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Gran Turismo 7, review

Mar 2, 2022 Richard Armitt 2690 Views Driving Sim, Dualsense, Gran Turismo, PS5, Racing, Sony

Playstation owners now get treated to another top tier exclusive, Gran Turismo 7 (GT7).

Polyphony Digital has kept in step with it’s other first party stablemates, by making sure GT7 boasts all the quality and polish we all now expect from Playstation Studios exclusives.

Gran Turismo was the racing-sim gold standard for years, it’s been almost a decade since a numbered release in the series.

I’m pleased to say, GT7 is here to confirm there is no doubt who takes pole position in the driving sim standings.

Gaming Game Reviews Playstation PS4 PS5

Horizon: Forbidden West, PS5 Review

Feb 14, 2022 Guy 2037 Views Guerrilla games, Horizon Forbidden West, Horizon Zero Dawn, Mechanical Creatures, Open World, RPG lite, Third Person

If anyone had doubts that Playstation is the unquestionable home of top-tier, master-class, 3rd person action games, then Horizon: Forbidden West will put any remaining scepticism to rest.

Guerrilla have taken the awesome 2017 ‘Horizon’ I.P and improved on every single element. Not so much as to lose what was unique about Zero Dawn though, they have just refined the overall formula to get about as close to perfection in the Open World genre as one could hope for.

Horizon Forbidden West delivers its story under the assumption that gamers have played and finished Zero Dawn. If you haven’t played it, then… you are crazy! Stop reading and go and play it first!! Or at the very least watch a good story run-down on YouTube.

Gaming Dualsense Game Reviews Playstation PS5 Sony

Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves Collection

Jan 31, 2022 Richard Armitt 1707 Views 4K HDR, Chloe Frazer, Dualsense, Nathan Drake, Naughty Dog, Uncharted

For more than a decade we’ve been friends of Nathan Drake here at the Cottage.

We’ve re-trod old ground with the previous Drake Collection, been wowed by Uncharted 4 and Guy thoroughly enjoyed Lost Legacy.

It’s been a journey, fraught with miraculous leaps, ferocious beasts, all manner of mercenaries and often faultless Naughty Dog narrative.

Now in Legacy of Thieves we get to re-play the two most recent games, Uncharted 4 and Lost Legacy in glorious PS5 vision.

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God of War, PC

Jan 21, 2022 Gerard Campbell 2501 Views God of War, PC Gaming, Playstation, PlayStation 4. PC gaming, Sony

A new year and another PS4 console game has made the jump to PC, with Santa Monica Studio’s God of War now available to PC gamers – and what a beauty it is.

When the game came out on console in 2018 it quickly became the poster child for how a talented development team could make games on Sony’s console sing.

On PC the graphical fidelity has been turned all the way up to 11 – and it looks bloody fantastic.

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End of Year Wrap 2021

Jan 8, 2022 Richard Armitt 1686 Views

2021, pandemic year 2 and again a feast of video game goodness was to be had. Join us in the End of Year Wrap 2021 to pick over some memories.

It’s always interesting to get a diverse view across the team of what hit and missed us this last twelve months.

Gaming Byte Size Review Playstation Xbox One Xbox Series S Xbox Series X

Ty the Tasmanian Tiger HD Byte Size Review (XSX)

Dec 1, 2021 Barrie Clarke 1983 Views Crikey, Platformer, Remaster

Yet again I chuck on the rose-tinted glasses to revisit some good memories from the early days of the original Xbox.

This time it is a bit of an obscure HD remake in the form of Ty the Tasmanian Tiger.

Originally released in 2002 in the gaming vein of Crash Bandicoot, Spyro, and Banjo-Kazooie, Ty definitely hit a chord with New Zealand and Australian gamers.

Gaming Feature Article PC / Mac Playstation PS5

Deathloop retrospective

Oct 10, 2021 Richard Armitt 2376 Views Arkane, Bethesda, FPS, Time Travel

After guest writer Mark delivered a hefty Deathloop review previously. Dylan and myself thought it would be worth having a Deathloop retrospective to chew over some of the key elements.

We’ve chatted back and forth over an extended period. Rather than a review crammed into a short period we wanted to follow our own journey.

Thanks to Bethesda ANZ for the review codes.

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Death Stranding: Directors Cut – PS5 Review

Sep 23, 2021 Guy 1890 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 Game Reviews Playstation PS5

Ghost of Tsushima: Director’s Cut, PS5

Sep 1, 2021 Richard Armitt 1380 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…

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JBL Quantum Duo, review

Aug 26, 2021 Richard Armitt 4491 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 Byte Size Review PC / Mac Playstation Xbox Series S Xbox Series X

Open Country (PS4) – Byte Size Review

Jul 24, 2021 Guy 2010 Views ATV, Simulator, Survival

The “SIM” game genre has exploded in recent years. There are Simulation titles for every interest out there. Be it farming, train driving, hunting, car servicing or even PC building!?

There is a SIM for all shapes, sizes and passions. Well, Open Country slots into this SIM genre as an “Openworld, Hunting and Survival SIM” and has a lot of different aspects to it.

But unfortunately, it does none of them well.