc, it appears that quite a lot has changed since then! Leisure Suit Larry: Wet Dreams Dry Twice - Filth and fun rolled into one! Other than the obvious smut that I was probably oblivious to back in the day, I had a lot of fun playing this latest release which contains laughs, phallic symbols and smutty toys wherever you look! If you have played it, let us know in the comments below! Gameplay Ready to dive into this soft porn point and click adventure? Hold my hand, we're about to go in! Leisure Suit Larry: Wet Dreams Dry...

Dragon Quest XI S: Echoes Of The Elusive Age Review – It Doesn’t Get Any Better

7Jan

By Gareth TruemanNo Comments

Xbox Reviews

Dragon Quest XI S: Echoes Of The Elusive Age Review – It Doesn’t Get Any Better

Published and developed by Square Enix comes another entry in the Dragon Quest franchise. While it was released in Japan for the PC and the PS4 in 2017 it wasn't until over a year later did the rest of the world get a release on the PS4, Xbox One and Nintendo Switch. So let's jump into the JRPG juggernaut that is this Dragon Quest XI review. Dragon Quest XI S Echoes Of The Elusive Age - A True Testament To The JRPG Genre Going into this game it was my first experience in the Dragon Quest franchise and coming from someone who is a huge JRPG fan and an RPG fan, in general, I felt ashamed but all my worries went away as soon as the game started so join me as I go through this absolute masterpiece and if you enjoy this then check out my latest post here or check out what the rest of Thumb Cu...