Monday 28 March 2016

REVIEW: 'No More Heroes'


2007 was such a landmark year for gaming. Not necessarily the best, but it was a year when gaming really felt like it had broken through as the brand new art-form of the now. A new console generation had kicked off, and it kicked off with some great games. In particular: it was the year of the Wii.

Monday 21 March 2016

REVIEW: 'Shadow Of Mordor'


Despite being completely mad about fantasy as a child...I never really got into Lord Of The Rings. It's filled with empty characters and Tolkien was such a raging Bible-basher. A man obsessed with a binary good vs evil conflict, with absolutely no attachment to the endeavour of man. I know some people complain about how the movies made Gimli into a drunken idiot, Legolas's fighting ability is ridiculous, and every scene with Frodo and Sam made me scream: "KISS HIM YOU FOOL!!" But at least it gave these characters traits. At least it gave these people something.

Monday 14 March 2016

This Is Not A Review

I don't have a review for you. Sorry. I just haven't had the time or energy to play anything this week. No new releases are out except for Far Cry: Primal, which I refuse to play because it's not 'new.' The Far Cry series has become just like Assassin's Creed, which in turn has become like Call Of Duty...which in turn has become like FIFA. One new game released every year, each game introduces some new gimmick, but fundamentally it's exactly the same experience. Same cake, different icing. I was done with Assassin's Creed a long time ago. Now I'm done with Far Cry. Nice job Ubisoft.

Monday 7 March 2016

REVIEW: 'SuperHOT'


Remember when I reviewed a prototype version of SuperHOT, an FPS where TIME ONLY MOVES WHEN YOU DO? I said it had the potential to be the next best thing, and presented a unique mechanic that just needed some firm context and a bit more content then we could've had a really great game on our hands.