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Psycho Wolf Review – Psycho Killer Qu’est-ce que c’est?

24Dec

By KevinNo Comments

Psycho Wolf Review – Psycho Killer Qu’est-ce que c’est?

Hydragon bring us a game that has 2020 written all over it, the aptly named Psycho Wolf. This is a game about revenge, bloody violent revenge, bloody violent merciless revenge. Kill or be killed. That is the way of the Psycho Wolf. So it's time for me to dress up in my wolf's clothing and exact some bloody violent and merciless revenge on some simple animal folk in the forest or woodland, maybe houses, possibly mountains. I do love a surprise. Gameplay Psycho Wolf starts with a little backstory about how I came to be psychotic. It seems that I play a rather unsavoury character who is obsessed with greed, then revenge, I suppose there is a subtle clue in the title though. Once escaping from being imprisoned for fraud I single mindedly set out to kill, kill, kill. I started on lev...

Phoenix Point Year One Edition Review – XCOM’s Got Competition.

22Dec

By Gareth TruemanNo Comments

PC Reviews

Phoenix Point Year One Edition Review – XCOM’s Got Competition.

From developers Snapshot Games is Phoenix Point. A strategy and turn-based system game that pits you with the task of saving the planet from an alien race that intends on wiping out all life on earth. So let's dive into this Phoenix Point review. Phoenix Point Year One Edition Review - It's An Alien Eat Alien World If you go into Phoenix Point thinking that it's an XCOM clone then you may be right but it does so many things that XCOM lacks. After all, it is designed by Julian Gollop who created the original XCOM way back in 1994. If you enjoy this review then why not check out my latest post here and the rest of the Thumb Culture on Social Media. Gameplay Some say its a spiritual successor to the original XCOM and some say it's just a complete clone that offers nothing new but whil...

Age of Empires 3 Definitive Edition – A Strategy Game for the Ages

18Dec

By Sam HaydonNo Comments

PC Reviews

Age of Empires 3 Definitive Edition – A Strategy Game for the Ages

As a fan of all genres of gaming. I enjoyed playing the much-loved Classic RTS series that defined Strategy games of today over the last 2 Decades. In this review, I'm going to be looking at Age of Empires 3 Definitive Edition. Exploring this total rework of the strategy classic. Let us know your thoughts on this game in the comments if you've had the chance to play it. Age of Empires 3 Definitive Edition - A Strategy Game for the Ages Age of Empires 3 Definitive Edition's gameplay is fluid and easy to understand with each type of unit combined and allowing you to change formations and stances with each type. Ragdoll physics from explosions are present, making death and destruction look amazing to watch as it unfolds. With the addition of the Home City feature, you can level up your h...

11Dec

By Martin HoskingNo Comments

Previews & Early Access

Hammerting PC Preview – It’s Hammertime

Hammerting is a vertical dwarven mining colony sim with RPG elements for PC. Manage a Dwarven mining colony in the unexplored mountains of Mara. As war rages in the Overworld, you will need to craft, explore and fight as you provide your allies with the finest weapons and gear to assist in the war against evil. Dwarves being Dwarves, build, hack and eat in Hammerting! Hammerting is available now on Steam Early Access for £19.99, currently rated mostly positive with 275 reviews. Hammerting is brought to us by developers Warpzone Studios and publishers Team17 Digital. Gameplay You start in a 'living' cave, this cave is soon to be the dwellings of your 3 starter Dwarves, there are many tutorials in Hammerting to show you the ropes, all worded very well and clearly demonstrate what you nee...

Bridge Constructor: The Walking Dead Review – The Crossover We Never Knew We Needed.

10Dec

By Gareth TruemanNo Comments

Xbox Reviews

Bridge Constructor: The Walking Dead Review – The Crossover We Never Knew We Needed.

Bridge Constructor: The Walking Dead is a physics-based strategy game developed by Clockstone and published by Headup Games. It's the third game in the instalment after the success of Bridge Constructor: Portal only this time it brings hoards of Walkers into the mix. It's your task to lead a group of survivors to a new safe haven with the help of some familiar characters from the world of The Walking Dead against not only Walkers but hostile human communities. Use the environment to your advantage by moving objects, explosives and baiting your opponents to deadly traps all while enjoying the ragdoll animations as they succumb to the forces of gravity. Bridge Constructor: The Walking Dead released on the Xbox Series X. Xbox One. Playstation 4. Playstation 5. PC. Nintendo Switch. Google P...

