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Turrican Anthology Vol. 1 & 2, Switch Review

Aug 9, 2022 Richard Armitt 1769 Views Amiga, GENESIS, Platformer, Retro, Run and Gun, SNES, Turrican

What’s better than yearning after some retro Turrican goodness? Playing all the Turrican versions on Switch of course!

Turrican holds strong ground in my Amiga memories, I know I played a couple of them right through. Although I cant remember exactly which episodes they were.

That said the gameplay was always strong, wide open levels, secrets, enemies and upgrades. There was a forgiving respawn system and enemies stayed dead, which was nice.

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Fobia – St. Dinfna Hotel, Byte Size Review

Aug 7, 2022 Guy 1216 Views Fobia, Jump Scares, Pulsatrix Studios, Survival Horror

I have to be honest, I don’t tend to sit alone in the dark with a horror/survival games any more.

Sure, Resident Evil and Silent Hill are memorable experiances from my “gamer history”, but as I have got older they not experiances I need to revisit. Honestly, just too scary.

Fobia – St Dinfna Hotel is drawing inspiration from these giants of the genre, but with slightly less… intensity.

Gaming Byte Size Review PC / Mac

Sokochess, Byte Size Review

Aug 7, 2022 Gerard Campbell 1249 Views Brain Bender, Chess, indie game, Puzzle

A chess-based puzzle game from small developer Daisy Games. Sokochess will appeal to gamers who love chess and the challenges that the game brings.

Sadly, I am not a gamer who loves chess and the challenges that it brings. Chess, if I’m being completely honest, just confuses me.

Gaming Byte Size Review PC / Mac

Sweet Transit Byte Size Review (PC)

Aug 7, 2022 Barrie Clarke 1453 Views city builder, Early Access, PC, Steam

Sweet Transit. Not sold on the name. All I visualise is the the cast from The Rocky Horror Picture Show.

But anyway, Sweet Transit (Still in Early Access) is the latest game to dive in to the ‘City Builder’ genre, thankfully with a twist to stand out in a crowded market.

Gaming Hardware Hardware Reviews

Astro A10 Gen 2 Headset Review

Jul 15, 2022 Barrie Clarke 1749 Views Astro, Dolby Atmos, Headphones, Headset, Wired

This day and age it seems we all have more than one set of headphones. From an everyday carry set of earbuds to an all singing, all dancing set of headphones for home use.

Many of you may even have dedicated sets for each purpose. Movies, music, working from home, fitness, and gaming.

Each purpose has different requirements and demands from a headset and the Astro range have been at the forefront of gaming headsets for a long time now.

Gaming Hardware Hardware Reviews

Nova Pro X (Steel Series), Review

Jul 10, 2022 Guy 3023 Views Comfy, DAC, Headset, Steelseries

In a couple of weeks, gamers are being treated to the release of the brand-new ‘Nova Pro’ range of Steel Series (SS) headphones.

And I have been lucky enough to have been given a pair early, to put through their paces.

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ESO : High Isle – Byte Size Review (XSX)

Jul 5, 2022 Barrie Clarke 1276 Views Bethesda, Elder Scrolls, ESO, MMORPG, PS5, XBOX SERIES S, XBOX SERIES X

Welcome back to Tamriel adventurer.

Time to travel to the Islands of ESO: High Isle and Amenos to investigate the Legacy of the Bretons.

Gaming Byte Size Review Playstation PS5

Playstation Plus: Deluxe

Jul 3, 2022 Guy 1393 Views Playstation, PS3, PS4, PS5, PSPlus, Sony

Long have the benefits of Xbox’s “Gamepass” subscription service been touted on Koru-Cottage. It is the closest to the Nefilx-ification of gaming we have seen, and until now it has had no competition on console.

Finally Sony have come to the party with a 3-tier offering.

I have kindly been given access to Playstation Plus: Deluxe to see how it stacks up.

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ASTRO A10 Gen 2 Wired Headset – Back and Badass.

Jun 22, 2022 Barrie Clarke 1760 Views Astro, Headset, Logitech, Rage Quit

The ASTRO A10 Gen 2. Logitech are bringing back an infamous brand that was once simply ‘too good’ for competitive play.

Here at Koru Cottage we do like our headsets so stay tuned for our review in the near future. And we will give you the full run down on what we think.

Gaming Hardware Hardware Reviews PC / Mac PS5 Xbox Series X

JBL Quantum 610 Wireless, review

Jun 21, 2022 Richard Armitt 2157 Views 3d Sound, JBL, Quantum 610, Quantum Gaming Headsets, Wireless

I’ve been lucky enough to spend the last few weeks playing with the JBL Quantum 610 Wireless headset. As laid out in my review of the 600’s the brand is solid, so here we are with an upgrade.

I think it’s only fair to get this out of the way. This is a seriously good headset.

Gaming Byte Size Review PC / Mac

Skábma – Snowfall (Byte sized review)

Jun 19, 2022 Gerard Campbell 1951 Views indie game, Platformer, Snowfall, Steam

Skábma – Snowfall is the first video game to focus on the Sámi people of Northern Europe.

The Sámi are the indigenous people of Northernmost Europe. Their homeland is called Sámiland (Sápmi in Northern Sámi language). Sámiland extends through four countries: Finland, Sweden, Norway and Russia.

Based on Sámi culture and steeped in both historical and mythological stories. Skábma – Snowfall sees you control Áilu, a young Sámi boy put in charge of the village reindeer.