As Homer Simpson once said; “the light, it burns!” and in Once Upon Light, the light burns so intensely you die. It’s not a game that will lead you to enlightenment (see what I did there?), but you’ll have a good time nonetheless. The game is displayed entirely in black…
Read MoreThe latest collection of tables to the Zen Pinball 2 platform are based on some “modern classics” of American animation; Family Guy, American Dad, Bob’s Burgers and Archer. This is both a blessing and a curse. Related reading: Another Zen Pinball pack well worth considering is the Iron & Steel…
Read MoreMost of this review of Transformers: Devastation is going to be a rant. It’s a rant I have wanted to write for a very long time, because I have needed a game like this to be the catalyst for pointing out every single thing that has gone wrong with the…
Read MoreThere are various compelling reasons why motorcyclists love to ride. For my father, who took me for speedy joyrides on the back of his Suzuki during my childhood, it’s about the freedom and the wind and the sense of control. For me, though, it’s about how riding places my mind…
Read MoreThe Tales franchise has always been best known for its characterisation and the rich relationships that it builds between its protagonists. Despite each being a lengthy RPG that typically deals with world-shaping (or shattering) events, the core appeal of each Tales title has typically been the little conversations that characters…
Read MoreAfro Samurai 2 has been set up as a three part hack-and-slash episodic series, which has just had its first installment land. It’s not off to a great start though, and that’s being polite. The sequel (hense the “2” in the title) picks up shortly after a climatic fight between…
Read MoreIt was just another introduction. There’s a male voice, recounting the previous exploits of his comrades as they saved the world. A little detail here, a snarky remark there, all before finally coming to himself as he declares in a high pitch scream that he has no idea why he’s…
Read MoreI know I’m critical of modern shooters, but I’m actually quite a fan of the classics. Back in the day I played the likes of Doom, Heretic, Quake and Goldeneye as much as anyone, so games that tap into that era appeal to me a great deal more than the…
Read MoreOver and over again the developers behind Dragon Quest Heroes insisted that the game wasn’t a Warriors game. Despite all the screenshots showing a game that looked like it was following the same path that One Piece Warriors and Hyrule Warriors did for their respective franchises, Square Enix was adamant…
Read MoreNBA Live 16 shows signs that EA is improving with its patchiest sporting franchise. Considering the state of the series a couple of years ago, this is welcome news. However, there is still a ways to go before the series is ready to reclaim its place as champion.Things start off…
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