Review by Matt S. Two of the greatest western RPGs of all time, released on console for the first time, is not something that should be overlooked. Certainly some people will look at the “dated” presentation of these titles and turn away, but doing that would be missing the point…
Read MoreVideo by Matt S. Baldur’s Gate has been released on console for the first time, making its way to PS4, Nintendo Switch and Xbox One. That gave me the opportunity and excuse to play one of my favourite, most played games all over again. And, once again, I’ve been loving…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. As a child, I spent more time than was healthy being utterly enthralled by the old Dungeons & Dragons PC titles. From Eye of the Beholder and Wake of the Ravager, through to Strahd’s Possession and, later, Baldur’s Gate, I would play and replay these games,…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. ELEX is a hot mess of a game. Anyone who has played a Piranha Bytes game by now (most recently, Risen 3) surely knows what to expect; clumsy combat, an attempt at open-ended gameplay that isn’t quite able to get its quests and conversation trees in…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. One of the greatest narrative game experiences you could ever hope to play is Planescape: Torment. At a time when most RPG narratives weren’t much more than excuses to funnel players from one battle to the next (you could say that not a lot has changed…
Read MoreRetro Reflections by Matt S. Back in 2001, when the first The Lord of the Rings film was released to cinemas, the world got hit with a new wave of complete love and fascination for J.R.R. Tolkien and his brilliant, important, fantasy masterpiece. Suddenly people were re-discovering the books all…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. Horizon: Zero Dawn reflects all the strengths of Guerrilla Games as a developer, but also its limitations. It’s a game that offers a grand vision, compelling ideology, and technical brilliance, but it’s also one that can’t quite shake a certain blandness, as it’s let down by…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. It has proven to be a sound commercial idea to develop throwback RPGs that remind people of their time playing the likes of Baldur’s Gate and the SSI Dungeons & Dragons games. Fancy that – creating things in the vision of some of the most respected…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. You’re probably going to go into The Huntsman: Winter’s Curse with some guarded expectations and reservations. After all, the movie franchise has been a less-than-spectacular IP. Heck, let’s call a spade a space – the awe-inspiring figure of Chris Hemsworth aside these films are the very…
Read MoreI still haven’t finished The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. I’ve spent hours upon hours adventuring across the beautiful landscape of Novigrad or sailing the seas surrounding Skelliege, but I still haven’t quite seen it all. And now I’ve got even more to work though, in the well worn boots of…
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