https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UpAGHtDGAkI For those of you who prefer your reviews in a written form, here's the script to the video: Playing Eidos Montreal's Guardians of the Galaxy game was pure, riotous fun. This is the kind of title that sends me back throughout years of playing narrative-driven action-adventures, makes me realise just how refined all the... Continue Reading →
Griftlands Early Access — Is It Worth It?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GmeaQEjD6f8&feature=youtu.be Early Access is so often little more than a grift, a calculated money grab intent on screwing the players over little more than a promising idea – but that has not been the case with Klei Entertainment’s previous games, and it certainly isn’t with the developer’s latest. Griftlands is an excellent roguelike deck builder... Continue Reading →
DOOM Eternal Review: Nearly a Masterpiece
Here it is, my latest gaming review/essay on Doom Eternal's design! Take a look, I'm happy how it turned out. https://youtu.be/x9IsajWJRwU DOOM Eternal is the most intense first-person shooter I have ever played and would've been a masterpiece, if not for a few strange, bizarre, and downright bad design decisions which take away from the... Continue Reading →
The Outer Worlds Review – Great Dialogue, Good Characters…Okay-ish Gameplay?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SAAouRT4V80 The Outer Worlds was one of the games I was most excited about in 2019 - so why did it take me this long to finish it? It's got a lot going for it - the great dialogue, the memorable characters who don't get nearly enough screen-time, and the...okay...gameplay? No, that doesn't sound right... Continue Reading →
STAR WARS JEDI: FALLEN ORDER REVIEW – Excellent, Buggy, Lacking Ambition
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g6UDmBLUwUY Jedi: Fallen Order has a lot going for it - an excellent story, an addictive combat system and plenty of Metroidvania elements in the planets we players explore as we take on the role of Cal Kestis. Unfortunately, Fallen Order is also plagued by bugs and the number of gameplay systems directly copied from... Continue Reading →