Let me set the scene. It’s 1999. I was a happy-go-lucky lad with a Nintendo 64, amazed by the bright graphics and colours. The scariest thing that had happened so far was Zelda freezing in the water temple (irony?). I visited my friend’s house. He had a demo disk for the PS1. We played a demo called Silent Hill. I felt a sense of pure terror. I fell in love. Apparently,... (more...)
The Silent Hill series has always been at its best when it’s been at its most innovative. Its experiments (e.g. Silent Hill 2, The Room, Shattered Memories) are trusted to be, at their very least, conceptually interesting, and thus refreshing and exciting. All three remained loyal to their past- each took a core fragment of what had come before- but the developers would... (more...)
Prototype 2 is arriving as one of the hottest titles of April. It promises to bring us an explosive and gore-filled open-world experience. Before we continue, be sure to take a quick look at the trailer below. If you haven’t familiarized yourself with the Prototype series so far, here is a summary: Prototype is an open-world game set in New York, starring a man who... (more...)
I surprised myself by how easy it was to make this list. I love Dark Souls but it does have some atrocious moments that made me rage quit, punch my chair, groan, clench my controller and completely despise the game. I’m actually quite astounded by how much critical praise Dark Souls is receiving, since it doesn’t take much for someone to hate this game... (more...)
Dark Souls is not just a difficult video game. Once you embrace the challenge, the patience and skill required to survive simply become instinctual. This forlorn fantasy has more to offer than tough enemies and engaging combat, for Dark Souls is, without a doubt, one of the most magical and awe inspiring games I have ever played. It is filled with surprises, wonderment... (more...)
What I am about to say will most definitely diminish my reputation as someone who is doing a surprisingly good job at pretending to be a credible Video Game Critic, but… …the Lost Planet series is my favourite video game franchise…ever. And yet, the games suck, I can easily admit to that. But I love the Lost Planet games for a very simple reason. It’s not... (more...)
To say that the ending to Mass Effect 3 was polarizing is an understatement. From what I’ve seen, either you don’t care about the conclusion because you weren’t invested in the series, or you were immensely disappointed because you put so much time into the trilogy only for it to have a seemingly lazy pay-off. The key word there being: seemingly. It took me... (more...)
Ok, let’s get one thing out of the way first. I LOVE the Ghost Recon games. I like all of the Tom Clancy games, but the Ghost Recon games really do stand out for me. I’m not exactly the biggest fan of these games, but they are the only games I genuinely get excited for when it involves militaristic shooters. With that said, Ghost Recon Online is going to be... (more...)
I’ve been playing video games as long as I can remember. This goes back to at least the very early 90s with a very tiny bit from 1989, but I was only 3 then and the memories fade more and more every day! I do remember my first systems; though. It was actually a few systems in very quick succession that started with an Atari 2600 and an NES quickly followed by a Game... (more...)
One of my friends lives about 2000 miles away. We rarely see each other but we keep in touch by playing games together. Several nights during the week we jump on Skype and decide which of the various Free2Play games we’re going to play. We are both very experienced gamers so our options span the gamut of available genres. FPS, TPS, RTS, MMO or something a little... (more...)
Zomboid is the project name of The Indie Stone’s isometric sandbox zombie survivor. When I say “project”, I mean it. This game is not completed. Like Minecraft, you can drop a bit o’ cash and get the alpha version with lifetime update rights right now for about 8 bucks, and again, like Minecraft, this will go up in the future. Due to the state of the game, this... (more...)
There are few if any achievements in video games that can be considered truly unique. However there is a small selection of feats that only those with the supplest thumbs, the swiftest of fingers and eons of spare time can master. If the tropes about video gamers are to be continued (not that we believe any of them) it’s time to say goodbye to a social life, any... (more...)
Known for their desire to take over the world, memorable one liners and for appearing as your desktop wallpaper on more than one occasion, villains are the bread and butter for any would-be video game! They’re cool, witty and have a strange way of secretly making you root for them. Join me as I countdown the top 10 video game villains of the 90’s and find out who is... (more...)
Today, Nintendo Wii is one of the best consoles when it comes to games suitable for kids. There are lots of Wii games for kids, but it is understandable that parents don’t have time to check out every Wii game. That is the reason we have put together a list of top 5 Wii games for kids so you don’t have to worry what are the best games suitable for smaller your children. The... (more...)
Recently, MKay wrote an article entitled: What Turns A Gamer Into a Trophy/Achievement Junkie? While it was an informative and well written piece, it’s core viewpoint (namely achievements are good) was one which I disagree with. So this article isn’t so much a ‘companion’ to it as much as it is a ‘frenemy‘ For the purposes of this... (more...)
ICO: the game whose strength relies on restraint. It relies on a sense of mystery, ambiguity, a disciplined minimalism, your interactivity, physical communication as opposed to heavy use of dialogue, an immersion within a carefully crafted world, and a very personal connection with its characters that only gameplay can bring about. Yeah, well let’s make that a book.... (more...)
With such a large amount of “easy platinum trophies” search queries in Google each month, there has to be reasons why trophy hunting is so popular. Is trophy hunting only a waste of time? Are trophies or achievements a useless feature that shouldn’t exist? And most importantly: What turns a gamer into a trophy junkie? Google Insights shows the likelihood of users... (more...)
