I remember when the first Avatar movie came out. It was mind blowing. Well, the visuals were anyway.
And, although there has been previous Avatar base games, what we all want is that same level of visual fidelity that is portrayed in the movies. Thankfully with the release of Avatar – Frontiers of Pandora, that is something we do get.
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Fish Game you say?
I wasn’t sure what to think when the editor asked me to review early access code of a fish tank simulator – yep, another entrant in the simulator genre.
This time where you create fish tanks, populate them with a variety of fish and plants then work to ensure a thriving ecosystem develops – but you know what, it’s a supremely chill experience that I’m enjoying so far.
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(Guest writer, Nina, returns to give a quick Byte Sized take on Indie game, Trinity Fusion.)
Trinity Fusion is a roguevania platformer and the latest release from indie devs Angry Mob Games. It is quite unlike anything the studio has put out before- up until now, Angry Mob’s MO has been mobile games and the odd Predator tie-in.
But you wouldn’t guess that when playing Trinity Fusion. In fact, you’d probably think these guys were veterans of the metroidvania genre.
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With the Quantum 100X JBL have catered for a lower end of the market as well as the younger end. I think it’s fair to get that out of the way.
As a big lover of the JBL brand and a convert to the mantra of ‘Sound is Survival’, I have to say the Quantum 100X was not what I expected.
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Intel’s latest NUC 12 mini-PC has “the power of small” printed on it – and it’s right:
This business PC is mighty tiny but packs enough computing punch to get the job done.
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Coming out over two years after the release of the first Hot Wheels Unleashed.
Hot Wheels Unleashed 2 – Turbocharged is another serving of bold and bright arcade racing fun.
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Wartales is an open-world, tactical turn-based RPG and it surprised me out of the gate. It’s a subtle mix of Banner Saga, Baulders Gate and even some Skyrimesque freedom too.
Not what I expected from a game I had never heard of.
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The Talos Principle 2 is one of those puzzle games when you’ll suddenly get an “ah-ha” moment when you least expect it.
Simply put, The Talos Principle 2 is a masterpiece that just gets better and better the deeper you go down the rabbit hole.
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Like all the other management video games, F1 Manager 23 puts you in the shoes of a team principal vying for world championship glory.
While dealing with all the shit that comes with managing a high-profile racing team.
Thanks to Xbox ANZ for the opportunity to Review F1 Manager 23
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Meta have launched their new self contained 4K VR/AR headset Meta Quest 3 and it looks pretty sweet.
Basically it is a VR beast with no cables… and we like that idea at the Cottage!
It starts at: $929.99 for the 128GB model, from the NZ Meta website
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Guest writer, Nina swings in with a run-down on the recent Spider-Man game from Sony on PS5.
“Insomniac Games gave us Marvel’s Spider-Man for the PS4 in 2018. We reviewed that game when it first came out, so I won’t say more on it than that.”
And this year, they’ve given us Marvel’s Spider-Man 2.
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