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March 3, 2019 Barrie Clarke 873 Views GOG.com, indie, PC, Steam

Byte Size – Objects in Space Review (PC)

Objects in Space from the self proclaimed smallest of the small game developers, Flat Earth Games, is so strangely familiar to me and any gamers who played through the 1990’s will no doubt feel pangs of good old retro revival.

The Good – Upgrades to not only your ship but also pretty much every subsystem, along with trading, bounties, exploration, and combat makes for a really full on experience. And because of the gameplay, I found Objects in Space to be quite relaxing to play.

The Bad – For me the biggest hurdle was the font used for communications. When dealing with traders and the likes I found myself having to give my eyes a rest after each paragraph or so.

The Overwhelming – As mentioned, there is a fair amount to take on in Objects in Space, you can just stay in safe systems and trade your way to riches or head out to the new worlds, a much more dangerous affair. Then you have upgrades, trade prices, navigation, repairs, the list is endless in the life of a solo space captain.

Closing Comments – As we say down here in New Zealand and Australia, bit of a Marmite game this one. You will either love it or hate it.

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December 4, 2018December 7, 2018 Richard Armitt 981 Views ANKI, Astrobot, OVERDRIVE, Vector

Vector by Anki, review

In the late 70’s I grew up watching Gil Gerard save the day as Buck Rodgers in the 25th Century, while the nuances of plot may have been lost on me one indelible mark was left.

I wanted a robot pal. I wanted my own Twiki, an independent automation that could be my faithful friend through thick and thin. Well forty years later here we are, me and Vector.

Vector is the latest must have gadget from the creative gang at Ankhi, a natural successor to the Cosmo robot that popped up a couple of years ago he has more going for him technically with a laundry list of tech squashed into his cute roving body.

I guess the burning question is, this. Are Robots just for Christmas?

According to Anki, “Vector is the Robot to Life with”. Cute.

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August 7, 2018August 7, 2018 Guy 654 Views iOS, Podcasts

Podcast Recommendations

Sorry for the gap between posts Team KC, but I have a goodie for you this time, especially for you Playstation Gamers out there.

THIS WEEK it’s Sacred Symbols: A Playstation Podcast from gaming media veteran Colin Moriarty. Right or Left Politics and online controversy stuff aside, Colin is still one of the great deep thinkers in Video Games and it is a pleasure to have him back sharing his thoughts about all things Playstation.

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May 17, 2018May 17, 2018 Guy 683 Views iOS, Podcasts

Podcast Recommendations

Hey there Team KC, time for a Video Games podcast that can hit your ears on a daily basis.

THIS WEEK it’s Kinda Funny Games Daily from the Kinda Funny Team. Since the departure of Colin Moriarty from Kinda Funny, I have struggled to stick with them, however with the recent additions of industry vets -Andrea Renee, Gary ‘The Rogue One’ Whitta and Jared Petty…the whole show/platform has had a new lease of life as a result.

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April 8, 2018 Guy 708 Views iOS, Podcasts

Podcast Recommendations

THIS WEEK it’s Guardian Radio -Now, I love Destiny, but like much of the player base, I have moved onto other things for the time being. That said, Bungie is quietly…and slowly…working away on improvements.

So, to keep up with the patches and changes, I still tune in every week to the Guardians to hear what the latest patches hold and where the ‘meta’ is going.

If you are a Destiny fan who plans to return at some stage, these guys are still a fun listen.

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March 10, 2018 Guy 673 Views iOS, Podcasts

Podcast Recommendations

Righto KC team, this weeks podcast isn’t Video Games related. It is actually care of the BBC. However, it is not crusty, old and behind the times. In fact, listening to this 20min podcast will have you up to speed on all sorts of issues of the day.

As always, it flows both ways. Make sure you hit me up on Twitter @nzBrowncoat or in the comments with your own favorite listens.

THIS WEEK it’s The Inquiry from the BBC World Service.

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March 10, 2018March 10, 2018 Richard Armitt 1670 Views ANKI, iOS, OVERDRIVE

Anki Overdrive

While not being directly game related Overdrive does have distant relations and while not really being hardware, it really is kind of hardware.

Overdrive is a perfect marriage between powered model car racing and the app driven world of today. You can’t shake a stick without finding ‘an app for that’ and Overdrive has embraced this culture.

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February 25, 2018 Guy 1066 Views iOS, Podcasts

Podcast Recommendations

Righto KC team, here is another Podcast for your ear-holes. Keep an eye out for next weeks one, it won’t be gaming related…….and it may even teach you something (gasp).

Remember it flows both ways. Make sure you hit me up on Twitter @nzBrowncoat or in the comments with your own favorite listens.

THIS WEEK it’s the DLC Podcast hosted by Jeff Cannata and Christian Spicer. They are a mainstay of my week, out every Tuesday (in NZ) and are a great listen with usually a different guest every week. They love, loving things.