24Nov

By Martin HoskingNo Comments

PlayStation Reviews

Faeria Review – Fight For Victory!

"With its unique living board, Faeria will challenge you with truly strategic card battles. Craft your deck, shape the battlefield, and fight for victory!" A strategy game like no other. Build exciting decks and shape the battlefield as you fight epic battles. Raise mountains, build forests, fill lakes, or harness the sands of the deserts. You choose your own path to victory. It's time to fight for victory in Faeria! Faeria is developed by Abrakam and published by Versus Evil, Faeria can be purchased now on Steam - from £15.99, Xbox One (Series S/X Compatible) - from £16.74, Switch - from £19.99 and PlayStation 4 (Playable on PS5) - from £15.99. Let's get stuck into the Faeria PS4 review. Gameplay As with most games, you start with a tutorial that explains how to play Faeria. To b...

Solasta: Crown of the Magister – A Roll Of The Dice

11Nov

By MikeNo Comments

PC Reviews, Previews & Early Access

Solasta: Crown of the Magister – A Roll Of The Dice

Developed and published by Tactical Adventures, Solasta: Crown of the Magister is a third-person turned-based fantasy RPG. Like the Divinity:Original Sin series it uses an isometric viewpoint with the adventuring party. Solasta is their first game and made possible by a successful Kickstarter campaign. 1000 years after the Cataclysm, you become part of a group tasked with keeping the uneasy peace. Using Dungeons & Dragons 5th edition you create your party to make the game your own from skills and abilities to character personalities. Still in early access so with more to come from Tactical Adventures. "Roll for initiative, take attacks of opportunity, manage player location and the verticality of the battlefield in this Turn-Based Tactical RPG. In Solasta, you make the choices, dice...

11Nov

By Jay ArmstrongNo Comments

Uncategorised

Pikmin 3 Deluxe – A Very Juicy Upgrade

Pikmin 3 has returned from its WiiU limbo. Now I loved the WiiU; I am definitely a WiiU apologist and a big fan of Nintendo in general. Let's be honest though, the console flopped and as a result, the games went largely unseen by a lot of gamers. Seeing all of these games make a welcome return to the Switch is brilliant and Pikmin 3 Deluxe highlights this. Hopefully, Nintendo continues this trend with the likes of Windwaker and Twilight Princess. Pikmin first debuted on GameCube and whilst I did dabble in it, I never really played much of it. In fact, hearing the phrase "real-time strategy on console" is enough to make most gamers cower in fear. The series, however, has a huge following and there is even a much-anticipated Pikmin 4 in the works. Gameplay As I say, Pikmin 3 Deluxe ...

Partisans 1941 – Escape To The Motherland

27Oct

By JasonNo Comments

PC Reviews

Partisans 1941 – Escape To The Motherland

Partisans by devs Alter Games and published by Daedalic Entertainment is a real-time tactical stealth game set on the eastern front of WW2. Playing your part in the war effort as a Russian army commander stuck behind enemy lines, it is down to you to rally the locals in order to form a group of Partisans, the dictionary definition being "a member of an armed group formed to fight secretly against an occupying force, in particular one operating in German-occupied Yugoslavia, Italy, and parts of Eastern Europe in the Second World War." Can you make it out alive? Gameplay Partisans is certainly an interesting game to play and one that really made me think at every stage in the game as death is very easily come by. Partisans come across as a mixture of Commandos and Xcom in that you ha...

Transformers: Battlegrounds – Not Much More Than Meets The Eye…

23Oct

By Jay ArmstrongNo Comments

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Transformers: Battlegrounds – Not Much More Than Meets The Eye…

The Transformers are back! After a turbulent modern-history, the Transformers have returned to the video game world with Transformers: Battlegrounds. Creating a new Transformers video game franchise is tricky; Activision nailed the franchise with the incredible War for Cybertron and the follow-up Fall of Cybertron. We don't talk about part 3. After they butchered that franchise by tying it into the incredibly polarising movie franchise they did give the Generation 1 Transformers a go in the 2015 game Transformers: Devastation. Historically this licence is a tricky one to get right in video game form, but there has been success over the years. This is now the first major Transformers game since Activision lost the licence. What Coatsink has done with Transformers: Battlegrounds is ta...