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Serious Sam is a franchise that’s been around for longer than you might think. I had the opportunity to review the latest entry in the series not too long ago, and suffice it to say – I came away loving it! Now the entire collection has been released and updated...
“Where fault can be found, the good is ignored.” – that’s a real Viking phrase, and it just so happens to reflect the repute of this game. Assassin’s Creed Valhalla is the twelfth instalment of the blockbuster franchise and the third of the series with an RPG focus. After a...
Dirt 5
DIRT 5 is the latest by legendary UK developers Codemasters and is technically the eighth game to carry the ‘DIRT’ title. I hadn’t played any of the previous mainline games but I DID give DIRT Rally 2.0 a crack a while back and absolutely loved it. It had awesome graphics...
Kingdom Hearts: Melody of Memory is a musical romp set across the Disney-inspired universe of the Kingdom Hearts franchise. It’s a rhythm action game, reminiscent of titles like Guitar Hero or Beat Saber. Gameplay involves smacking monsters and dodging obstacles to the beat of the music. It serves as a...
New genres in video games are rare, but in 2009, Demon’s Souls on PlayStation 3 managed to make that happen, bringing a new style of hardcore action RPG that presented a captivating challenge, where skill is paramount and learning from your mistakes is absolutely essential. We’d seen difficult games before,...
The knitted hero known as Sackboy originally debuted in LittleBigPlanet back in 2008, and has returned in its various sequels and spin-offs. Although that franchise has been dormant since 2014, Sony Interactive Entertainment knew that Sackboy is too iconic and adorable to not give him his own game, and thus...
The date was the 6th of September 2017. I set up the transfer of my characters from Bungie’s first Destiny title to the greatly anticipated Destiny 2. We had been warned that we would not be keeping any of our items in the new game, but it couldn’t prepare you...
The Pathless is an open world puzzle RPG game developed by Giant Squid and published by Annapurna Interactive. It sees you playing as a master huntress trying to save the world and its gods from the evil Godslayer.
A little over a year after the release of Devil May Cry 5, Capcom has come through with Devil May Cry 5 Special Edition, an updated version of the already great game that does an amazing job showcasing the power of next gen consoles, Xbox Series X|S and PS5. Along...
XIII
XIII is a game that was first released back in 2003, being notable for its inclusion of cel-shaded graphics and voice work from the likes of David Duchovny (X-Files) and the late Adam West (Batman, Family Guy), but as is fairly common these days, a remake was never too far...
The success of the first Hyrule Warriors game, released in 2014 on the WiiU, was somewhat unexpected. It was a completely different genre than the series standard, and seemed to be a celebration of the Legend of Zelda series as a whole. It was a game for the fans, and...
Another year, another Call of Duty, but in 2020 it feels a little bit different. The reboot of Modern Warfare last year was a big success for the franchise, and the inclusion of the now-free Warzone battle royale mode has meant that Call of Duty as a whole has found...
