Gaming Archives - Page 19 of 78

Deathloop, PS5 Review

Sep 26, 2021 Richard Armitt 1621 Views Action RPG, Bethesda, First Person, PC, PS5, Puzzle, Shooter

Thanks to guest reviewer Mark Isaacson for his in depth Deathloop review.

Set on the mysterious island of Blackreef, you play as highly trained assassin Colt, who awakes to find himself stuck in the same day, every day.

He must slowly piece together clues in order to kill eight targets (Visionaries) before the day ends.

Each visit to the island provides new opportunities to explore, new paths to various objectives and plenty of weird ways to mess up the timeline before it resets.

Gaming Game Reviews PC / Mac Playstation PS4 PS5 Sony

Death Stranding: Directors Cut – PS5 Review

Sep 23, 2021 Guy 1888 Views Death Stranding, Hideo Kojima, Sony

Death Stranding Directors Cut is an odd descriptor for the re-release of a Hideo Kojima game. Kojima is renowned for being that unbridled Game Director with creative freedom aplenty. So, one would expect a game he made was already his “cut”. And I would argue this was especially true regarding the genre bending, Postman Pat simulator, Death Stranding.

Rest assured, Kojima has confirmed that this “sub-title” is essentially a Sony Marketers attempt of saying, this is the PS5 remastered version of Death Stranding with a few extra bits.

Gaming Byte Size Review Indie Game PC / Mac

Hell Architect, Byte Size review (PC)

Sep 23, 2021 Gerard Campbell 1554 Views Hell, indie game, Management simulator, strategy

The management sim genre is one that has been around for as long as I can remember but I can’t say I’ve ever played one set in the realms of Hell that tasks you with making hell a better version of itself (is that even possible?)

That’s the idea behind Hell Architect, a management sim from Polish developer Woodland Games where you’re tasked as Hell Manager who is in charge of, well, developing the nine rings of Hell and making it a place Lucifer himself would be proud of.

Gaming Game Reviews Indie Game PS5

Foreclosed, Review

Sep 13, 2021 Guy 1559 Views Cyberpunk, indie, Shooter, Third Person

Guest writer Nina has taken a trip into this cyber-punk Indie game and has some thoughts to share.

After seeing the Foreclosed trailer at E3 this year, the indie cyberpunk shooter immediately went on my radar. I love the cyberpunk genre, and aside from a few exceptions, there aren’t a lot of games that truly do the genre justice. I will admit though, Foreclosed had my hopes up.

So when I was given the opportunity to review it, I was excited as hell.

Gaming Byte Size Review Indie Game Xbox Series S Xbox Series X

Fort Triumph, Byte Size Review

Sep 13, 2021 Guy 1515 Views Fantasy, turn-based strategy games, XCOM

Here at the Cottage we are big fans of XCOM. So the prospect of a new bite sized turn-based tactical game of that ilk on my Xbox Series S was certainly appealing.

Fort Triumph doesn’t manage to hit the quality or depth that our beloved XCOM does, but there is fun to be had for the tactically minded gamer.

Gaming Byte Size Review Switch Console

Space Invaders Invincible Collection, Switch review

Sep 4, 2021 Richard Armitt 1377 Views Classic Arcade, Nostalgia, space invaders

Space Invaders Invincible Collection speaks for itself really. There’s no mistaking the impact that Taito’s original game made on the landscape, but that was a long time ago. In the decades that have followed generations have fallen in love with many different games and genres.

Whilst Space Invaders has always been present in some shape or form, it will never have the gravitas it started with.

Gaming Game Reviews Playstation PS5

Ghost of Tsushima: Director’s Cut, PS5

Sep 1, 2021 Richard Armitt 1375 Views Ghost of Tsushima, Iki Island, Samurai, Sucker Punch

Ghost of Tsushima Director’s Cut is the inevitable upgrade of the Playstation darling from this time last year.

nre. He we are twelve months later with a PS5 and super strength Director’s Cut version of the game. Expanding on Jin’s story and taking him away from the titular Isle, it’s time to visit Iki Island and right some wrongs.

So, we thought about cutting ourselves loose for a feet up, three way chat.

Here we go.

Three Samurai Walk Into A Bar…

Gaming Feature Article Hardware Video Content

Building the Arcade Dream, Part 2

Aug 27, 2021 Richard Armitt 2193 Views Classic Arcade, Coin-op, Homemade, Jamma, Pandora Box, Retro

Part 2 of the series, where I build my own Arcade Machine.

There is plenty of mystery surrounding the homemade arcade scene, until you get under it’s skin. Wherever you live there will be local knowledge and country related forums. This is as true in Australia as it is elsewhere. On the way to picking up and deciding on which cabinet I was going to tackle first I came across lots of useful resources.

Google and Youtube are absolutely your friend, especially if you’re an okay-ish handyman like myself.

Hardware Reviews Gaming Hardware PC / Mac Playstation Switch Console

JBL Quantum Duo, review

Aug 26, 2021 Richard Armitt 4486 Views 3d Sound, Headphones, JBL, Speakers

I’m fond of my JBL products, that’s no secret. The 600 Headphones are absolutely my go-to for close up sound in game. That said it’s easy to overlook the need for crystal clear sound outside the TV. This is where the JBL Quantum Duo comes in, sleek, classy and full of colour.

This is a desktop set that offers versatility in a simple package and plenty of “cool kids” effects.

Gaming Game Reviews Microsoft PC / Mac Xbox Series S Xbox Series X

Psychonauts 2, review

Aug 24, 2021 Gerard Campbell 1664 Views Adventure, Classic, Doublefine, Mental Health, Microsoft

Five years.

Five long years (actually, it’s more like five and a half years but what’s six months?)

That’s how long I’ve been waiting for Psychonauts 2 from Lucasfilm alumni Tim Schafer & his Double Fine Productions studio to be released since I backed it on crowd-funding platform Fig in January 2016.

I’ve long been a fan of Tim Schaefer’s work – don’t get into a conversation with me about how good Grim Fandango is – and while Broken Age didn’t do it for me, despite funding that, too, I jumped at the chance to crowd-fund Psychonauts 2 when I learned it needed help to be made. This was a chance to be part of game development history, right?

Hardware Reviews Gaming Hardware PC / Mac

Intel i5-10600K CPU review: The heart of a new PC build

Aug 22, 2021 Gerard Campbell 1804 Views CPU Review, Intel, PC

Recently, Intel Australia/New Zealand got in touch and offered me the chance to test out its 10th Generation i5-10600K CPU – and I jumped at the chance.

I was keen to have the chance to re-build my PC with a newer generation CPU & see how Intel’s 10th Gen chip compares to the i5 8400 that I had been using for the past four years or so.

A big thanks to Intel Australia/New Zealand for the opportunity.