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Saints Row IV Re-Elected Review – The Resurrection of a Saint?

12May

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Saints Row IV Re-Elected Review – The Resurrection of a Saint?

The Saints Row series of games have a relatively illustrious history, first launching in 2008 as a respectable take on Grand Theft Auto, before spawning a number of sequels which got progressively more wacky. Unfortunately, my mum wouldn't let me play violent games back in those days (I only got to play Bomberman when I moved out of the family home at 25), so I never got to experience the franchise on release. As such, when the chance came up to review Saints Row IV Re-Elected on the Switch, I jumped at it. I'm actually the perfect person to review this game, I reckon, as I've no previous experience of Saints Row games, and suspect this may be the same position that a lot of gamers who are considering Saints Row IV Re-Elected's purchase on the Switch may hold as well. You can, therefore,...

Mechanic Miner Review – Steam Powered Marvelous Machines

14Nov

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PC Reviews

Mechanic Miner Review – Steam Powered Marvelous Machines

Introduction Developed and Published by Hello John, Mechanic Miner is a physics-based sandbox construction game where you build mechanical steam-powered machines to survive the strange and treacherous planet you landed on. It's currently in early access on steam and there's no date for a full release as of yet. So let's use some of these gears and get my steampunk contraptions working! Gameplay Mechanic Miner lets you construct any type of machine which spans from a simple water-powered box to an armoured tank, to a submarine or something that you just decided to come up with one day. Its a fairly open sandbox of tools which you can create some wacky designs. There are 3 games mode; Story, Survival and Creative. Story This is a MUST before you start any other modes in M...

Playerunknown’s Battlegrounds Review – Insert Witty Title To Get Views

14Dec

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Xbox Reviews

Playerunknown’s Battlegrounds Review – Insert Witty Title To Get Views

So, here we finally are! PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds is - without question - the biggest game in the world right now, so Microsoft's current console exclusivity for the title is obviously a big deal. Equally without question is that the PC game is notorious for its work-in-progress visuals and wobbly performance. With that in mind, some might say that it's somewhat miraculous that any playable version of PUBG is possible on a console right now. From another perspective though, what's clear is that the current build of the game is a long way short of the standards expected from a polished console release. Since Bluehole announced that PUBG would be coming to Xbox One, I was very excited. I have access to a really good gaming PC and have played PUBG on there to which I thoroughly enjoye...

12Sep

By TC Staff WriterNo Comments

Xbox Reviews

Superhero Carnage in Agents of Mayhem

The latest Saints Row takes you through a futuristi...no wait, that can’t be right. Oh, of course, it’s an easy mistake to make. The latest release from Volition sees futuristic superhero title, Agents of Mayhem coming to PC and consoles with a very strong Saints Row feel. The following piece is from my time with the Xbox One version of the game. Agents of Mayhem is set in the city of Seoul, which is set within the same universe as Saints Row, and holds the signature purple hue style Volition are famous for. You take control of three MAYHEM agents, part of an organisation of superheroes with the task to complete linear missions to overthrow the super villain organisation known as LEGION who, rather unsurprisingly want to take over the world. The game takes place after the events of t...